black history

A proposal to build a 251-unit student housing complex near Lexington’s historically Black neighborhood of Pralltown saw pushback from local residents during a city Planning Commission meeting Thursday.

Juneteenth marks the day when the last group of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas finally learned of their freedom after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed two years earlier.

The event is co-organized by the Richmond-Madison County Branch of the NAACP and the Richmond Area Arts Council. It’s meant to recognize African American performers across generations and genres, from local choirs to world-traveled jazz musicians.

On the first day of Black History Month, Mayor Greg Fischer announced the creation of a commission to manage and promote citywide Juneteenth celebrations.…

Tension persists between part of the University of Tennessee at Martin (UTM) campus community and the university’s administration. Members of the UTM…

On the night of July 24, 1916, a nautral gas explosion near Cleveland trapped workers in a waterworks tunnel beneath Lake Erie. Rescuers sent in to…

February is Black History Month; and on this week’s Eastern Standard we’ll kick off the month with a discussion of African American achievements, heritage…