South Carolina statue honoring Black hero Robert Smalls will stare down a segregationist
A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert ...
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African American Civil War hero to be honored outside SC’s state grounds
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African ...
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American Heroes: Rise of the Black Cowboy
In honor of Black History Month, Kenneth Pimpton is honored as an HBCU Game Changer for his contributions on the field as an All-Conference linebacker and two-time Academic All-American at Howard ...
Next markers on Springfield's African-American Heritage Trail mapped and ready
Eight markers on trail are in place already. In 2018, the first one was dedicated near Timmons Temple — now called Timmons ...
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'Brown Bomber' was a hero to all
When he started boxing in the thirties, there were no African-Americans in positions of public ... he became white America's first black hero." Louis was heavyweight champion of the world in ...
Kerry Washington, Tyler Perry's 'Six Triple Eight' movie tells true story of Black women in WWII
Kerry Washington and filmmaker Tyler Perry join for "The Six Triple Eight" to highlight WWII's only all-Black Women's Army ...
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BLACK AMERICANS IN THE U.S. ARMY
In 2020, the Black or African American population — 41.1 million — accounted for 12.4% of all people living in the United States, compared with 38.9 million and 12.6% in 2010. Data Sources ...