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Today Marks the 58th Anniversary of the Assassination of the DRC’s Patrice Lumumba

Today the DRC celebrates Heroes Day and honors its first democratically elected Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. Lumumba came into power…
Ga. Tech to Screen New Documentary Profiling Georgia Town Notorious For Lynching

The screening of a new documentary profiling a Southwest Georgia town infamous for lynching will help mark Black History Month…
“If Beale Street Could Talk:” How James Baldwin’s Writings About Love Evolved

A notable contender this awards season, Barry Jenkins’s film If Beale Street Could Talk is an exquisite adaptation of James…
NEW EXHIBIT: Mama Africa! How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song

The Auburn Avenue Research Library, in collaboration with the Hammond’s House Museum, will host Mama Africa!: How Miriam Makeba Spread…
Excerpt: “Atlanta, the Scott Family, and the Creation of a Media Empire”

In the following excerpt from the first chapter of The Grapevine of the Black South: The Scott Newspaper Syndicate in…
This Week in Black History

Week of October 17-23 November 7 1837—Elijah P. Lovejoy, one of the White heroes of Black history, is killed by…
Trumpeter Roy Hargrove Dies at 49

Roy Hargrove, an incisive trumpeter who embodied the brightest promise of his jazz generation, both as a young steward of…
This Week In Black History

Week of September 26-October 2 September 26 1867—Maggie L. Walker is born. She would become the most prominent Black businesswoman…
Mandela: A Life of Soaring Symbolism, Now Harnessed by UN

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela’s South African journey from anti-apartheid leader to prisoner to president to global statesman — the…
Italian Political Party Sues Italy’s First Black Cabinet Minister For Racism

A far-right Italian party filed a racism lawsuit against the country's first Black cabinet minister.
This Week In Black History

Week of September 12-18 September 12 1913—Track and field athletic legend Jesse Owens is born on this day in Oakville,…
Brazil Museum Fire: An Incalculable Loss

“Folks, there’s nothing left from the Linguistics division. We lost all the indigenous languages collection: the recordings since 1958, the…
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Happy Independence Day To Brazil: Black Celebrities And Activists From Brazil

Activists, sports players, actors and more.
This New Evidence Should Lead To New Appeal For Mumia Abu-Jamal, Lawyers Say

The fight continues...
This Week In Black History

Week of August 29-September 4 August 29 1920—Jazz legend Charlie “Yardbird” Parker was born on this day in Kansas City,…
South Africa Responds to Trump Over Racially Divisive Tweet

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s government lashed out at President Donald Trump on Thursday after he tweeted that his administration…