By Laura Faith Kebede MEMPHIS, TN — Fifty years ago, one of the largest and longest protests held in Memphis…
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By Linda T. Wynn NASHVILLE, TN — A historical marker at Capitol View is now dedicated to Reverend Nelson G.…
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent PRINCETON, NJ — The Princeton Theological Seminary, in Princeton, NJ, has set aside $27…
By Malorie Paine JACKSON, TN — The Jackson Madison County Community Remembrance Project will continue trying to install a plaque…
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Since the founding of the Black Press 192 years ago, African American-owned newspapers…
NASHVILLE, TN — Eakin Elementary School joined with Mayor David Briley, Councilmember Burkley Allen, students, parents and other officials to…
FRANKLIN, TN — Columbia State Community College annually presents a stage presentation of “The Slave Narratives: An Adaptation of Unchained…
(Black PR Wire) SARASOTA, FL — Visit Sarasota County is pleased to announce the addition of -The Newtown African American…
By Clay Risen LYNCHBURG, TN — Fawn Weaver was on vacation in Singapore last summer when she first read about…
Dr. Harold Willoughby Jordan is the second grandson of Dr. John Henry Jordan and was born in the house in…