Members of the 333rd Field Army Battalion were honored posthumously by the U.S. government.
NASCAR Media Group’s docudrama about the first African American to win in NASCAR. The Carolina Vintage Stock Car Racing Association appeared in the film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnPvPqPYyHA
Alissa Henry is a feature reporter for Good Day Columbus on ABC 6 and FOX 28, the CW Star on CW Columbus and a lifestyle correspondent on Fox 28’s Good Day Marketplace. Born and raised right here in Columbus, Alissa feels privileged to be working in her hometown at her favorite TV station. Sign […]
Radio One is celebrating black history by saluting Future History Makers, people giving back to our community today to shape our tomorrow. Mr. Ledwidge is a local business owner that is making a difference in the lives of families in his community. Owning three McDonalds restaurants, Mr. Ledwidge has founded the McFreedom Readers program, […]
Radio One is celebrating black history by saluting Future History Makers, people giving back to our community today to shape our tomorrow. Today we salute…Ms. Tamiela Barlow, a super teacher in her own right. With innovative class projects that make it to the news, to coming out of pocket to reward her students for […]
Radio One is celebrating black history by saluting Future History Makers, people giving back to our community today to shape our tomorrow. Today we salute…Sydnie Singleton, at the age of 13, after witnessing the harsh effects of bullying she started her own company Thinkie Winks, to spread positivity worldwide and inspire children. With her […]
Today the college is celebrated for both its academics and civil leadership.
Established in 1867 as the Biddle Memorial Institute, Johnson C. Smith is a private university located in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1921 Jane Berry Smith provided a handsome endowment for the institution in memory of her late husband, Johnson C. Smith. She gave funds to build a theological dormitory, science hall, teachers’ cottage and memorial […]
On February 1st, 1960 the college was at the center of the Civil Rights movement, when four A&T freshmen students...
Saint Augustine is known for both its academic and athletic prowess. The men’s track and field team is legendary.
In 1980, four years before his own death, Martin Luther King Sr. published the autobiography Daddy King. The book, which had been out of print for nearly two decades, is now being released in a new edition. In this excerpt, King recalls how he and his wife—whom he called “Bunch”—learned that their son had been […]
Black Independence Day, otherwise known as Juneteenth, has arrived. We’ve compiled a few facts that you may not have known about the celebration of the emancipation of the last slaves in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Sept. 22, 1862, but it took nearly three more years before full emancipation […]