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I Became A Vet Because I Love Animals. I Didn’t Realize The Color Of My Skin Would Matter.
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 9 months ago"Being a Black veterinarian, there is a constant challenge of always having to prove yourself," the...
How an AP reporter broke the Tuskegee syphilis story
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“I’m not an investigative reporter,” Edith Lederer told the 29-year-old Heller as competitors typed away beyond the thick grey hangings separating news...
“A Different World” cast to reunite for 10-city HBCU tour
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 4 months agoClass is back in session for the Hillman alums. Some notable Hillman alums are embarking on a...
How a father and son fought segregation and became the first Black generals in the US military
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn 1940, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. became the first Black person to achieve the rank of brigadier...
Today in History: November 14, Marshall University football team killed in plane crash
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoToday in History Today is Tuesday, Nov. 14, the 318th day of 2023. There are 47 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 14, 1970, a chartered Southern Airways plane crashed ...
The cast of ‘A Different World’ launch HBCU tour to fund scholarships and boost enrollment
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAfter 35 years, the cast of “A Different World” is reuniting on a tour of historically Black...
Juneteenth, Jim Crow and how the fight of one Black Texas family to make freedom real offers lessons...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoFor the formerly enslaved Black people in Texas, Juneteenth meant more than freedom. It meant...
A majority of Black Americans believe US institutions are conspiring against them, a Pew poll finds
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoMost Black Americans say they’ve experienced racial discrimination regularly or from time to time,...
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Dodo
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThere are spoilers ahead. You might want to solve today's puzzle before reading further! Dodo...
Charles Henry Turner: The little-known Black high school science teacher who revolutionized the...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe son of a formerly enslaved mother, Charles Henry Turner was the first to discover that bees and...