Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) recently condemned President Donald Trump for the self-congratulatory remarks he made at a Black History Month reception at the White House on Wednesday. And one expert in Black history agreed that the president’s comments “missed the mark.” During an appearance on “The Briefing with Jen Psaki” on Wednesday evening, Psaki asked Moore to respond to a clip of Read More…
President Trump has imposed the highest tariffs since the Great Depression. About half those import taxes are being challenged this week at the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America The tariffs at the heart of this week’s Supreme Court case are raising tens of billions of dollars for the federal government. Read More…
From a futuristic sci-fi attraction in Los Angeles to a dramatic monument to a millennia-old Aboriginal civilisation, these long-awaited museums are worth travelling for. Museums are scaling up. In the year ahead, a wave of new landmark cultural centres will be redefining skylines from Chicago to Central Asia. While vastly varied in scope, these buildings Read More…
A US Marine who fell overboard from an attack ship in the Caribbean has become the first known American casualty in the Trump administration’s operation targeting drug-trafficking boats. Lance Cpl Chukwuemeka E. Oforah, 21, fell from the USS Iwo Jima on 7 February and was lost at sea. He was pronounced dead after a lengthy Read More…
Here is a remarkable Black history tidbit to share far and wide. Thelma Berlack Boozer 1906-2001 Thelma Berlack Boozer was the first black person to hold professional rank in a School of Journalism at a US university. The School of Journalism at Lincoln University in Missouri appointed her associate professor and acting director in 1942. Read More…
Friends of Marion County Black History Museum https://www.facebook.com/people/Friends-of-Marion-County-Black-History-Museum/61582691195796/ ARTICLE BELOW WAS PRINTED BY OCALA BANNER IN NOVEMBER 18, 2021 ‘The people’s museum’: Black History Museum of Marion County is open again in west Ocala Andy Fillmore The Black History Museum of Marion County at Howard Academy Community Center has reopened after a year-long closure due to the Read More…
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