Tiffany Mitchell Patterson Assistant Professor of Secondary Social Studies, West Virginia University The first African American members of Congress were elected after the Civil War. Currier and Ives via
By Hazel Trice Edney and Hamil Harris (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has just made Black History. The presidential candidate who has been running his
HOUSTON—Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Tuesday announced his endorsement of Texas Senator Royce West (D-Dallas), in West’s Democratic Primary race for the United States Senate. “Royce West is
By LAURIE KELLMAN and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — And then she tore up the speech. No sooner had President Donald Trump finished his State of the Union
Tiffany Mitchell Patterson Assistant Professor of Secondary Social Studies, West Virginia University I’ll never forget a student’s response when I asked during a middle school social studies class
Mrs. McKenzie was born on January 27, 1916, in Hallsville, Texas, to Floyd and Mary Brown Daniels. Verna and husband the late Rev. John R. Stewart were married
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia An annual highlight of the conference was the 2020 NNPA Publisher Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented to The
By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate began hearing opening arguments Wednesday in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with proceedings now
By DANICA KIRKA The front pages of London’s Sunday newspapers are displayed in London, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. The papers fronted the news that Buckingham Palace says Prince
BY THE HUB An inspiring speech from fifth-grader Colin Harris earned him first place in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition. Harris, who attends J.P. Starks Math,
