Landmarks in Summerville’s Black History
February is Black History Month, and The Journal Scene is featuring articles that highlight Black legacy in the town of Summerville. This week, important landmarks in Summerville’s Black history are ...
In 1968, a southern Illinois native broke a major NBA color barrier
Jackie White, a native of Centralia, Illinois, in 1968 became the first Black person to officiate an NBA game.
Park Circle's 'Beyond Time' exhibit is a must-see for Black History Month. Here's why.
Among their Black History Month events, Park Circle will host a prominent exhibit throughout February which highlights works ...
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Civil Rights photographer: 'I hope that Black history will become American history.'
A Midlands man has been capturing history through different set of lenses literally.Cecil Williams has been a photographer since he was ...
Addisleigh Park, a historic Queens neighborhood, was once dubbed "Black Hollywood East"
Musicians from James Brown to Lena Horne and athletes Jackie Robinson and Joe Louis all made a home in Addisleigh Park, a ...
A US Congressman, his enslaved half-brothers and the history of an Austin log farmstead
Judge John Hancock kept his half-brothers in bondage until Juneteenth in 1865. He educated his own half-Black son who became ...