Author: afrakan
Saving Sibley Prairie means saving a community’s history too
June 24, 2026, 5:10 a.m. ET The Black to the Land Coalition is working to uncover the Black and Indigenous history of Sibley Prairie, one…
6th-Annual Juneteenth Celebration in Irmo honors Black culture, provides community resources
The African American Historical Society of Irmo hosted its 6th-Annual Juneteenth Celebration at Moore Park on June 19, which included a concert by a Sumter…
Wendell Pierce is working as hard as ever in TV, film and theater : NPR
Wendell Pierce stars in Othello at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. Teresa Castracane hide caption toggle caption Teresa Castracane Wendell Pierce says there’s…
Mount Herman Cemetery: Jacksonville’s forgotten Black burial ground has 1,200 bodies beneath Durkeeville park
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A historic cemetery in Durkeeville holds far more of Jacksonville’s dead than anyone previously knew. Researchers working with the city have confirmed…
Black Kos Tuesday: Pride – Daily Kos
Pride A comment by Chitown Kev It never fails to irritate me–sometimes greatly–when straight people talk and act as if queer people came out of…
A Look Inside the Welcome Bags Planned for White South African Refugees
In the coming weeks, the United States plans to provide a welcome gift to white South Africans entering the United States as refugees. They will…
Inside the $65M center bringing jobs to Black New Haven
by P.R. Lockhart, CT Mirror June 23, 2026 Standing in the lobby of New Haven’s newest workforce development center, Erik Clemons couldn’t help but think…
Why the conversation on Juneteenth comes with one about reparations
Riding high off the historic Knicks championship win and beautiful summer weather, Black New Yorkers were out in full force on June 19 to celebrate…
Rising Sea Levels Are Already Remaking Reality in This North Carolina Community – TIME
So, every year, when the news … Rising sea levels have put this rural, historically Black community on the front lines of the climate crisis….
Community-Led Projects Across Seattle Receive Nearly $1 Million Through Neighborhood Matching Fund
Twenty-two community-led projects across Seattle are receiving nearly $1 million through the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods’ Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF), helping residents bring their ideas to…
