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‘Birding While Black’ Incident in N.Y.’s Central Park Brings Black Bird Wildlife Enthusiasts Out of ShadowsBy Tamara Shiloh Birdwatching is the observation of live birds in their natural habitat. It’s a popular pastime and scientific sport...
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Jan Ernst Matzeliger’s Invention Revolutionized Shoe ManufacturingBy Tamara Shiloh The craft of shoemaking was at one time difficult and manual work. But with the advent of the Industrial Revolution,...
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Play Based on 1954 School Desegregation Opens in Sausalito on June 12 in Honor of JuneteenthThe City of Sausalito commemorates Juneteenth with a production of “Words That Made the Difference: Brown v. Board of Education,” a play...
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Full College Scholarships Given to Entire Student Body at 5 Chicago High SchoolsBy Brandon Patterson In February, Hope Chicago, a Chicago scholarship program, made headlines for surprising students at five public...
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Moses Fleetwood Walker; Baseball’s True FirstBy Tamara Shiloh Some 63 years before Jackie Robinson is credited as the first African American in Major League Baseball (April 15,...
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Joseph Bologne de Saint-Georges, The Black MozartBy Tamara Shiloh Black classical music artists have been performing publicly for more than 500 years. England’s King Henry VII and...
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Alexa Irene Canady: First Black Woman Neurosurgeon in U.S.By Tamara Shiloh It was during a health careers summer program at the University of Michigan that Alexa Irene Canady (b. 1950) decided...
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Inside Queen Hippie Gypsy, Oakland’s First Black Woman-Owned BotanicaBy Makiah Hiley Known as “the hood alchemist,” Lilly Ayers founded and runs Oakland’s first Black woman owned crystal botanica, Queen...
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PRESS ROOM: Adrian Matejka Joins Poetry Magazine as New EditorBringing fresh energy to an enduring literary publication CHICAGO, IL — The Poetry Foundation is pleased to announce that Adrian Matejka...
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PRESS ROOM: Poetry Foundation Reopens Building to the Public During National Poetry MonthCHICAGO— After temporarily closing its Chicago building to the public two years ago and pivoting to online programming because of the COVID-19...
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Serena Williams’ Message to Medical Professionals: Listen to Black WomenBy Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Each year in the United States, about 700 women die during...
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Alice Walker Talks ‘Gathering Blossoms’ with Pearl CleagePulitzer Prize winning writer Alice Walker is on tour discussing her latest book, Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker...
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IN MEMORIAM: Valerie Boyd, Zora Neale Hurston Biographer, DiesBy Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D, NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor Valerie Boyd, world-renowned author of the definitive biography of...
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Critical Race Theory and the Banning of Black Authors in Schools, Libraries, and PrisonBy Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Celeste Headlee paused as she contemplated how Black authors...
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IN MEMORIAM: ‘Godfather of Hip-Hop Journalism’ Greg Tate Dies at 64By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Greg Tate, the renowned godfather of hip-hop journalism, has...
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Wake Up and Stay WokeBy Kennedi Houston, Texas Metro News A vibrant group gathered at the African American Museum at Fair Park to hear about the one and only Dick...
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BOOKS: Author Jerald L. Hoover Releases Part II of the “Hero” Book Series for Young AdultsJerald L. Hoover is an award-winning multifaceted author that seeks to use the pen to change the world, one person, at a time. He has garnered...
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PRESS ROOM: Whataboutourdaughters? — Encouraging the Celebration of Everyday Icons Through Letters, Unity and ServiceAlpha Kappa Alpha Founder’s Great-Grand Daughter, Chantel Harris, Celebrates Iconic Daughters this Women’s History Month (New York,...
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Inspired by Langston Hughes, Jazz Artist Candice Hoyes Talks New MusicBy Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia NuSoul and Jazz artist Candice Hoyes has brought what her...
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Elizabeth Keckley, Thirty Years a Slave, Four Years in the White HouseBy Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A Black woman’s memoir published 153 years ago still...
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BOOK REVIEW: Amber Pickens — Coloring Success and Black HistoryBy Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Amber Pickens is celebrating Black History Month in a...
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BOOKS: ‘Izzy’ gives fresh new look at ‘Black History’By Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell, The New Tri-State Defender “It was Dr. King who said, ‘A riot is the language of the unheard,’” said Mia J. Davis,...
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Jennifer Farmer, Spotlight PR Founder, Honors Uniqueness of Black Women in New BookBy Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrowMedia As a single mother of two, Jennifer R. Farmer knows she not...
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Tina Turner Reflects on her Life in New Picture BookBy Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia At 81, Tina Turner quietly reflects on her “imperfections...
