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Chautauqua planned for Nicodemus National Historic Site
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoNICODEMUS, Kan. (KSNW) — A Chautauqua event will be held in May at the Nicodemus National Historic...
The last all Black town in the West
Daily Montanan via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWagon wheel impressions still mark the earth of the western Kansas prairie, where, beginning in 1877, Black former slaves journeyed across the plains....
Black pioneer spirit lives on in Nicodemus, amid efforts to create visitors center
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt was nearly 150 years ago, in a sunbaked corner of Kansas, that one of the first western towns built by and for Black settlers took shape. Called Nicodemus, it became a magnet after the Civil ...
We should ask 1 question about $100M grant for Detroit's Black Bottom area | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor the first time in American history, the federal government explicitly aims to repair past...
Kansas Black history offers much more than just Brown v. Board of Education | Opinion
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoThe Feb. 3 edition of USA Today included a “Weekend Extra” section in tribute to Black History...
After 2-year delay, Westcoast Black Theatre starts new year with ‘Flyin’ West’
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDirector Chuck Smith isn’t complaining that COVID forced a two-year delay in Westcoast Black Theatre...
His columns surprised you | Opinion Year In Review
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMichael Griffie is an attorney and an educator. But you could probably guess that from reading his columns. In 2023, Griffie became a Free Press...
A look into the 'Russian Swamp Family' that once lived in NCMC's natural area
Petoskey News Review via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoWhile fallen tree branches, uneven terrain and a few visible pits are all that remains at the...
Topeka 'Living the Dream' banquet speaker became close to family of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Rev. Markel Hutchins, guest speaker for the annual "Living the Dream" banquet taking place Jan....
Here Are 15 Freedom Towns That Kept Black People Alive After Slavery
The Root via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThis month in the year 1864, The Senate passed the 13th Amendment to abolish Human slavery in the...