Black business owner wins with family banana pudding recipe
SAN DIEGO -- Making banana pudding is a sweet science. Extraordinary Banana Pudding owner Toran Grays learned to develop the delicious desert from his great grandma. "It’s family, she kind of created...
View ArticleRochester Rotary and School Number 8 celebrate Black History Month
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Students over at RCSD School Number 8 enjoyed a special edition of the school's reading program on Thursday. The day's session focused on the celebration of black history...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shop Black-owned brands this month and every month with Walmart’s ‘Black-led’...
BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details. Walmart’s Black-led brands section is filled with incredible finds February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate...
View ArticleHigh school football coach: Get kids to degrees
SAN DIEGO -- After 130 wins, Morse High School football coach and athletic director Tracy McNair has made an impact in the San Diego sports world. But what you can't put a number on is the sheer...
View ArticleThe Great Migration: How a Chicago newspaper helped shape the nation
CHICAGO — There’s a sense of pride for many Americans in our identity as a melting pot. But until the early part of the 20th Century, the United States was deeply segregated. That’s when millions in...
View ArticleNew exhibit shares journey, legacy of Randolph Freedpeople
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- An exhibit will illustrate the journey of the Randolph Freedpeople -- and their legacy in parts of the Miami Valley. The Freed Will Exhibit showcases the Randolph Freedpeople,...
View ArticleCommunity Justice Initiative kicks off Black Business Marketplace series
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Community Justice Initiative kicked off its Black Business Marketplace series for the year on Sunday. This weekend's event was a marketplace event with more than 20...
View ArticleTrombone Shorty Academy making history in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (WGNO) — For the past several years, the Trombone Shorty Foundation in New Orleans has traveled to Havana as part of a cultural exchange. The goal of the partnership is for the students...
View ArticleFirst Black Owned pharmacy in St. Louis, MO
ST. LOUIS -- Big-box drugstores like CVS and Walgreens are closing thousands of stores across the country, including some in the St. Louis area. Some of the stores that are shutting down are in...
View ArticleBiden and Harris host Black History Month reception at White House
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a reception at the White House Tuesday to celebrate Black History Month. Nijel Murray, a college student who started...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Meet the Fort Collins yogi who created Denver's first Black-owned yoga studio
DENVER (KDVR) -- Ali Duncan was the first Black female officer hired in Fort Collins, but that's not the only time she has made history. She's also the owner and teacher of one of Denver's only Black...
View ArticleA look at Rochester's first Black-owned and operated cosmetology school
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — After 21 years in the business, the owner of Visions Beauty Salon says she saw a void in the region and opened the first Black-owned and operated cosmetology school in...
View ArticleThe oldest historically Black church on the West Coast was founded during the...
(NEXSTAR) Some traditions haven’t changed much in the 173-year history of the St. Andrews African Methodist Episcopal Church in Sacramento, like the singing that moves the soul. With a new pastor,...
View ArticleDevin Hester's 'impossible' Hall of Fame dream comes true
LAS VEGAS — After knocking on the Hall of Fame's door for three years, they finally let Devin Hester in. "I'm just blessed and honored to be the first returner," Hester said. "It's hard to say who's...
View ArticleLouisiana Civil Rights Museum showcases monumental pieces of state history
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - Many Louisiana state leaders and historians have spent the last 20 years gathering information that would become a museum dedicated to a revolutionary moment in American...
View ArticleFinding your past with the Amistad Research Center: The story of Elma Moore...
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Lisa Moore is the Head of Research Services at the Amistad Research Center and says, "history is such a story! It's all of our stories. It's not just certain stories that have...
View ArticleThe Langston Legacy: WDKX celebrates 50 years in Rochester
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC)- New York State's only remaining black-owned commercial radio station celebrates 50 years in Rochester. Andre Langston was just a kid when his parents Andrew and Gloria Langston...
View ArticleAdvocates push to pass the CROWN Act in Pennsylvania, US Congress
(WHTM)-- Strands rooted in history is something hairstylist Andrea Fulton knows well. "It's beautifully coiled, curly, curly hair from straight hair to curly hair," Fulton said. Cornrows, afros, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
'We're telling their stories': Friends of Lebanon Cemetery remembers local...
NORTH YORK, Pa. (WHTM) -- Even if you wouldn't know it by looking at most of their gravestones, approximately 30 Civil War soldiers are laid to rest at Lebanon Cemetery in North York. "After the Civil...
View ArticleCommunity business leaders talk about the power of the Black dollar
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - A Baton Rouge business owner and a chamber of commerce are working to build generational wealth in the north part of the city. If it’s one thing that makes the world go...
View ArticleNew book features Sioux City, IA African American history
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) -- Sioux City African American history dates back to the 19th Century, but it wasn't until 2023 that it was put into one book. "I think Toni Morrison said 'If there's a book...
View ArticleRochester Mayor Malik Evans reflects on Black History Month
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Malik Evans is Rochester's third Black mayor and is quick to credit the city's first, Bill Johnson, for breaking the barrier. In our interview with Evans about Black History...
View ArticleElla Baker started student nonviolent committee at Shaw University, a look...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, known as SNCC, was one of the most effective organizations during the modern Civil Rights Movement. The group was formed to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Austin's 3D augmented reality Black History Month experience: 'History all...
AUSTIN (KXAN)— In honor of Black History Month, Austinites are bringing history to life through a free augmented reality event. "History All Around Us" is available to see at the Texas Capitol's South...
View ArticleWhite House pays tribute to civil rights leaders across history with event...
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - At an event they dubbed 'Descendants' Day the White House honored historic civil rights leaders by hosting their families. They discussed the strides that have been made...
View Article'Embrace the truth and move past it' - Mini Black History Museum opens in Texas
Waco, TX (FOX 44) -- The Dewey Community Center has opened its mini Black History Museum to showcase the impact African-Americans have made in our nation and the world. It's a part of the centers...
View ArticleYMCA celebrates Black History Month
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) —The YMCA of Greater Rochester at the Thurston Road location held a Black History Month celebratory event on Friday. The event included a keynote speaker, William Johnson who is...
View ArticleMemorial Art Gallery hosts performances for Black History Month series
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Memorial Art Gallery hosted a Black History Month Celebration series event on Sunday. The MAG provided a variety of forms of art, music, and dance performances for this...
View ArticleNew UT exhibit highlights slaves’ journey to freedom through Texas
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The story of the Underground Railroad is largely taught in American history as a northern route that slaves used to escape and find their freedom, but a new exhibit at a University...
View ArticleNew York's only remaining Black-owned commercial radio station celebrates 50...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC)- Andre Langston was just a kid when his parents Andrew and Gloria Langston moved here in the 1960’s. “Content is what’s going to save radio,” Langston explains. “If you have...
View ArticleRochester City Hall celebrates Black heritage
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The City of Rochester continued its Black heritage celebration Thursday with a keynote address from award winning artist Shawn Dunwoody. "African Americans and the Arts" is...
View ArticleAmerica's first Black opera singers debuted in Sacramento
(FOX40.COM) -- Following the mass migration of the Gold Rush in the early 1850s, an African American New York barber, his wife, and two children made the 3,000-mile journey west to strike a figurative...
View ArticleAgape Haven of Abundance hosts Rochester Black history tour
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Celebrations are still well underway in honor of Black History Month. A local organization —Agape Haven of Abundance— partnered with RTS Friday, giving kids an opportunity to...
View ArticleAdvocates decry what is lost as the teaching of Black history faces growing...
(The Hill) -- Advocates are sounding the alarm about growing pushes from conservative-led states to downplay the impact of slavery and racism on U.S. history and change the way Black Americans’...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Buffalo Soldier Regiments of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — From Crispus Attucks and onward, Black Americans' involvement with war efforts has a long history. The French and Spanish both used Black infantry. Enslaved Africans would fight...
View Article'They tried to stop the Black man from singing in the cotton fields:' Roots...
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Music is a big part of Louisiana culture, but there’s one specific genre that's known to stand out in Baton Rouge. “The black man's music in America been copied by every...
View Article'Forever changed:' Former civil rights attorney reflects on wrongful...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — In 2005, Van Henri White moved his Civil Rights Law practice into a downtown Rochester building known today as the Center for the Study of Civil and Human Rights Laws. White...
View Article
