Culpeper Elects First Black Mayor in 262-year History
December 20, 2021
Frank Reaves Jr. will become the first African-American mayor of Culpeper in the town’s 262-year-history when he is sworn into office at the start of 2022.
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- Record-Breaking Hate Crimes Against Black Angelenos on the Rise
- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
- Visit Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for Holiday Photos with Santa
- Homeless and Their Advocates Speak Out in New Film, ‘WE, the Vulnerable of LA’
- The Congressman Wore Sneakers: An Evening With Hakeem Jeffries
- Brotherhood Crusade Honors SEIU President April Verrett at 2024 Pioneer of African American Achievement Award Dinner
- Dashing & Dazzling Damon Wayans Jr. is Perfect Boyfriend in ‘Shrinking’
- Lakers Guard Max Christie Continues to Step Up
- Chargers Thwart Divisional Foe on Thursday Night
- No. 18 UCLA Men’s Basketball Defeats Prairie View A&M 111-75
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December 20: 385 Day Bus-Boycott Came to an End, 1956
December 20, 2021
December 20: 385-day bus-boycott Came to an End, 1956
December 19: First city ordinance required integrated residential areas in Baltimore City Council, 1910
December 19, 2021
December 19: First city ordinance required integrated residential areas in Baltimore City Council, 1910
WATCH: The Christmas Song | Gladys Knight & Smokey Robinson
December 18, 2021
WATCH: RUN DMC – Christmas In Hollis (Official HD Video)
December 18, 2021
WATCH: Motown Merry Christmas (1987)
December 18, 2021
She’s Bringing Ballet to the Streets of New York
December 18, 2021
Aesha Ash fought negative stereotypes about African-American women all the way to the New York City Ballet and the world’s most prestigious stages. These days, you can find her—tutu and all—pirouetting around her native inner-city Rochester, New York. Through her Swan Dreams Project, Aesha combines photography and ballet to prove that artistic talent, beauty and grace are not defined by status or race.
WATCH: Debbie Allen’s Hot Chocolate Nutcracker – China Scene, 2012
December 18, 2021
WATCH: Kwanzaa 2010 Malcolm X College Pt. 8
December 18, 2021
Harris sharply defends Biden in interview with Charlamagne
December 18, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris got into a testy exchange with media host Charlamagne Tha God Friday, defending President Joe Biden from questions over roadblocks to passage of his social spending package.
WATCH: Crystal Williams, RISD’s next President
December 18, 2021
Rhode Island School of Design’s Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Crystal Williams as the institution’s 18th president effective April 1, 2022.
December 18: The 13th Amendment that Outlawed Slavery was Ratified, 1865
December 18, 2021
December 18: The 13th Amendment that Outlawed Slavery was Ratified, 1865
Poet and advocate Crystal Williams named next RISD president
December 17, 2021
Crystal Williams, an award-winning poet who currently leads Boston University’s diversity and inclusion efforts, has been named the next president of the Rhode Island School of Design, the school’s board of trustees announced Thursday.
$45K paid to settle suit alleging deputy pinned Black child
December 17, 2021
Clackamas County has paid $45,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a mother who said one of several sheriff’s deputies held her 12-year-old son to the ground with a knee on his neck.