Black History

Black News Channel Network Launch Fulfills Lifelong Dream of JC Watts

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Tallahassee, Florida-based BNC counts as the brainchild of J.C. Watts, Jr., who is described by Tommy…

Read More »

Have You Seen Tonee Turner? Pittsburgh Girl Joins Unfortunate List of Missing Black Girls

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Police have asked that anyone with information about Tonee Turner, please call 412-323-7800, or 911. She was…

Read More »

Cane Creek revisits ‘Free Joe’ connection as the church notes its 159th anniversary

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Pastor Dawson and the nearly 300-member congregation marked the church’s 159th anniversary with a program that marked…

Read More »

PRESS ROOM: Inaugural Black Fine Art Month this October opens with press conference and Salon Talk at DuSable Museum of African American History

CHICAGO CRUSADER — Pigment International, the Black Art Collective is partnering with the DuSable Museum of African American History, a…

Read More »

New Air Force Trainer Jet Named for Tuskegee Airmen

WASHINGTON INFORMER - The U.S. Air Force has named its new trainer jet in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen, a…

Read More »

WANTED: Living relatives of Negro League star pitcher Verdell Mathis

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — It’s been about 70 years since Verdell Mathis pitched for the Memphis Red Sox. During the…

Read More »

A Retired U.S. Marine Celebrates 90th Birthday

SAN DIEGO VOICE — Saturday, August 24, Brooks Theatre on North Coast Highway in Oceanside was the location for the 90th…

Read More »

Military veteran and sports enthusiast impacts African American history

CHICAGO CRUSADER — As a civil rights leader, military veteran, sports enthusiast, educator and advocate for social justice, Hyde Park resident…

Read More »

Birmingham Unveils First Historical Lynching Marker at Sloss Furnaces

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — More than 300 people joined members of the Jefferson County Memorial Project (JCMP), city and county officials, residents…

Read More »

‘Talk About It Tuesday’ tackles 400 years of trials, triumphs

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — The Withers Collection teamed with the Memphis Branch of the Association for the The Withers Collection and…

Read More »