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Plenty of iconic artists have chosen to reject their inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. See why some of the biggest names said no.
Juneteenth, which commemorates the day around 250,000 enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom, became a federal holiday in 2021.
For those of us old enough to have been there to experience it firsthand, 1989 was a pretty glorious year for film.
It’s a joy to hear Ossie Davis tell the origin story of his 57-year partnership with Ruby Dee. “I married for money,” he states with a glint of good humor in ...
Federal Way officials unveiled a new sign Wednesday at Conna Park, renamed for Black pioneers John and Mary Conna, who homesteaded the area in the late 1800s.
As questions mount over what led to the shootings, which officials said were politically motivated, harrowing details have ...
They both came of age in Danville in the 1960s. His father was a white publisher who took a stand on civil rights; her father was one of the city’s first Black reporters.
Republican John L. Snyder skipped the 1950s as York mayor but reappeared by beating Democrat Henry Leader in the 1961 general election. He was the first chief city executive elected under a ...
Listen to live music and poetry, learning about Black history and support Black culture in celebration of Juneteenth in County ...
A former employee at Diversity Richmond is speaking out, accusing the employee who hired and trained her of sexual harassment ...
Read was acquitted of the most serious charges she faced but was convicted of operating under the influence Karen Read stood ...
The lieutenant governor, attorney general and all 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates will also be on the ballot in November.