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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Members of the 102nd USCT, a Native American and members of the community gathered at the grave site of Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Veteran, James Robinson, at the Historic Elmwood Cemetery on...
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Ozzie Davis, Ester Gordy Edwards, Michigan State Representative. George Edwards, Rosa Parks, and Mayor Coleman A. Young. Cobo Hall, 1974...
I met my Great Great Grandfather
My great-great-grandfather was enslaved. His name was George Ward, the son of a "negro" mother and a Chickasaw Native American father. He told his story to an interviewer nearly a century ago as part... Full story
The150th Anniversary of the Fifthteenth Amendment
Dale Rich in partnership with the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH) Detroit, presented a 150 year celebration of the 15th Amendment. " "The right of citizens of... Full story
Happy 90th Birthday John Conyers, Jr.
John Conyers, Jr. was a long-serving United States Congressman from the 13th District of Michigan, an area that includes metropolitan Detroit. He resigned in December of 2017. Born during the Herbert... Full story
VETERANS DAY TRIBUTE TO GEORGE DeBAPTISTE:
DETROIT - Active member of the Underground Railroad, recruiter of Michigan's Colored Infantry, entrepreneur and one of Detroit's most impassioned and important black leaders, George DeBaptiste will... Full story
NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH FOUR WOMEN
In honor of Women's History Month, noted researcher and photographer features shots of four prominent African-American heroines, including Gloria House, Michelle Obama, Coretta Scott King and Winnie... Full story
