Category : News

February 8, 2024

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‘The whole point is community’: Indiana Pride of Color’s promise to LGBTQ+ Hoosiers

Indiana Pride of Color (IPOC) is working to create spaces for Black and brown LGBTQ+ Hoosiers to feel seen and heard. The organization is the only BIPOC LBGTQ+ nonprofit organization in the state of Indiana. In December 2023, IPOC came under new...

Black History Art: Another Way of Telling Our Story

"Black art serves as a crucial component of Black history, preserving cultural heritage and providing a visual narrative of the Black experience. From the influence of slavery to the Harlem Renaissance and beyond, Black artists have used their talen...

Reshaping Black Hoosiers’ relationship with water

Teigha VanHester grew up surfing in Southern California. For her entire life, she has had a deep connection to water, to the extent that when she moved to landlocked Indiana, one of the requirements for her home was a pool. This close relationship h...

Norfolk’s 1st Black Commonwealth’s Attorney Passes After Long Illness

Norfolk bids farewell to a trailblazer as Greg Underwood, the city's first African-American Commonwealth's Attorney, passes away at 68 after a long battle with cancer. Remembered for his dedication to justice and resilience in the face of adversity,...

“I was born and raised in Birmingham, so I have to make sure my hometown prom queens get to wear glamorous and elegant garments and feel like they’re on their very own red carpet.”

JESSICA HAYES, FASHION DESIGNER WHO DEBUTED HER LATEST COLLECTION AT HER 7TH ANNUAL ‘PROM QUEEN TOUR’ POP-UP SHOP IN BIRMINGHAM; BIRMINGHAMTIMES.COM, FEB. 9.

It started with a three-dollar camera from Goodwill

Dwayne Dixon picked up his first camera when he was 15 years old. It was a three-dollar camera from Goodwill. Born Feb. 18, 1949, in Indianapolis, by the time he was 18, he was drafted into the Navy and became an aircraft carrier. After leaving t...

Get ready to party with Princess Tiana in Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disney World

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.– During Mardi Gras in New Orleans – home to Princess Tiana and her big dreams – they say “laissez les bons temps rouler!” And the good times will roll this summer when Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opens in Magic Kingdom Park at Wal...

Six Saint Lucians In Windward Under 15 Squad

The Saint Lucia National Cricket Association is very pleased with the selection of the six Saint Lucia Under-15 cricketers who have been selected unto the 2024 Windward Islands Under-15 cricket squad – three on the first squad, and three as part of t...

‘Blues is the Roots’ tells the life and times of Willie Dixon

“BLUES IS THE ROOTS” — NOW PLAYING AT PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER. by Genea L. Webb For New Pittsburgh Courier The Blues are the roots of all music, all American music. New Horizon Theater audiences will get the chance to learn about the history of C...

Instant Inspiration with Rev. A. Marie Walker for February 14

VALENTINE’S DAY AND THE BEGINNING OF LENTEN SEASON “I LOVE them that LOVE Me; and those that SEEK Me EARLY shall FIND Me.” – Proverbs 8:17 REV. WALKER SAYS: During this Lenten Season, Seek the Lord in His Word and pray (talk to Jesus). LOVE, LO...

Is Black History Month Still Relevant In 2024?

I sincerely believe there is still a necessity for Black History Month. I have been a student and teacher of Black history for more than six decades – and still counting. And I say Black history should be taught (and learned) year round. And it shou...

Remembering Juline Yancy: Funeral service and interment information

By Leah Saho Juline Jewell Yancy, age 75, died in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born in Howardville, Missouri. The funeral service will immediately follow visitation from 2 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Walker Event Center, 3939 Reading...

Former URA HQ may become affordable Downtown housing, as Avenues of Hope nears end

New development is reflected in the windows of Cornerstone Village, on Larimer Avenue, which is part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Avenue’s of Hope Initiative, on Sept. 14, 2023, in Larimer. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) The bo...

A Black history primer on African Americans’ fight for equality – 5 essential reads

& President Barack Obama presents NBA champion and human rights advocate Bill Russell the Medal of Freedom on Feb. 15, 2011. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Howard Manly, The Conversation As the father of Black history, Carter G. Woodson had a sim...