Tag: african
12 of the Greatest Hip-Hop Groups
In honor of Black Music Month, the Birmingham Times is highlighting some of the great musical groups across several genres. So far, the series...
History of the National Baptist Congress
In 1906, Reverend Dr. Richard Henry Boyd, founder of the National Baptist Publishing Board, opened an educational center that published National Baptist Publishing Board...
Skin bleaching and the African American Complexion Crisis
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
Special to the Times
Hip-hop trailblazer Lil’ Kim recently took to Instagram to flaunt her new look in a collage of glamorous...
African-Americans in the U.S. Military: Profiles in bravery
Lt. Gen. Nadja West this year became the first black female lieutenant general and the highest-ranking woman to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy.
In...
Rosenwald, Film About Jewish Philanthropist who Worked With Booker T. Washington...
If you're looking for something to do this weekend, Director Aviva Kempner's got you covered.
Rosenwald, a film about Julius Rosenwald, will premiere at The...
Tyler Perry Meets With African Children He Bought Home For
TLANTA (AP) — Tyler Perry recently met with a group of Tanzanian children with albinism who are living in a home the filmmaker helped...
NAACP Statement on the Indictment of University of Cincinnati Police Officer...
BALTIMORE, MD – On Wednesday, July 29th, University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing was indicted on a murder charge for fatally shooting Samuel...
KKK Rally Shows Racial Hate Still Strong in South Carolina
By Michael H. Cottman, BlackAmericaWeb.com
“They took our flag, so be it. They’re taking our heritage from us. They’re taking the freedom out of America.”—William...
Black Mississippi Flag Supporter Dies in Traffic Accident
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A black Mississippi man who often dressed in Confederate regalia to support the state flag has died in a one-car...
Blacks Torn Between Anger, Mercy for Charleston Shooter
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Under an outdoor tent a few blocks from Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Sharon Simmons paused while cleaning up from...
