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NAACP Observes 400th Anniversary of Slave Trade in Journey from Jamestown to Jamestown

by WI Guest Author August 23, 2019December 21, 2021

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia On Sunday, August 18, the NAACP began a journey to honor African ancestors. Members of the storied civil rights organization and numerous […]

National

Virginia Lawmakers to Boycott Trump’s Attendance at Commemorative Meeting

by WI Webstaff July 22, 2019December 21, 2021

National

Virginia to Commemorate Landing of Enslaved Africans

by WI Webstaff July 22, 2019December 21, 2021

A sign commemorates the first African landing in America. (Courtesy of Hampton Fort Monroe Visitor's Center)

Black History, Stacy M. Brown

Hampton to Commemorate Landing of First African in America

by Stacy M. Brown March 13, 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

The national landmark of the first recorded arrival of Africans to the New World in 1619 (Sarafina Wright/The Washington Informer)

Black History, WI Bridge

The Road to 2019: Commemoration of 400 Years of African-American History

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer August 30, 2017October 31, 2020