Black History Archives - Page 23 of 36 - The Washington Informer

Interior of the recreated Hemings Cabin at Monticello (Courtesy of monticello.org)

Sally Hemings Showcased in New Exhibit at Monticello

by WI Guest Author June 21, 2018October 31, 2020

Grant Langford

Black History, Community

Montgomery County Opens the Door to African-American Culture

by Brenda C. Siler June 20, 2018October 31, 2020

London Breed

Politics, Stacy M. Brown

Newly-Elected Mayor London Breed Makes History in San Francisco

by WI Guest Author June 18, 2018October 31, 2020

Dorothy Leavell

Black Experience, Black History

Chicago Reader Now Black-Owned, Thanks to Dorothy Leavell

by WI Guest Author June 18, 2018October 31, 2020

Dovey Johnson Roundtree

Black History, Obituary

Lawyer, Activist Dovey Johnson Roundtree Remembered

by Denise Rolark Barnes June 6, 2018October 31, 2020

Katherine Johnson

Famed NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson to be Honored with Bronze Statue

by WI Guest Author June 5, 2018October 31, 2020

Lewis Myers Jr.

Black History, Obituary

Lewis Myers Jr., Renowned Civil Rights Lawyer, dies

by WI Guest Author May 25, 2018October 31, 2020

Doubt by Titus Kaphar, on display at the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration (Courtesy of The Legacy Museum via Twitter)

Black Experience, Black History, Lifestyle

National Memorial for Peace and Justice Opens in Alabama

by WI Guest Author April 26, 2018October 31, 2020

From left: Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown, a student of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and pastor of the Third Baptist Church of San Francisco, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and James Farmer of General Motors receive Torch Awards during a Black Press Week ceremony in D.C. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)

Black Experience

NNPA Torch Awards Honor Icons During Black Press Week 2018

by WI Guest Author March 19, 2018October 31, 2020

Frederick Douglass

EDELIN: The Lion of Anacostia

by WI Guest Author February 28, 2018October 31, 2020