Church’s striking and obscure story marked on Beale Street
This article first appeared in The Daily Memphian on June 25, 2019 With a half-dozen Corvettes, a Beale Street trumpet and an African drum, fez-wearing Moolahs and Elks, Beale Street
Wade in The Water Celebrates It’s 25th Anniversary
Wade in the Water celebrates the sacred music traditions of African American culture in a 26-part documentary series created and hosted by Bernice Johnson Reagon, composer, scholar, and social activist.Wade,
The Passing of Professor Adelaide Cromwell
CROMWELL, Adelaide McGuinn, Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Sociology, Boston University, peacefully gave life a passing grade in hospice care on June 8, 2019. She held her final class in Brookline,
Life Member, Mrs. Florence Radcliffe turns 103
Mrs. Florence Radcliffe turned 103 on June 1. She is a former Executive Council member, a life member, and a member of the Bethel Dukes Branch in DC. Born
2019 Emanuel Nine Commemoration
Charleston, SC – June 4, 2019 – In advance of the four-year commemoration of the Emanuel Nine tragedy, Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Churchannounced today plans and events scheduled to observe the
The Passing of Professor Anthony Major
It is with a heavy heart that I announce that Anthony “Tony” Major, associate professor, has passed away. Professor Major joined the UCF faculty in 1995 as a member of
Malkiel Scholars Named For 2019 Emerging Faculty Leaders Recognized For Research Excellence, Service, Commitment To Campus Inclusion
PRINCETON, NJ (Monday, May 13, 2019)—The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation has announced the ten Nancy Weiss Malkiel Scholars for 2019. The Malkiel Scholars Award, funded by The Andrew W.
Smithsonian Regents Name Lonnie Bunch 14th Smithsonian Secretary
The Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents announced today it elected Lonnie G. Bunch III, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, as the 14th Secretary
Pittsburgh group seeks answers for missing Negro Mountain signage in Maryland
This article first appeared in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on May 19, 2019 What started out as a wholesome commitment by a group of Pittsburghers to be stewards of a Maryland picnic
Dunbar Days, June 29-30
Thanks to the civic engagement and diligence of Yvonne Curry and Dayton Daily News stringer Meredith Moss, today’s (Sunday 5/19) edition includes a review of the Dr Margaret Peters’ Martin
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