Website aims to highlight hidden figures in black history YoopyaMar 1, 2020June 18, 20230 A few years back, Matthew Delmont felt his teaching about African American history had gotten a little stale so he starting casting around for a Read more
In wake of Ferguson, police try to build trust YoopyaAug 27, 2014July 16, 20230 DALLAS (AP) — In the aftermath of the police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, some police departments are renewing efforts to reach out to black communities Read more
South Africa: Nadine Gordimer, Nobel laureate, activist, dies YoopyaJul 15, 2014July 16, 20230 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nadine Gordimer was first a writer of fiction and a defender of creativity and expression. But as a white South African who Read more
Charting 5 centuries of African American history YoopyaOct 21, 2013February 14, 20240 NEW YORK (AP) — Slavery in the United States was once a roaring success whose wounds still afflict the country today. So says Henry Louis Read more