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Black History1 month ago
Enslaved African Landing Day Commemoration, Aug. 26 Reconciliation and Healing From The Legacy of Slavery
The annual African Landing Commemoration Day, organized by Project 1619 Incorporated, aims to honor the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in the United States and...
Hampton Roads Community News3 years ago
Fort Monroe Named Historic Site Associated With UN Slave Route Project
By Randy Singleton Community Correspondent New Journal and Guide HAMPTON Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Friday (Feb 19) that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
Black Arts and Culture4 years ago
Events Will Commemorate 1619 African Landing In Hampton
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In August 1619, more than 20 Africans landed at Old Point Comfort, the present-day Fort Monroe in Hampton,...
Hampton Roads Community News4 years ago
Telling Fort Monroe’s Full Black History
By Sheri Bailey and Steven T. Corneliussen August will bring national attention to slavery’s Virginia beginnings at Point Comfort, now called Fort Monroe where “20 and...
National Commentary5 years ago
DTU National Interns Explore Ft. Monroe’s Role In America’s Complex Racial History
Fort Monroe, Virginia named after U.S. President James Monroe, holds many names and many legacies for many people. Before the fort’s establishment, it was Native American...

UFT and AFT to distribute 40,000 free books in Harlem September 21, 2023
The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) are giving out 40,000 free books to students, educators, and families in Harlem. The post UFT and AFT to distribute 40,000 free books in Harlem appeared first on New York Amsterdam News.
Man who shot Black teen who mistakenly went to his door enters not guilty plea; trial is scheduled September 21, 2023
A white 84-year-old homeowner who is accused of shooting a Black teenager after the high-schooler mistakenly came to his Kansas City home entered a not guilty plea Wednesday, and the judge scheduled his trial for next year. The post Man who shot Black teen who mistakenly went to his door enters not guilty plea; trial […]