East Texas African Americans now able to dig deeper into their ancestry with the 1870 U.S. Census Project
Because of a lack of record keeping during the slavery era, tracking African American ancestry is a challenge. But a report ...
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Burke High School to honor African Americans and the Labor Movement
Burke High School is hosting a special event to celebrate African Americans and the Labor Movement in honor of Black History ...
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Is a Black Physician Shortage Killing African-Americans?
A Review of Legacy: a Black Physician Reckons With Racism in Medicine by Dr. Uché Blackstock Ethnic and racial disparities in ...
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Book explores the African Americans who made Elvis ‘the King’
Issued on the 90th anniversary of Elvis’s birth on Jan. 8, Preston Lauterbach’s “Before Elvis: The African Americans Who Made ...
Vista’s CEO is the second richest African American. He says firms will hire the best people—and this group will be diverse
Robert Smith, the founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, said Wednesday that businesses will still try to hire ...
Oscars and diversity: How many African Americans have won an Academy Award?
Black actors and filmmakers have been making strides in recent years at receiving the highest honor from the Academy. Meet ...
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Walker County African American Museum and Cultural Center highlights all cultures’ history
Beverly Foster's love of history goes back to when she was in first grade. In college, she didn't originally seek a history ...
Carroll students amplify Black American voices during 10th annual African American Read-In
Carroll County students amplified Black voices at 10th annual African American Read-with poetry, prose and music.
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Dr. Poussaint treated the country’s racism and mental health of Black Americans
Dr. Altha Stewart, so far the only Black member elected president of the American Psychiatric Association, wrote in ...
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Honoring the legacy of Norman’s first African American police officer
It’s been less than 60 years since Norman was considered a sundown town. From around 1889 until 1967, Norman intentionally excluded African Americans from its community. African Americans were not ...
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Winterville council honors African American members
The Winterville Town Council honored current and past African Americans who have served their community on the council during ...
Get To Know Malika Pryor, Chief Learning & Engagement Officer, Of Charleston’s International African American Museum
The stylish multi-hyphenate opens up about her important role in shaping the way people view Black history, present and ...