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A student is showcasing the various African American musicians who visited a city in the 1960s. Lily Usher-Unsworth, from Whitley Bay, has designed a small exhibition for City Library in Newcastle ...
This large museum, named for its founder Charles Wright, tells the story of the African American experience from the beginning of time to the Civil Rights Movement and beyond. Opened since 1966 ...
In this heartfelt wildlife documentary, a volunteer conservationist and an endangered critter develop a parent-child connection. By Jeannette Catsoulis The film “1-800-ON-HER-OWN” follows the ...
April 18, 2025 • In this edition of StoryCorps, a father remembers his daughter who was among 186 people killed when a federal office building in Oklahoma City was bombed 30 years ago. April 11 ...
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Evansville African American Museum has announced a new art exhibit. The exhibit is called “Unmasked: The 1935 Anti-Lynching Exhibits and Community Remembrance in ...
The princess, who is gradually returning to public duties, will award long service and good conduct medals to soldiers and present the traditional sprigs of shamrock to officers and guardsmen at ...
Civil Rights Act 1866 - All former slaves were to be citizens of the US and to have the same rights as white people.