Tag: Washington D.C.
Black History’s Unsung Hero of the Civil War
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Educated and ambitious are terms most historians use to describe Christian Abraham Fleetwood, born free and...
Plans to Unveil a Bust of Marcus Garvey in Ethiopia Revealed
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once called Marcus Garvey the first “man on a mass scale...
IN MEMORIAM: Keeping the Legacy of Legendary Supremes Star Mary Wilson Alive
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Mary Wilson was a friend to the Black Press of America, a neighbor to the world,...
Hero Capitol Officer Eugene Goodman Hails from Washington, DC
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman is a hero from Washington, D.C., who deserves the Congressional...
Kamala Harris Set to Become First Woman Vice President in American History
Manny Otiko | California Black Media
This Wednesday, when Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor swears in former California Sen. Kamala Harris as vice president, she...
