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Monument to Coretta Scott King dedicated in Atlanta
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoA new monument and garden celebrating and honoring the legacy of civil rights activist Coretta Scott King was dedicated on Thursday, which would have...
Berry Gordy, Tony Bennett, Oprah Winfrey and More Remember Harry Belafonte: ‘Trailblazer and Hero to...
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoHollywood is mourning Harry Belafonte, the Calypso singer, award-winning performer and activist, who...
Black parents seek schools affirming their history amid bans
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoEvery decision Assata Salim makes for her young son is important. Salim and her 6-year-old, Cho’Zen...
Today in History: April 16, MLK writes from Birmingham jail
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoToday’s Highlight in History: On April 16, 1945, a Soviet submarine in the Baltic Sea torpedoed and sank the MV Goya, which Germany was using to transport civilian refugees and wounded soldiers ...
Johnson elected Chicago mayor in victory for progressives
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoBrandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected as Chicago's next mayor Tuesday...
Paul Vallas says he can save Chicago: 'Our house is on fire'
Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn Chicago’s closely watched mayoral race, frontrunner Paul Vallas bills himself as a moderate,...
Today in History: April 3, Jesse James killed by Robert Ford
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn April 3, 1973, the first handheld portable telephone was demonstrated for reporters on a New York City street corner as Motorola executive Martin Cooper called Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs.
Angela Bassett, ‘Abbott Elementary’ Win Top Honors at 2023 NAACP Image Awards
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoAngela Bassett was the big winner at the 54th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday night, earning three...
ChatGPT bot channels history to pen State of Union speech
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoIf you’ve heard it once in a president's State of the Union speech, you’ve heard it 100 times: There...
Sharpton's message to 5 Black officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols: 'How dare you!'
Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn his eulogy for Tyre Nichols on Wednesday, the Rev. Al Sharpton singled out the five Black Memphis...