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Descendants of a Cherokee Freedman who served as a deputy U.S. marshal are “over the moon” about his inclusion in a Western drama based on the already legendary lawman Bass

The Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association and the African Indians of the 5 Civilized Tribes Foundation will co-host a virtual Zoom conference on Saturday, Nov. 4.

The Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association and the African Indians of the 5 Civilized Tribes Foundation will co-host a virtual Zoom conference on Saturday, Nov. 4.

Join GPB and NMPBS on Monday, February 21 at 8pm for a virtual event featuring Finding Your Roots Lead Genealogist Kimberly Morgan and Nicka Smith, Pro Genealogist and host of BlackProGen LIVE.  Nicka and Kimberly will discuss genealogical research, specifically focusing on marginalized and minority populations, and will share tools and resources available for those interested in conducting their own research.

To celebrate Black History Month, the Oklahoma Historical Society will host a free virtual presentation at noon, Feb. 10.

Evanston, Ill., will lead the way in December, when it awards Black residents the first reparations provided by a municipal government.

From festivals to virtual presentations, cities throughout South Florida will be honoring and celebrating Juneteenth. Celebrated annually on June 19, the holiday honors the abolition of slavery in the United States and marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved were now free — two and a half years after ...

 San Diego Genealogical Society Program Meeting   Saturday, 8 May, 2021:  10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. PDT  (in a Zoom Webinar) Speaker:  Nicka Smith The Saturday, 8 May 2021 meeting of the San Diego Genealogical Society features Nicka Smith as the program speaker with two presentations in a Zoom webinar: Session 1:  Reverse Genealogy and DNA and Tracing the Living. So, you’ve done a great job finding your ancestors, but you’re not sure where to start to try to locate their living descendan...

Virtual ‘Saturday Morning at the Zoo’ The nonprofit Wild Wonders animal refuge offers a virtual program, “Saturday Morning at The Zoo,” at 10 a.m. Saturday. The program features “The Rain Forest with animal ambassadors from the top of the canopy to the leafy covered floor of the forest.” Cost of the 45-minute Zoom session is $20. Registration closes at noon Friday at wildwonders.org. CARLSBAD Free series of Hebrew classes offered A free series of Hebrew classes hosted by Congregatio...