By Jennie Rothenberg Gritz The Atlantic David Pilgrim was 12 years old when he bought his first racist object at a flea market: a saltshaker in the shape of a Mammy. As a young Black […]
Home at 253 Natchez Street was a Green Book Entry from 1956-1961 By Cynthia Yeldell Anderson FRANKLIN, TN — The Oscar-winning 2019 movie “Green Book” brought renewed attention to the Negro Motorist Green Book, an […]
By Laura Faith Kebede MEMPHIS, TN — Fifty years ago, one of the largest and longest protests held in Memphis centered on education. The protests, known collectively as Black Monday, called for parents to take […]
By Linda T. Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — A historical marker at Capitol View is now dedicated to Reverend Nelson G. Merry. Nelson G. Merry, born a Kentucky slave in 1824, came to Nashville with his […]
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent PRINCETON, NJ — The Princeton Theological Seminary, in Princeton, NJ, has set aside $27 million to pay reparations for its ties to slavery. Among the institutions of higher education, […]
By Malorie Paine JACKSON, TN — The Jackson Madison County Community Remembrance Project will continue trying to install a plaque that would memorialize three lynchings which took place in the late 1800s in Madison County. […]
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Since the founding of the Black Press 192 years ago, African American-owned newspapers have served their communities in ways that no other publications have. Historically, these publications have […]
NASHVILLE, TN — Eakin Elementary School joined with Mayor David Briley, Councilmember Burkley Allen, students, parents and other officials to commemorate a historical marker honoring Elizabeth Atchison Eakin (1858-1936), the first woman to serve as […]
FRANKLIN, TN — Columbia State Community College annually presents a stage presentation of “The Slave Narratives: An Adaptation of Unchained Memories” to honor the life and legacy of many unknown people. Wednesday, May 1, at […]
(Black PR Wire) SARASOTA, FL — Visit Sarasota County is pleased to announce the addition of -The Newtown African American Heritage Trail as an official attraction on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, which has more […]
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