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Since the late 1940s, watching TV has been a popular American pastime. Television entertains us, educates us and helps shape our views of the world. It has also been “a primary source of America’s racial education,” according to University of Arizona scholar Stephanie Troutman Robbins. Stephanie Troutman Robbins Troutman Robbins is the co-editor, along with Daniel J. Leonard, of “Race in American Television: Voices and Visions that Shaped a Nation,” published in 2021. Covering five decades, the two-volume encyclopedia explores representations of people of color in American television and examines ways in which television has been a site for both…

Inside the Eddie Mae Herron Center in Pocahontas there’s a ticket on display. The ticket was fastened to a piece of property owned in 1826 by T.H. Porter, a horse and slave trader. The ticket was attached to a black male slave he owned. It is one little piece of history stored at the center that recognizes black history in Randolph County, center co-founder Pat Johnson told Talk Business & Politics. The center was known as the Pocahontas Colored School during segregation and Johnson attended school there starting in 1954. She can’t remember the first time she entered the building,…

The Atlanta Daily World, the oldest African American newspaper in Atlanta, has provided coverage of and commentary on events and issues pertinent to the African American community since 1928. The Atlanta Daily World remained in the hands of one family, the Scotts, until its purchase in 2012 by Real Times Media. Early Years The newspaper, initially called Atlanta World, was founded by William Alexander (W. A.) Scott II, who published the inaugural issue in early August 1928. The paper’s offices were located on Auburn Avenue, the center of the Black business community in Atlanta, where they remained until 2008. Scott’s…

When forces of Kamehameha I conquered Oʻahu in 1796, at least one Black person was already living on the island, according to the National Park Service. But the history of African Americans in Hawaiʻi is less well-known than some other strands of local history. As part of our continuing project with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Center for Oral History, we’re bringing some voices to share part of that history.Ethnic studies professor Ethan Caldwell has the story of two Black people who moved to Hawaiʻi in the 1940s and found a community.Ernest Golden was born on May 21, 1923,…

DES Moines, Iowa — While Iowans are getting ready to grab their wallets and hit up stores for Black Friday, don’t forget Small Business Saturday is just two days away.”Small Business Saturday is the number one shopping day for small businesses,” co-founder and CEO for Member Marketplace Inc. Cherie Edilson said. “For some, it’s what makes or break their whole entire year.”Small Business Saturday is right around the corner and it’s a chance for Iowans to give back to their communities and shop local.The U.S. Small Business Administration said Americans spent $17 billion on Small Business Saturday last year.Now, looking…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Three brothers, one dream and a brand new distillery.Born and raised in Louisville, the Yarbrough brothers left to work, live and serve in the U.S. Army around the world. But to succeed and make a difference, Victor, Chris and Bryson Yarbrough said they knew they had to come back home.“If we’re going to come back to start a business, we’re coming back to this area,” Bryson Yarbrough said. “We believe we have something of value to add.”In honor of their family name and West Louisville roots, the brothers started Brough Brothers Bourbon in London, England, as…

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In April 2020, during the earliest days of the pandemic lockdown, Kellie Hart found herself itching to get out of the house. A former athlete who played college basketball, she craved activity. A social butterfly, she missed hanging out with friends and meeting people. To alleviate those wants, she started a bike club. More than a year later, the RideWitUs LA Bike Club & Store on Slauson Avenue near La Brea has expanded into a brick-and-mortar store.The success of RideWitUs happened in a complex and frightening climate for Black businesses. The pandemic had a devastating effect on many. But it…

Less than ten miles from Bowdoin as the crow flies, just a short distance from the Phippsburg shore, Malaga Island was once home to a small fishing community established by descendants of a freed slave, all of them forced from their homes by greed and state-sanctioned intolerance. Nature is Malaga’s only resident now, but the presence of those who lived on the island lingers. Against a backdrop where Maine’s beauty meets a startlingly ugly period in our state’s history, Surya Milner ’19 sought to understand her own place, in Maine and beyond. When large gusts sweep in off the Atlantic,…

Deo Mwano leads diversity, equity and inclusion trainings for companies nationwide. He grew up in Manchester after fleeing political unrest 20 years ago in what is now the Democratic of Republic of Congo. Prompted by the death of George Floyd and resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, Granite Staters are expressing renewed vigor in addressing diversity, equity and inclusion in their workplace, community and state government advisory groups. “With everything that’s been playing out in our communities, companies and organizations are more receptive to bringing trainings to their organizations virtually,” said Deo Mwano, a business consultant in Manchester hired…