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First Black woman to serve in VT Legislature gets Statehouse painting
May 4, 2026, 4:51 a.m. ET A new portrait honoring Louvenia Dorsey Bright, the first African American woman to serve in the Vermont Legislature, is…
African American stories of Route 66 reflect disparity of experience
May 4, 2026, 4:09 a.m. CT For many people, Route 66 brings to mind hot-rod cars, palm trees and a sense of freedom. But that…
Captain Ibrahim Traore: Rohan Marley | Interviewed In Burkina Faso
Rohan Marley interviewed In Burkina Faso during the Burkina Faso cultural festival
IBRAHIM TRAORE SHOCKS Africa After Sadio Camara’s Death — The Sahel Will Never Be the Same
IBRAHIM TRAORE SHOCKS Africa After Sadio Camara’s Death — The Sahel Will Never Be the Same At dawn in Bamako, a coffin covered in the…
A heavy heart for the Sayers saga after the conviction of an anti-violence activist
I’ve started, and then stopped writing this column a dozen times, trying to find the words to express each layer of my sorrow. Night after…
Local students placed on lockdown at track event in Charleston – KCRG
Local News Live · PowerNation · InvestigateTV · Watching Your Wallet … Black community. Shared Video … Source link
Woman uses hatchet in self-defense during assault outside of Upstate tanning salon, police say
Local News Live · PowerNation · Games · NextGen TV · Circle Country · Aging … Black community. Shared Video … Source link
Awards banquet honors those featured on Bluefield mural – WDBJ7
The mural represents the history the African American community held from current and former residents of the North Side and East Side end community … Source…
Civil rights groups in the South respond to Supreme Court’s blow to voting rights
AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: We turn now to NPR’s Debbie Elliott, who joins us from Orange Beach, Alabama, a state that’s been at the center of…
Princess Alexander – The Scarlet & Black
Vy Nguyen Princess Alexander `26 grew up on the south side of Chicago, the middle child between an older brother and a younger sister. Homeschooled…
