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The University of Nevada, Reno Shared History Program has been busy focusing their research on projects inspired by last summer’s events with the Black Lives Matter movement and protests across the country. The projects in the works include interviews with local black muralists and artists, a digital or in-person exhibit showcasing the artists and their work across the city, and a two-part documentary series on the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics titled “Three Weeks.” Undergraduate student Nancy O’Connell was working on her research for a series of oral history projects on skiing in northern Nevada when the head of the Shared…

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Ebony magazine has shown the glamour and grit of Black life since Nov. 1, 1945, when Black entrepreneur John Johnson published the first issue. He intended it to be a Black version of Henry Luce’s Life magazine. Ebony’s stories and glossy photos of Black politicians, athletes, protesters, artists, models and college students have fed the souls of Black people for generations. But in recent years the magazine faced the same challenges as many other traditional print publications. Now, as it turns 76, the publication is rebooting and hoping for a revival with a new approach. John Johnson’s company, Johnson Publishing,…

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White men and women, with their children in tow, gathered around the outskirts of the blazing Black neighborhood as if attending a Friday evening picnic. The burning buildings and bombs served as the lynching rope that would strangle the life and wealth out of a prosperous community. In less than 12 hours the Greenwood community had suffocated. There was a time in Tulsa, Okla., when the Black dollar circulated in Greenwood 36 to 100 times. It would circulate almost a year before it left. This town nurtured Black attorneys, doctors and Black-owned medical schools. There were also pawn shops, brothels,…

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The Doan family was awarded the National Environmental Stewardship Award at the NCBA convention earlier this month, a recognition of decades of successful range management and business decisions. Photos courtesy Doan family Healthy soil. Abundant wildlife. Improved water sources. Intentional business planning. Quality of life. These are all aspects of what the Doan family, owners of Black Leg Ranch of McKenzie, North Dakota, include in their definition of sustainability. As winners of the prestigious 2016 National Environmental Stewardship Award, presented at the 2017 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Nashville, Tennessee, earlier this month, the Doans have proven…

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I In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, Black Cleveland police Sgt. Vincent Montague crossed the blue line. He marched in the streets, arm-in-arm with Black Lives Matter supporters. And in a rally in front of hundreds of aggrieved community members, Montague spoke about his fear that his two young Black sons would die by the hands of the police. In interviews with local and national media, he described the struggles Black cops face inside their predominantly White police departments. And when local and national law enforcement officers planned a pro-police “solidarity demonstration,” he denounced it publicly as…

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Geneva’s Shear Perfection Barber & Beauty Salon, an institution in Northeast Portland for 30 years, has closed its doors. From its location on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, the business had built a loyal and expansive customer base that included Portland Trail Blazers, dignitaries, and members of the African American community.Paul Knauls, Jr., whose parents, Paul Knauls, Sr., and the late Geneva Knauls, opened the salon and barbershop, confirmed Saturday that the closure is effective immediately. He said the news of the closure had come out earlier than he had anticipated, and that, for the moment, he preferred not to…

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The University of Pennsylvania is moving ahead with the reburial of the cranial remains of at least 13 Black Philadelphians whose skulls have been kept for almost two centuries in a notorious anthropological collection used to justify white supremacy in the run-up to the US civil war.The Ivy League university is petitioning the Philadelphia orphans’ court for permission to rebury the skulls in the city’s historic African American Eden cemetery. Should the ceremony go ahead, it would amount to one of the most significant restorative processes for Black remains in America in the wake of the racial reckoning following the…

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through Mitti Hicks: July 3, 2025 Orange Blossom Classic is 90% manufactured by women and minorities. Many know that Kidra Bulkuk as brains, historical orange flowering classic, annual historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) football game and cultural holiday. In the dominant industry of men, Bulluck is the only black woman in the United States to have exclusive rights To the main sports feature of HBCU. The son of Jre Lee Jr. in Florida’s A & M University, 1933 FAMU won Howardi 9-0 and successfully confirmed the foundation of HBCU classics. Orange Blossom Classic reigned in 1978 Prime HBCU classic…

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Hampton University recently celebrated a significant event in a business history in A Newly designed basketball court inside the legendary national team. This event noted only the physical conversion of the game surface, but also a renewed spirit and the committance of Hampton pirates for the basketball program. Hampton University Athletics is proud to present a new basketball platform in the legendary dialing center! Bold HU reflects the standard of pirate pride and perfection with a brand and a modern result. 🏀⚓️#Earhampton pic.twitter.com/4kripbwny – Hampton athletics (@huatletics1868) 2 July 2025 School officials are carefully designed to reflect the rich heritage…

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