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https://instagram.com/p/6vtpwTIg8m/ A 25-year-old Black woman is making history by becoming the youngest judge in the history of Easley, South Carolina. According to ForHarriet.com, Jasmine Twitty — a graduate of the College of Charleston — has long been recognized for her dedication to developing young people into professionals. Now, the young woman is solidifying her place […]

It's been discovered that "I Have A Dream" debuted on November 17, 1962 in a segregated high school gym in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

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October programs will cover a range of topics at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. For example, the governor’s gardener, Gerald Adams, will highlight the history of the Executive Mansion and its gardens. Children’s programs will focus on El Diá de los Muertos, a Mexican celebration honoring deceased loved ones. A performance of traditional […]

A sweeping, high-profile, and ambitious musical film, ‘The Underground Railroad’ blends two powerful, redemptive stories into the background of Gospel/blues songs. The first story tells about a slave, Samuel Woodward, who escapes with his family to Canada. On their heels, is an obsessed slave hunter, JD Plimpton, who has never lost a slave. Along the […]

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Via: NewsOne Officials at UC San Diego are condemning a ghetto-themed party organized by fraternity students to mock Black History Month. A Facebook posting advertising Monday’s ‘Compton Cookout’ invited people to a condominium complex off-campus. The invitation urged all participants to wear chains, rapper-style urban clothing by makers such as FUBU and speak very loudly. […]