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The Lancaster Stormers this weekend will honor a brief but memorable time for baseball a century ago. That was when “Negro ...
Foreign military officers referred to the American military as “speckled,” owing to the diverse racial makeup of its troops.
History is continually in the hands of revisionists who not only interpret it but also rewrite it to align with their values, beliefs and perspective. This theme kept tapping me on the shoulder as I ...
Twenty-five years ago, the Indiana Pacers faced another pivotal NBA Finals Game 4. It was the game where the legend of Kobe ...
The home at 114 E. Union St. in Burlington, where he later lived, still stands. Three years ago, a bronze plaque ...
The Attucks Theatre on Church Street ... “The fire curtain is painted with a scene of the Boston Massacre, showing British redcoats firing on Crispus. On that day, five people were killed ...
it created a garrison atmosphere that ignited tensions like the Boston Massacre in March 1770. Crispus Attucks, a 27-year old Black seaman, was the first casualty in the confrontation. He was a ...
March 5 marks “Crispus Attucks Day,” a holiday to remember Crispus Attucks, a Black man killed in the Boston Massacre of 1770. He’s widely regarded as the first person killed by British ...
Roughly one month after that visit to Iowa, Diakite announced his commitment to the Hawkeyes over other finalists Boston College and Washington ... So did Dezmon Briscoe, a 3-star recruit from Crispus ...
From the National Park Service: “Crispus Attucks, a sailor of mixed African and Indigenous ancestry, died in Boston on March 5, 1770, after British soldiers fired two musket balls into his chest.
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – For Black History Month, which is observed each February, we’re celebrating landmarks that have surpassed the test of time. Norfolk, Virginia is home to a theatre with ...