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Watch These James Baldwin Interviews For His Birthday

James Baldwin shares words of wisdom and intellect in a series of interviews.
by Lakin Starling
08.03.20
Annual Juneteenth parade takes new route in West Philadelphia
What You Need To Know About Juneteenth

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is a holiday of notable significance for many African Americans. June…
by D.L. Chandler
06.20.20
Medgar Evers Addresses Nation on TV
Remembering Medgar Evers' Quest For Racial Equality

Medgar Evers was killed in the driveway of his home by a Ku Klux Klan member who lived free for…
by D.L. Chandler
06.13.20
Parade
The Black History Behind Memorial Day

African-Americans founded Memorial Day in Charleston, South Carolina.
by NewsOne Staff
05.26.20
Malcolm X
Malcolm X Quotes Relevant To The Movement Today

Malcolm X remains one of the most important figures of the American Civil Rights Movement, and his transformation into a…
by D.L. Chandler
05.20.20
9 itemsPresident Trump Meets With African American Leaders In The Cabinet Room
Trump Celebrates Buffoonery History Month At White House

Donald Trump, Candace Owens, Paris Dennard, Diamond and Silk and other MAGA Black folks visited the White House for a…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
03.31.20
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20 HBCU Graduates Who Are Changing The World

In honor of Black History Month, find out who made our list of 20 HBCU graduates who are changing the…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
03.31.20
The Celebration of Legends Gala 2019
Museum Celebrating Black Musicians To Open In Nashville

A museum celebrating the legacies of Black musicians will open in Nashville this summer.
by NewsOne Staff
03.31.20
Deconstructing 'Negro'
Malcolm X, In His Own Words

Five of Malcolm X's most iconic speeches in celebration of his life.
by A. Woods
03.31.20
Parents Slam Black History Month Assignment Involving Pictures Of 'Monkeys'
Parents Slam Black History 'Monkeys' Pictures Assignment

Another school fails at Black History Month projects.
by Adrian Moore
03.31.20
Man Kidnaps Woman To Watch 'Roots' In Black History Month Fiasco
Man Kidnaps And Forces Woman To Watch 'Roots'

This is how you don't teach the month.
by Adrian Moore
03.31.20
Physician, Nurse, And Baby
Museum To Honor Black Medical Pioneer

A museum will honor Black medical pioneer Dr. John A. Kenney.
by NewsOne Staff
03.31.20
Buck Leonard Safe
The Negro League A Century Later

A look at the Negro League a century later.
by Rob Ruck
03.31.20
A celebration of Black History month at the Expo Arts Center
Black History Month School Teaching Disasters Go Viral

The most inappropriate incidents.
by Adrian Moore
03.31.20
ecoATM Celebrates Black History Month with $10,000 Donation to Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Park
MLK Landmark Gets Major Donation Encouraging Recycling

The Martin Luther King Jr. National Park was created to give back to the community where the civil rights icon…
by Parker Owens
03.31.20
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Understated Ways African Americans Can Make Black History

Here are three of the many ways that Black history is expected to continue being made in 2020.
by NewsOne Staff
03.31.20
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The Evolution Of Teaching Black History In America

Teaching Black history to students has always been a part of the curriculum in American schools. The accuracy of it,…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
03.31.20
Washington Protest
History Of Black Nationalist Women's Political Activism

A breakdown of the hidden history of Black nationalist women’s political activism.
by Keisha N. Blain
03.31.20
Robert Henry Lawrence
NASA Names Spacecraft After First Black Astronaut

NASA has named a spacecraft after Maj. Robert H. Lawrence Jr. who was the first Black astronaut.
by NewsOne Staff
03.31.20
'Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee'
Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis’ Archives Open To Public

Harlem’s Schomburg Center has opened Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis’ archives to the public.
by NewsOne Staff
03.31.20
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