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Beloved OKC Pizza shop with famous black crust relocates to Midtown
OKLAHOMA CITY – A pizza place that used to be in Northeast Oklahoma City finds new life in Midtown. Eastside Pizza House just reopened inside…
Nick Wright sets the record straight for everyone who believes LeBron James’ comments about Memphis were a shot at the Black community
Over the years, it has almost become a routine that whenever LeBron James says something, no matter how harmless, people twist it, blow it up…
African American Museum of Rhode Island opens – The Bay State Banner
Instead, as Inaugural Curator Dr. Melanie Ferdinand-King explains, there is a focus on the “black quotidian”: the extraordinary significance of … Source link
Debate over ‘Free Palestine’ mural in Richmond’s Northside leads to proposal for new design
A mural on Richmond’s Northside is stirring up debate over its imagery and meaning. It sits at the corner of Brookland Park Boulevard and North…
Guilford County spotlights Black maternal health
Every Baby Guilford is hosting an interactive health fair this weekend. It’s part of the events for the annual Black Maternal Health Week. The goal…
Lewis & Clark to use $1.5M grant to kickstart education partnership with Albina Vision Trust
Lewis & Clark College President Robin Holmes-Sullivan (left) and Albina Vision Trust Executive Director Winta Johannes (right) listen to speakers during a partnership kickoff event…
‘Built by alumni, sustained by community, driven by purpose’
When Renee Alexander ’74 matriculated on the Hill in fall 1970, she was one of about 275 Black students in her freshman cohort. Hers was…
African American Health Symposium highlights support for those impacted by Alzheimer’s
Rochester, N.Y. — The Rochester & Finger Lakes Region Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association held its 15th annual Dr. Lemuel & Gloria Rogers African American…
Pastor asks community to wear white to support Black electeds
The pastor of Tallahassee’s historic Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is asking the community to join him in wearing white to the upcoming Leon County Commission…
Tallahassee pastor supports Black women in local office
Updated April 9, 2026, 4:50 p.m. ET A Tallahassee pastor is calling on the community to wear white to a Leon County Commission meeting. The…
