Black History Month 2012

Burying Racial History Means You’re Living A Lie

Sometimes there are days when I wonder what life would have been like had I not committed myself to the…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Community Activist Helps African Immigrants Adjust To American…

This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Pastor Brings Different Faiths Together To Save Our…

This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Activist Helps Our Children Reach Higher Heights

This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Meet The First Black Female U.S. Coast Guard…

This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Committed Resident Rebuilds New Orleans

This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Diagnosed With HIV, Concert Promoter Becomes AIDS Activist

This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Slave Assisted Explorers Lewis, Clark In Trek Across…

The tale of American explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their epic transcontinental journey has long been a fixture…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Don Cornelius, A Post-Civil Rights Integrationist

Long before MTV thought that Black music was cool (or profitable), Don Cornelius made it a nationally televised, weekly must-see…

by Terrell Jermaine Starr

06.19.19

Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About “Soul…

On Wednesday, the first day of Black History Month, the world lost Don Cornelius. While we continue to celebrate his…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

GALLERY: Landmark Year In Black History, 1967

The year 1967 was significant in the African-American psyche for several reasons, including continuing race riots in Newark, NJ as…

by smokey fontaine

06.19.19

Don Cornelius Underwent Brain Surgery In 1982

ABC News reports that Soul Train founder, Don Cornelius, underwent a “21-hour operation in 1982 to correct a congenital malformation…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Don Cornelius: A Former Chicago Cop’s Journey To…

CHICAGO — When this proud city welcomed back hometown hero Don Cornelius last year, it wasn’t just Chicago-style – it…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Black Woman Leads Crusade For LGBT Rights

This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

GALLERY: Landmark Year In Black History, 1966

In 1966, the Black Panther Party was founded, Kwanzaa created, and Edward Brooke became the first Black U.S. Senator. See…

by smokey fontaine

06.19.19

Five Things Black People Learned From Don Cornelius

Like the rest of America, I was distraught over the death of the great Don Cornelius, creator of the legendary…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Soul Train Dance Lines From The Past

When Don Cornelius first introduced “Soul Train” in 1971, it was the show to check out for the coolest dance…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Don Cornelius, We Wish You Love, Peace, And…

Don Cornelius, 75, was found dead in an apparent suicide at his Sherman Oaks home on Wednesday morning. There is…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Don Cornelius Dead At 75

UPDATE–5:30 p.m. EST TMZ reports that Don Cornelius had two life insurance policies worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and…

by NewsOne Staff

06.19.19

Celebrate BLACK HISTORY MONTH With NewsOne!

Every February, people throughout America take 28 days to learn about, remember, and celebrate the contributions of Black people to…

by smokey fontaine

06.19.19