The Reflector: Black History Special 2019

The Harlem Renaissance was an African-American cultural, social, artistic, and intellectual flowering that fostered a new Black cultural ident…

Washington, D.C., January 1880 – The big questions on lawmakers’ minds: why were so many Southern Blacks disappearing and where to?

Dating back prior to its entry into the United States, Kansas and many of its citizens, both Black and White, have played a rich role in the d…

Get ready to celebrate in 2019.  A commemoration is planned to remember the tragic way in which African-American history began, draw inspirati…

At age 3, William P. Foster stood on a footstool, lifted a tiny tree branch shoulder high and conducted an imaginary ban in his grandfather’s …

Steppers, dance teams, drill teams, all have deep historic roots in African –American culture. While they’re all unique, they have some unifyi…

With the absence of both the Juneteenth and Black Arts Festival parades, it has been a while since Wichitans have enjoyed the Dynamic Steppers.

First Black Starting QB Marlin Briscoe Reflects on Changes in Game, Society

If you think Marlin Briscoe, in 1968, as the first Black quarterback in the American Football League, think what it must have been like for Fr…

The Red Summer of 1919: Black America Wakes Up

Millen, GA - April 14, 1919 "a White mob attacked the cultural icons of the Black community there, burning down the symbols of their religious…

The end of World War in 1918 proved to be a turning point for Black Americans. No longer content to submit quietly, instead choosing a more ou…

Although it’s rare to find one, especially in less than dilapidated condition, if you’re driving through the south, you might just find one. T…

Wichita may be north of the Mason-Dixon line, but the City didn’t miss its share of early 20th-century segregation and racism. In Wichita, if …

At Turner’s Corner Drug, the coffee was always hot, the Coney dogs were always ready, and the advice was always free.