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By: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | The Root We've all heard the story of the "40 acres and a mule" promise to former slaves. It's a staple of black history lessons, and it's the name of Spike Lee's film company. The promise was the first systematic attempt to provide a form of reparations to newly freed slaves, and it was astonishingly radical for its time, proto-socialist in its implications. In

This article is adapted from Race and Place: The Upbuilding of Hayti and Black Wall Street. By Andre D. Vann | NCCU  "Go to Durham....You need the inspiration. Go to Durham and see Negro business with an aggregate capital of millions. Go to Durham and see twenty-two Negro men making modern history. Among your New Year's resolves, resolve to go to Durham!" - Excerpted from a 1928 article written by

BY  TIFFANY STANLEY WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans who identify as Christian has declined steadily for years, but that drop shows signs of slowing, according to a new survey Wednesday from the Pew Research Center. The Religious Landscape Study finds 62% of U.S. adults call themselves Christians. While a significant dip from 2007, when 78% of Americans identified as Christian, Pew found the Christian share of the population has

By Karl Cameron | Contributing Writer WILMINGTON-Gregory Congregational Church UCC and Burnett-Eaton Museum Foundation held and African American History Month Celebration on Feb. 15th on Gregory's Grounds in Wilmington, NC. The program opened with a rhythmic Gospel Rendition by Ms. Jacqueline Brown, which was followed by Gregory Congregational UCC's Interim Pastor Rev. Walter Samuels prayer. Then everyone sang the Black National Anthem, "Left Every Voice and Sing." Ms. Islah Speller,

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1024"] A medical technologist in a molecular diagnostic lab extracts DNA from milk samples for testing at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University on Dec. 10, 2024, in Ithaca, N.Y. State officials worry that federal actions will harm efforts to stem the spread of bird flu. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)[/caption] BY: NADA HASSANEIN | Stateline As bird flu cases inundate more poultry and dairy farms, state

NEW YORK (AP) - Award-winning singer-musician Rhiannon Giddens has become the latest artist to call off an appearance at the Kennedy Center, which has been in upheaval since President Donald Trump forced out the center's leadership and was elected chair of the board of trustees. Trump's takeover of the center is part of his broad campaign against "woke" culture. "I have decided to cancel my show at The Kennedy Center on May 11, 2025

By: ALI SWENSON WASHINGTON (AP) - As President Donald Trump moves to overhaul the federal government with astonishing speed, he has wreaked havoc on one agency long known for its nonpartisanship and revered for its mission: the National Archives and Records Administration. The independent agency and its trove of historic records have been the subject of Hollywood films and the foundation of research and policy. It also holds responsibilities in processes

[caption id="attachment_10988" align="alignnone" width="980"] Anthony Ricco, attorney for Sean "Diddy" Combs, speaks to reporters as he exits Manhattan federal court, Thursday, Oct. 10 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)[/caption] NEW YORK (AP) - One of the attorneys for Sean "Diddy" Combs in his sex trafficking case wants to quit the hip-hop mogul's defense team. Defense lawyer Anthony Ricco filed notice on Thursday in Manhattan federal court that he no longer wants to

[caption id="attachment_10910" align="alignnone" width="980"] An Apple logo adorns the facade of the downtown Brooklyn Apple store on March 14, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)[/caption] NEW YORK (AP) - Apple announced Monday that it plans to invest more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years, including plans to hire 20,000 people and build a new server factory in Texas. The move comes just