Black History Month 2012

This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME CHANGERS HERE ————————- Benjamin Alvin “Al” Drew Jr. Age: 49 Place of Residence: Houston, Texas Why he is a local hero: Drew is an example of how African Americans can […]

This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME CHANGERS HERE ————————– John W. Boyd Jr. Age: 46 Place of Residence: Mecklenburg County, Va. SEE ALSO: Happy Birthday, Bob Marley! Why he is a local hero: Boyd, president of […]

This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME CHANGERS HERE ————————— Craig Watkins Age: 43 Place of Residence: Dallas, Texas SEE ALSO: Meet The Last Black Spacewalker Why he is a local hero: Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins […]

This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME CHANGERS HERE —————- Lucille Singleton Age: 88 Place of Residence: Harlem, N.Y. Why she is a local hero: Lucille Singleton inspires people to be healthy with her marathon running. SEE […]

This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME CHANGERS HERE ——————— Jackie Rowe-Adams Place of Residence: New York, N.Y. Why she is a local hero: Rowe-Adams co-founded  Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E. with Jean Corbett-Covington. When Rowe-Adams tells a group […]

The National Museum of African American History and Culture, in conjunction with the National Museum of American History, unveiled a new exhibit on Friday that features one of the nation’s Founding Fathers. The exhibit, “Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty,” turns a focus on the contradictory stances of Thomas Jefferson and his slave ownership. […]