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Birmingham celebrates Black History Month with these activities   

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By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times  Honoring Black History Month may look and feel different this year due to the global COVID-19 pandemic but there...

Nashville’s Newest Museum Traces History Of Black Music Across Genres

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By Kristin M. Hall Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new museum two decades in the making is telling the interconnected story of Black musical...

Word on The Street

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Compiled by Erica Wright We asked Birmingham-area residents, What moment in Black History stands out for you? REGGIE COOK: “There are so many, but I would...

Emmett Till’s Chicago House Gets Landmark Status Amid Plans For Black...

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By Nina Golgowski Black Voices The former Chicago home of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black boy whose 1955 lynching in Mississippi helped ignite the nation’s civil...

Jennifer King Becomes NFL’s 1st Black Female Assistant Position Coach

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Black Voices Washington promoted Jennifer King to assistant running backs coach Tuesday, making her the first Black female assistant position coach in the NFL. She is...

Senate confirms Auburn grad Lloyd Austin as first Black secretary of...

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By Roxana Tiron and Daniel Flatley Bloomberg/Alabama Newscenter The U.S. Senate confirmed retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as defense secretary on Friday, making him the first...

Vice President Kamala Harris: A new chapter opens in US politics

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By Kathleen Ronayne and Alexandra Jaffe Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris broke the barrier Wednesday that has kept men at the top...

Raphael Warnock Becomes Georgia’s First Black Senator

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Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting...

Play imagines conversation between Anne Frank and Emmett Till 

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By Richard Friedman For The Birmingham Times It was a trip Cameron Mayers had to make, driving 90 miles and 65 years back into history. Mayers, an...

AT&T Hires Its First Black CFO

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By Brittney Oliver Essence On April 1, 2021, WarnerMedia’s Pascal Desroches will become AT&T’s first Black chief financial officer. This news comes after the recent announcement...