Black History

  By JOE SUTTON and HOLLIE SILVERMAN CNN   Mary Wilson, a founding member of The Supremes has died at the age of 76, her publicist told CNN. Wilson “passed away suddenly this evening,” according […]

  By SCOTTIE ANDREW and CHRIS BOYETTE CNN   At just 14 years old, Dianne Durham stood before thousands of spectators on the biggest stage in American gymnastics.   She’d just hurt her foot in […]

  By STACY M. BROWN NNPA   Amber Pickens is celebrating Black History Month in a big way. The dancer, actress and singer has added author to her long list of titles with the release […]

  By ANIKA MYERS PALM CNN   Cicely Tyson, an award-winning icon of the stage and screen who broke barriers for Black actresses with surpassing dignity, died Thursday, her longtime manager Larry Thompson confirmed to […]

  By HARMEET KAUR and NICQUEL TERRY ELLIS CNN   Baseball legend Hank Aaron is remembered today as one of the greatest to ever play the game. Crucial to his legacy is that unlike his […]

  By STACY M. BROWN NNPA   It is a story that, until now, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. had reserved only for a forthcoming memoir about the true story of the legendary Wilmington 10, […]

  By HOLLIE SILVERMAN and STEPHANIE ELAM CNN   NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Country music legend Charley Pride died Saturday at age 86, a representative for the singer announced. Pride died in Dallas of complications from […]

  Special to The Dallas Examiner   The city of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture received a $50,000 grant from the National Park Service to research and interpret the historic legacy of the Hall […]

  By LAUREN VICTORIA BURKE NNPA   Katherine Johnson, the legendary NASA physicist and mathematician whose work played a key role in the early successes of the U.S. space program, passed away at 101 years […]