BARTOW, Fla. — L.B. Brown. Dr. Ossian Sweet. The Longworth family. Andy and Tamer Moore. Those are just a few of the notable African American figures who are buried…
Read more Tours to remember leaders at Polk County’s oldest known Black cemeteryJimmy Carter. Ronald Reagan. George H. W. Bush. Bill Clinton. George W. Bush. Barack Obama. You’ve heard of each of those presidents, but you probably haven’t heard of…
Read more Warren Washington: Climate adviser to 6 presidentsPeanuts–that may be what George Washington Carver is best known for, but that was just one part of his work. Arguably more important? He was an advocate of sustainable…
Read more George Washington Carver’s legacy is more than peanutsOAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — Celebrate community, culture and the Black experience at Oakland’s Black Joy Parade! ABC7 will be broadcasting live from the parade route today to share…
Read more WATCH LIVE TODAY: 2024 Black Joy Parade in OaklandDr. DaNa Carlis is breaking barriers as the first African-American to lead NOAAâs National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) in Norman, Oklahoma. The laboratory studies severe weather, from tornadoes…
Read more DaNa Carlis’ role at the National Severe Storms Lab is a historic homecomingIn honor of Black History Month, we are taking the opportunity to look back on and celebrate the life and work of meteorologist June Bacon-Bercey. A woman of…
Read more Honoring a pioneer in broadcast meteorology, June Bacon-Bercey*Attached video: Local woman turns misery into ministry CLEVELAND (WJW) – The City of Cleveland is filled with diversity and culture. Thankfully, that comes with great events to…
Read more Celebrate Black History Month in Cleveland: Event listTAMPA, Fla. — Brenda Allen says for two weeks straight, she kept waking up at 2 a.m. What You Need To Know Brenda Allen is creating a mobile classroom…
Read more Tampa woman plans mobile classroom on busZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — When the humidity is at its most bearable time of the year, the Williams family love to take a walk around their neighborhood in Zephyrhills with…
Read more Local couple start a podcast to help people in their marriagesIn 2020, pretty much every industry went through a crisis. Yes, partly because of the pandemic. But, after the murder of George Floyd and the international Black Lives…
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