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Gladys West

Black Experience, Black History, Stacy M. Brown

Black History: Gladys West Invents the GPS

by Stacy M. Brown February 13, 2019October 31, 2020

Frank Robinson

Black Experience, Black History, National, Obituary, Sports

Baseball Trailblazer, Civil Rights Icon Frank Robinson Dead at 83

by WI Guest Author February 8, 2019October 31, 2020

A plaque representing the original "Green Book"

Black Experience, Black History, Hamil R. Harris

‘Green Book’ Documentary Evokes Powerful Memories

by Hamil R. Harris February 6, 2019October 31, 2020

African-American barge workers navigating the canals of Georgetown (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience, Black History

Hidden in Plain View: The Overlooked History of Black Georgetown

by Dr. Shantella Y. Sherman February 6, 2019October 31, 2020

African-American History Trivia Challenge

by Dr. Shantella Y. Sherman February 6, 2019October 31, 2020

Representation of Africans on a slave ship bound for America (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience, Black History, D Kevin McNeir

First Steps of Blacks on American Soil Touted as 1619

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor February 6, 2019October 31, 2020

Storyteller and musicians share the good news. (WI photographer)

Black History, Lifestyle

Dylan Pritchett Showcases Griot Tradition in Truest Form

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. February 6, 2019October 31, 2020

Black Experience, Black History, Hamil R. Harris

Former Freedom Riders Tell Their Story

by Hamil R. Harris February 2, 2019October 31, 2020

Onesimus and his inoculation account (Photo: Face2FaceAfrica.com)

Black History, Stacy M. Brown

A Slave’s African Medical Science Saves the Lives of Bostonians During the 1721 Smallpox Epidemic

by WI Guest Author January 31, 2019October 31, 2020

Carter G. Woodson

Black Experience, Black History, D Kevin McNeir

DC Celebration Committee, ASALH Ramp Up Lessons in Black History

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor January 30, 2019October 31, 2020