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Though many Americans don't know much about Kwanzaa, it is a holiday that all can share in. Dates Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 26 through January...

*World War II (WWII) may seem like quite some time ago as depicted in the Sony Pictures film Fury starring Brad Pitt as the leader of a tank battalion. However, one thriving survivor still lives to share his story. William McBurney, a 90-year-old WWII veteran, voluntarily enlisted in the war when he was 18 as […]

*”The Book of Negroes” director Clement Virgo had difficulty accepting the title when he read Lawrence Hill‘s novel of the same name. “I had an aversion to a novel called Book Of Negroes,” Virgo said about the miniseries, which will air on BET in February during Black History Month, according to Deadline. The novel and miniseries are […]

Malcolm X and rap music have always fit together like a needle in the groove, connected by struggle, strength and defiance. But three recent...

The N-word will always be a hot button topic to talk about–especially when not everyone knows its history. Dr. Neal Lester visited “NewsOne Now”...

For the first time in nearly a century, the Chicago Cubs again have a mascot. On Monday, the Cubs unveiled "Clark," their new mascot. According to...

Tuskegee Institute student Samuel “Sammy” Younge‘s (pictured) death was an unfortunate first in the history books as it relates to the Civil Rights Movement....

Photo: Kathleen Miles Surrounded by about 100 police officers in riot gear and a helicopter circling above, more than 50 Walmart workers...

UNITED STATES : Dr Mae C Jemison was born in 1956 in Decatur, Alabama. She received a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering...

As he winds through his second term in Washington, President Barack Obama does not appear to be overly concerned with how history will...