Last week, Barnes & Noble announced Damon Young’s accomplishment in their flagship store in New York, for his novel, “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker,” a thoughtful and often […]
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Braeden’s Bill is Gaining Ground in D.C.
A year-and-a-half after football player Braeden Bradforth’s death from heat stroke on the first day of practice at Garden City Community College, the pain of his loss remains fresh for […]
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Will Wisconsin’s Black History Month Honor More Whites Than Blacks?
Wisconsin’s Black lawmakers are feuding with one of their White colleagues after he proposed celebrating Black History Month by recognizing White abolitionists rather than letting them choose their own honorees. […]
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Alabama HBCU Opens Home for Amistad Slave Ship Murals
A historically Black college in Alabama is unveiling a new home for murals that depict a famous revolt by African captives aboard a slave-trading ship more than 180 years ago. […]
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Elijah Cummings’ Seat: Special Congressional Election in Maryland
Maryland voters are deciding which candidates will be the nominees for the congressional seat that was held by the late Rep. Elijah Cummings. A special primary election is scheduled for […]
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Everything You Need to Know About the Chiefs’ Championship Parade
The City of Kansas City, Missouri and the Kansas City Chiefs invite all fans to a Chiefs Kingdom Champions Parade and victory rally in downtown KCMO. The two-mile long parade […]
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Black Quarterback Super Bowl Winners: Mahomes Makes 3, With More Ready to Go
For years, the Washington Redskins’ Doug Williams was the only Black quarterback to lead his team to Super Bowl victory, in 1988. Eventually, the Seattle Seahawks’ Russell Wilson succeeded in […]
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Chiefs’ Win Commemorated by Coke & Bud Light
The Kansas City Chiefs’ 2020 Super Bowl win will be commemorated on limited edition Coca-Cola cans and on bottles of Bud Light beer. The Coke cans, which say “World Champions,” […]
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Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Parade is Feb. 5
Kansas City Chiefs fans flocked to buy T-shirts and line up for photos the morning after the Super Bowl while preparing to skip out on work for a celebratory parade […]