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John David Washington and more share how attending a historically Black college or university led to confidence and connections for their careers.

Booker T. Washington was one of the most influential Black leaders of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Here are a few facts about this innovative educator.

Afro-Latinos went to Jim Crow Alabama for education at a Black school. The story is a reminder that Black history is part of Latino history.

In Cumberland County, the Pine Grove School sits at  the intersection of environmental concern, historic preservation and industrial development.

The Commission on Racial Healing for the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky is sponsoring the service Saturday, Oct. 15, at Grace Episcopal Church.

Afro-Latinos went to Jim Crow Alabama for education at a Black school. The story is a reminder that Black history is part of Latino history.

Samuel Chapman Armstrong was the founder of Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (now Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia). ...

Their gravestones still rest alongside military housing; the name of a plantation remains on buildings. Their stories include conquest and colonization, revolution and a daring slave escape, Civil War blunders and federal land buyers in disguise.

From David Robert Lewis’ era to Eric Richardson’s, generations of Black Boilermakers have held each other up and built on one another’s successes.

| By Tamara Shiloh James Baldwin is known as “the most eloquent literary spokesperson for the civil rights of African Americans.” A staunch supporter of Black nationalism, Malcolm X was a minister and leader in the civil rights movement. He strongly suggested that Blacks stand against white aggression “by any means necessary.” Social activist and Baptist By Tamara Shiloh James Baldwin is known as “the most eloquent literary spokesperson for the civil rights of African Americans.” A s...