This Black History Month, Let’s Amplify Being ‘WOKE’
By Ronald Walker, Word in Black
As we enter February, the designated month for the appreciation of Black History, a critical question may arise from...
Top 5 Memorable Black Educators in TV and Film
By Laura Onyeneho, Houston Defender, Word in Black
As Black History continues to be under attack in public schools nationwide, it is difficult to ignore...
Violence Frustrates Historic Black Cultural Hub in Baltimore
By LEA SKENE, Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP) — Joe Johnson-Winfield remembers when west Baltimore’s Pennsylvania Avenue attracted locals and tourists alike to its renowned jazz...
Black History Class Revised by College Board after Criticism
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and SHARON LURYE, Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A revised curriculum for a new Advanced Placement course on African American...
Mississippi’s 1st Black Woman Legislator won’t Seek New Term
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature said Tuesday that she will not...