In 1947, Larry Doby became the first Black player in Major League Baseball's American League, joining the Cleveland Indians ...

Author Ricky Riccardi says Armstrong's innovations as a trumpeter and vocalist helped set the entire soundtrack of the 20th century. His book about Armstrong's early life is Stomp Off, Let's Go.

Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes was sworn in as the 77th president of The Florida Bar, becoming the first African American woman to ...

KGW exclusive: Tom Llamas makes history Monday as first Latino NBC Nightly News anchor, promises Portland viewers, 'I really work for you.' ...

South African Firm Commits to Driving American Industrial Renewal and Africa-U.S. Commercial Diplomacy FISHERS, IN / ACCESS Newswire / June 2, 2025 / American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC ...

Tom Llamas, a Cuban-American journalist, will become the lead anchor of NBC's Nightly News on June 2, 2025. Llamas believes understanding popular culture, including country music, is crucial for ...

Carter Bonas, the youngest golf CEO in the country, is being inducted into the African American Golfers Hall of Fame this weekend in Riviera Beach. The honor caps off a busy few days of ...

Massachusetts’ Museum of African American History learned Wednesday night a three-year federal grant was terminated. Its leader worries their work is at risk after President Donald Trump issued an ...

A new book will focus on South Carolina's first African American female physician. Authors Dr. Walter B. Curry, Beverly Aiken-Muhammad and Anusha Ghosh present the narrative of Dr. Matilda Evans ...

Answer: As early as 1923, the city’s afternoon newspaper, the Sentinel, had a column called “Negro News Notes.” How frequently that column was published is unclear, but the bylines included ...

Edye Ellis, a beloved Knoxville television personality and WBIR's first African American anchor, died March 3. She was 81. Ellis joined WBIR Channel 10 in 1982, where she first covered the World's ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Edye Ellis, one of WBIR's most beloved anchors from the 1980s and 1990s, has died. She was 81. Edye's family confirmed she died Monday morning. Her cousin, Robert Collins ...