Willie N. Rogers, the oldest surviving member of the original Tuskegee Airmen who became legendary for their service in World War II, died Nov. 18, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Florida. …
Black History
Honoring the lives of Black people who have been making history all around us every day.
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In 1958, Richard and Mildred Loving did a daring thing: They got married. In their home state of Virginia, their love was a felony.
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2016 film “The Birth of a Nation” dramatizes the life of Nat Turner and the 1831 slave revolt he led. But who was the real Nat Turner?
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Whittled. Carved. Handmade. Self-made. These words describe the remarkable life and art of Elijah Pierce.
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Dabney Montgomery, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen who marched for civil rights with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died Sept. 3, 2016, of natural causes, according to …
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Alan McPherson died July 27, 2016. He was 72.
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Roscoe Brown was a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen of World War II.
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Float like a butterfly… Boxing legend and cultural icon dies at 74
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Willie Williams was the first African American to serve as chief of the Philadelphia and Los Angeles police departments.
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Civil rights activist Ozell Sutton marched alongside the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma.