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The Barn Where Emmitt Till’s Was Slain Set To Become ‘Sacred Site’

Seven decades after Till’s murder, the Mississippi barn where he was brutalized will become a place of remembrance and reflection, backed by a $1.5 million donation from Shonda Rhimes.
11/26/2025

This Week in Good Black News: Erykah Honors D’Angelo, MacKenzie Scott Donates $38M, Jamaica Rebuilds, Rosa Parks Statue Unveiled, & Teyana + Angela Shine at Vogue

Get into these cultural moments and powerful philanthropy, celebrating Black excellence across music, education, activism, and fashion.
10/30/2025
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Alabama to Honor Rosa Parks with Statue at the State Capitol

The civil rights pioneer’s legacy takes new form in Montgomery as her courage and advocacy are permanently memorialized.
10/27/2025

28 Days of Black History: Beyond Rosa Parks: 7 Lesser-Known Women of the Civil Rights Movement

These dynamic women changed civil rights history with their impactful yet little-known roles in the movement.
02/05/2025

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr’s Closest Allies

There was a small army of people behind Dr. King, building the Civil Rights movement, these are a few of the many names.
01/14/2024

Angela Bassett Honors The Women Who Inspired Her Career Path During Glamour’s Woman Of The Year Ceremony

The actress received the Lifetime Achievement Award
11/03/2022

Adam Shakoor, Judge And Attorney Who Represented Rosa Parks, Dies

The 74-year-old was also the nation’s first-ever Muslim judge.
03/30/2022

Judge Expunges Juvenile Record Of Claudette Colvin Who Refused To Give Up Her Seat Months Before Rosa Parks

She became a civil rights pioneer when she was arrested at age 15 for violating Alabama’s bus segregation law.
12/17/2021

Civil Rights Pioneer Claudette Colvin Asks Court To Expunge Her 1955 Arrest

She refused to give up her seat on a bus before Rosa Parks ignited the civil rights movement.
10/27/2021

Ban On Children’s Books Featuring Rosa Parks And Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Reversed In Pennsylvania

Author Brad Meltzer fought back and won.
09/22/2021
Weekend Movie Marathon August 17 - This weekend's films are all about love. So cuddle up with you favorite blanket, some popcorn, and chill with the films you love. Check out this weekend's line-up.

Weekend Movie Marathon – August 10

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