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Why did you lead your forward with that . Jesse part of the reason why i got into writing about africanamerican history in washington, d. C. Was because of barack obama and his campaign. There was a lot of interest in African American history, having the first africanamerican president in the white house. I was lucky enough to be assigned by the Associated Press to cover obama that weekend. I remember pulling up to the obamas townhouse in chicago thinking about what book will i write next. And right at that spot is when it hit me. I got so excited about the topic and so i immediately called my...

Brian what was the idea . Jesse the idea was to write a story about the africanamerican slaves who lived inside the white house. Back then, the country was still talking about how great and how unique it would be if an africanamerican president lived inside the white house. I said to myself, i understand that would be great but he cannot have been the first africanamerican to live there. And then the thought process went on so who were the first africanamericans to live there . We knew there were africanamerican butlers but i thought there had to be someone before them. I decided to write a bo...

SOUTHERN INDIANA — With Juneteenth next Wednesday, communities are creating events to celebrate the holiday and the importance of it.

Summertime really starts heating up when the bands start hitting area outdoor stages in both Clark and Floyd counties.

The Lower Town Arts and Music Festival is happening on Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11 at Seventh and Madison Streets in Paducah.