Maya Angelou

By Quintessa Williams This article was originally published on Word In Black. 2024 was a challenging year for Black students, teachers, and language. Some school districts...

Stevie Wonder. Getty Images by Nemata Blyden, University of Virginia There’s a long history of African Americans settling in Ghana or keeping in close contact with the...

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!   By Kai EL' Zabar Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother.  It also acknowledges motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society....

New Documentary Highlights Maya Angelou's Life By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer A new documentary released during Black History month seeks to chronicle the life of...

  Nation’s largest African American oral history archive held first National Advisory Board Planning Summit in Chicago to expand HistoryMakers archives   Last month The HistoryMakers, the nation’s...

Kevin P. Chavous Educating the Kids Nobody Wants by Kevin P. Chavous After giving a recent education reform speech in Georgia, a thirty-something man approached me to discuss...

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison were among the expected speakers at a tribute...

It's been two months since Dr. Maya Angelou transitioned into immortality. Of course, that's a poetic way of saying she died. During the scramble...

  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey are joining first lady Michelle Obama at a weekend memorial service for poet...