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Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for May 29, and notable births and deaths of native ...
For Juneteenth, here's our growing database of African American burial grounds in New Jersey — and what they mean to us today.
Several years ago, two African American women, Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills, decided to do some research on the history of ...
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill Tuesday that would allow African American history courses to count toward graduation requirements. The bill would have allowed students ...
Community members will have another opportunity to preserve their family's history at the second Legacy in the Making program ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A bill that could have made African American history count as a required social studies credit in Virginia high schools was vetoed last month by Governor Glenn Youngkin.
New Orleans celebrated the repatriation and burial of the remains of 19 African American people whose skulls had been sent to ...
The Ella L. Jordan African American History Museum will host its second annual Emancipation Day observance from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. May 18 Florida's Emancipation Day preceded the June 19, 1865 ...
In a statement, White House spokesperson Lindsey Halligan said, “The White House had no involvement in removing any exhibit from the National Museum of African American History and Culture or ...
and director of the Institute of Historical Biology. “The history of African-Americans in this country has been distorted and omitted.” Anyone who finds burial artifacts can go to their state ...