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The film "Shutdown" premieres Saturday afternoon at the Columbus Metropolitan Main Library.

Nationally, the black home ownership rate remains stubbornly low.

“Shutdown” tells the story of the political unrest that rocked the Columbus school in 1971 and continues to resonate today.

Lloyd Smith, 66, was among the first group of Black children to be bused to the all-white Westwood Elementary School in Lima, Ohio in the early 1960s.

February 1, 2021 Several virtual events are planned this month as part of the University of Wyoming’s Black History Month celebration. “The Death of Black Wall Street and the Myth of the American Dream” is the theme of Black History Month, sponsored by UW’s African American and Diaspora Studies (AADS) and the Black Studies Center. Events are free and open to the public. “This year’s theme reckons with the 100th anniversary of one of America’s most catastrophic events,” says Fred...

"Are You Entertained?" was edited by Simone C. Drake and Dwan K. Henderson. Blackness occupies a central place in mainstream American pop culture. The creation, distribution and consumption of Black culture is at never-before-seen levels in todays digital consumer economy. A recently published anthology addresses the history, evolution and trends of Black media and culture in the 21st century, and how race and politics played and continue to play a pivotal role. When and how did Black culture...