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Jessie Wooden, owner of the Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, sits on a crypt, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in the Brownsville neighborhood of Miami. Wooden bought the cemetery after finding out that his mother, who died when he was an infant, was buried there. “All my life I didn’t know her. All I knew that mom was gone,” he says. “For me to be able to come where she’s resting at and be able to just to say a little prayer and talk to her, oh, that means so much to me.”

discover black heritage Mar 14

As threats to Black cemeteries persist, a movement to preserve their sacred heritage gains strength

As the national debate over Black history continues, one aspect of the legacy of race in America is undergoing something of a rebirth: Black cemeteries that were established in the era of segregation....

Illinois Feb 20

These women are teaching transracial adoptive parents how to do Black hair
Feb 17

National Black Movie Day is a celebration — and a call for action

Feb 10

Cooking nonprofit combines Black History and healthy food

Black Girls Cook is a Miami and Baltimore-based nonprofit helping young girls embrace the farm-to-table concept while also learning about Black Diaspora history.
discover black heritage Feb 5

AMC offering $5 tickets to watch these movies during Black History Month

AMC Theaters is celebrating Black History Month with $5 tickets to movies that highlight the Black experience.
Feb 1

Here's how you can celebrate Black history this February

Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated February as Black History Month.
Feb 1

What you need to know about the origins of Black History Month

Black History Month begins each year on the first day of February.

Alabama Sep 15, 2023

During 1963 church bombing remembrance, Jackson says we must own hardest chapters of US history

Standing at the pulpit of the Birmingham, Alabama, church where four little girls were killed by a Ku Klux Klan bomb in 1963, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said the nation must remember and own the uncomfortable moments of its past in order to move forward.
San Diego Jun 17, 2023

Remains of Juneteenth trailblazer missing from burial plot; family suing San Diego cemetery

A San Diego family who served as a long-time pillar of the Black community starting in 1960s is suing a local cemetery for allegedly losing their father’s remains after he died 20 years ago.
Business Apr 5, 2023

‘Black Wealth Matters': How a Millennial Is Helping His Community Build Wealth Through Education

Closing the racial wealth gap won’t be easy. This financial educator wants to empower Black Americans to build wealth through fun and relatable money lessons.
Education Mar 27, 2023

San Diego Association of Black Journalists Offering Scholarships to High School & College Students. Here's How to Apply

The San Diego Association of Black Journalists is offering free scholarship money to local high school seniors and college students.
discover black heritage Mar 3, 2023

VA Forms Committee to Examine Disparities in Military Benefits Based on Race

The Department of Veterans Affairs is forming a new team to examine why Black veterans received disability and other military benefits at a lower rate than white veterans, an issue covered in a series of NBC reports this week.

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