FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s been 160 years since the emancipation of Booker T. Washington; a Franklin County native born into slavery, who became a monumental figure in African American ...

Use your brain!” If you had a dime for every time a teacher, parent or supervisor told you that, you’d be rich. Stop fooling ...

The Franklin County native was born into slavery and rose to become a prominent figure for African American education.

Juneteenth events at Booker T. Washington National Monument detail the life of the famous author and orator who was freed in ...

In the Hulu drama, Brown and Ernest Kingsley Jr. shed new light on the slave narrative by way of a gifted young boy's ...

Since then, the celebrations have grown every year. Booker T. Washington National Monument in Franklin County will celebrate this day in history with a four-day event, starting on June 19.

Marvel Knights: The World to Come Issue #1 shocked readers worldwide when it unveiled T’Challa’s son and new Black Panther, Ketema, a white man. As a result, fans are buzzing with many ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 04. Check what happened ...

A new Marvel comic features T'Challa's son defeating him in tribal combat, unmasking to reveal that Black Panther's is a white male.

You Know Of The Tuskegee Airmen, But You Don’t Know What ‘The Harlem ‘Hellfighters’ Did to Win The War There are many Black people who served in the U.S. Army with honor.