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Vince Lombardi once said, “Leaders aren’t born they are made.” The making of a leader often happens from early in life when a person is most impressionable by those around

Like America, Kentucky’s higher education system has a troubling historical track record where its treatment of Blacks is concerned.

History is never simple and can be awfully confusing, especially when you fall down a rabbit hole.

The NAACP blamed then-President Trump in 2019 for the attack on Jussie Smollett, who was convicted Thursday of lying about it to police.

The NAACP blamed then-President Trump in 2019 for the attack on Jussie Smollett, who was convicted Thursday of lying about it to police.

As Kentucky State University initiates its search for a new president, it is good for those who love her to remember its best president, Rufus Ballard Atwood.

Betsy Biesenbach Grandin Road at Brandon Avenue in Roanoke is a busy intersection. Packed with traffic at all hours, the sounds of car engines, booming stereos and wailing sirens create a noisy ambiance. But 160 years ago, it was the site of a shady grove bisected by a wagon track so humble, it wasn’t even shown on a survey made in 1864. The only sounds would have been the lowing of cattle and voices drifting in from far-off fields. What wasn’t pastureland was planted in c...

Celebrate Black History Month by looking back on Kentucky history makers Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, Special to Louisville Courier Journal © Courtesy of Kentucky Center for African American Heritage Carter Godwin Woodson Editors note: The Kentucky Center for African American Heritage will provide The Courier Journal with a Black History Maker each day during Black History Month. The center’s goals are to enhance the public’s knowledge about the history,...