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Black History

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The R&B Singer Who Recorded the Greatest Country Album You’ve Never Heard

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The First Lady of Black country is from Houston, but her name isn’t Beyoncé. It’s Esther Phillips. By Michael Hall The Quonset Hut studio, on Nashville’s...
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Two pioneers of the Civil Rights Movement, Charles Person and Thomas Gaither

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by Herb Boyd For Charles Person and Thomas Gaither, 1961 was an eventful year in their young lives. Person was 18 and became the youngest...
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The Rev. John Gloucester, founder of first Black Presbyterian Church in U.S.

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by Herb Boyd Elizabeth Gloucester’s prominence, as putatively the richest Black woman in America during her lifetime, gave additional exposure to her husband and his...
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Sybil Haydel Morial, matriarch of a distinguished family and civil rights crusader

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by Herb Boyd All too often patriarchs and matriarchs are mentioned only when a notable family member passes. Such is the case with Sybil Haydel...
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Sports history is Black history as its intersection paves social and racial progress

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by JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor Woodson, a historian, journalist and author aptly referred to as the “father of Black history” for his extensive...
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Sorority Spotlight on Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

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by KAYLYN KENDALL DINES In this edition of The Divine Nine News, we recognize the enduring legacy of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., which was...
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Sgt. Joe Harris, a heroic pioneering paratrooper during WWII

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by Herb Boyd On Saturday, April 5, as thousands took to the streets to protest the draconian policies of Trump, several family members and military...
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Sam Greenlee, author of ‘The Spook Who Sat by the Door’

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by Herb Boyd In a forthcoming book on Malcolm X and the CIA, an epigram reads “You know they call CIA agents spooks? First time...
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Rev. Robert Dixon, Sr., last of the Buffalo Soldiers

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by Herb Boyd Mixed views arise when it comes to a discussion about the famed Buffalo Soldiers. Should they be honored or despised? What role...
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Nannie Helen Burroughs, renowned activist and artist

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by Herb Boyd Nannie Helen Burroughs was born May 2, 1879, in Orange, Virginia. She was the eldest daughter of enslaved parents, John and Jennie...
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