13th Annual International Day of Remembrance Returns to Hampton, Virginia June 8
June 05, 2024 14:09 ET
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Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau
Hampton, Virginia, June 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Join The Sankofa Projects’s 13th annual International Day of Remembrance June 8 at Fort Monroe Attendees asked to bring new or gently-worn...
Lori Ann LaRocco’s “Embracing Your Past to Empower Your Future” Honored by Literary Titan Book Award for Excellence
April 10, 2024 10:22 ET
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Embracing Your Past
Lori Ann LaRocco’s “Embracing Your Past to Empower Your Future” Honored by Literary Titan Book Award for Excellence
The Descendants Project Ensures the Preservation of the Site of America’s Largest Slave Insurrection with Purchase of Louisiana Plantation
February 15, 2024 00:01 ET
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The Descendants Project
WALLACE, La., Feb. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Descendants Project announced today the acquisition and preservation of the Louisiana plantation where America’s largest slave revolt was...
National Museum of African American Music Hosts a Yearlong Celebration of Hip Hop's 50th Anniversary Through the Lens of Industry Photographers
January 30, 2023 07:00 ET
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National Museum of African American Music
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) is joining in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop. The museum opened its...
Reginald F. Lewis Foundation Makes $5 Million Commitment to Obama Foundation
December 07, 2022 09:00 ET
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The Reginald F. Lewis Foundation
NEW YORK, Dec. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Reginald F. Lewis Foundation (RFLF), one of the oldest African American and Asian private foundations in the world, is pleased to announce a milestone...
Getty Images Launches Initiative to Elevate Black History and Empower Storytellers
July 12, 2022 07:57 ET
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Getty Images, Inc.
A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available by clicking on the image or link below: NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content...
National Civil Rights Museum presents a Focused on Freedom! Juneteenth extended weekend
June 09, 2022 09:00 ET
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National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, June 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum is uniquely celebrating a Juneteenth extended holiday weekend with Focused On Freedom! a series of virtual and special...
NATIONAL NETWORK OF BLACK MUSEUMS TO RELEASE THEIR SECOND VIRTUAL JUNETEENTH: LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING
June 07, 2021 15:42 ET
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National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, June 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On June 18 at 11:00AM CDT, the National Civil Rights Museum will virtually join nine leading Black museums and historical institutions from coast to...
The National Civil Rights Museum presents the She Took Justice Virtual Book Talk
March 17, 2021 09:19 ET
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National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, TN, March 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- From Queen Nzingha to Shirley Chisholm and now Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, The Black Woman has worked to overcome racial prejudice and gender...
Dr. Mae Jemison, First Woman of Color in Space, Releases Young Adult Autobiography FIND WHERE THE WIND GOES: Moments From My Life 2nd Edition on February 23rd in Time for Black History Month and Women’s History Month
February 18, 2021 12:15 ET
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Signal Hill Road Publishing, LLC
Houston, TX, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Mae Jemison is already in the history books: NASA astronaut, first woman of color in space, physician in developing countries, engineer, educator,...