African American Civil War hero to be honored outside SC’s state grounds
A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert ...
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ACPL honors Black Civil War soldiers with new exhibit
The exhibit is open now and spotlights the vital role Black soldiers played in the Civil War. It features Lincoln-era photographs, letters, documents, and art. “With this exhibi ...
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South Carolina statue honoring Black hero Robert Smalls will stare down a segregationist
A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert ...
This Northwest Louisiana village has connection to Liberia
Converse, a rural village in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, has a prominent place in the education of African Americans ...
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Glory, Glory! Actor Denzel Washington Baptized as a Minister
(WIB) – On Sunday, I saw a clip of Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington being baptized, dipped in the water, and becoming a licensed minister over the weekend. The clip showed him thanking God and ...
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The life and legacy of John (Lipscomb) Robinson
During the 2023 Cumberland Middle School summer school session, a group of rising ninth graders collaboratively wrote a story ...
Raleigh post office renamed after WWII veteran & civil rights activist Millie Dunn Veasey
On Tuesday, a Raleigh post office on Brentwood Road was officially renamed the "Millie Dunn Veasey Post Office." A Raleigh native, Millie Dunn Veasey served in the African American Women’s Army Corp ...