On this day in 1898, Frazier Baker, Black postmater, was brutally lynched
On this day in 1898, Frazier Baker, a respected African-American postmaster in Lake City, South Carolina, was brutally lynched by a white mob. Baker was [Read More]
On this day in 1898, Frazier Baker, a respected African-American postmaster in Lake City, South Carolina, was brutally lynched by a white mob. Baker was [Read More]
Today, MNRK Music Group celebrates the release of the brand-new full-length album, MY TRUTH, from GRAMMY®, Stellar Award and DOVE Award winner, Jonathan McReynolds. MY TRUTH marks the fifth album release from the current 54th NAACP Image Award nominee. In celebration of MY TRUTH, McReynolds will embark on an 11-city tour, kicking off in Orlando, FL on April 13th. … [Read More]
Choir music is as popular as ever. The world watched on television as London’s Kingdom Choir sang at Prince Harry & Meghan Markle’s royal wedding. South Africa’s award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir has performed on the Academy Awards. The USA’s Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir lifted their voices during Barack Obama’s second inauguration ceremony. Today, choir music is … [Read More]
Tuesday marked the 58th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X. He was just 39 years old when his life was cut short while speaking [Read More]
New Jersey has made an important announcement during Black History Month. They’re going to teach more students about African-American studies in high schools. This is [Read More]
It’s an exciting day in Virginia as voters head to the polls for a potentially historic special election. In one corner is Democratic State Senator [Read More]
The five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official [Read More]
Malcolm X, the prominent civil rights leader, was assassinated on February 21, 1965, at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. He was 39 years [Read More]
A Georgia grand jury that examined interference in the 2020 election has found no evidence of fraud as repeatedly claimed by former President Donald Trump. [Read More]
Huey P. Newton was born on this day, Feb. 17, 1942, in Monroe, Louisiana, and grew up in Oakland, California. The political activist and revolutionary [Read More]