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Mildred C. Kelly, the first African-American woman to hold the rank of sergeant major in the Army during 1972, had a community park in Edgewood named after her. The 5.5 acre park houses military-themed equipment, a large gazebo and a walking trail. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed?
A major search and rescue operation is under way in Texas after flash floods killed at least 24 people. The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet (7.9m) in less than an hour and the deluge that followed swept away mobile homes, vehicles and holiday cabins where people were spending the 4 July weekend. Jason Allen, correspondent […]
Civil War veteran and Mammoth Cave guide William Garvin sits on his front porch with his family during the mid 1800s. Photo from the Mammoth Cave National Park Curatorial Collection African American Contributions to Mammoth Cave African Americans have played a pivotal role to the tourism, exploration, mapping, and development of Mammoth Cave throughout its […]
The Black Crowes in Concert – Highland Park WV News Source link
The Black Crowes in Concert – Highland Park WV News Source link
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park “preserves an area encompassing spectacular gorges, the Gunnison River, and breathtaking landscapes by protecting its natural, cultural, and wilderness integrity for public benefit, inspiration, and enjoyment.”¹ Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness The 15,599-acre (6312 hectares) Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness includes 11,180 acres (4524 hectares) designated […]
Left to Right: Mutch Hunter, Bob Lively, Will Bransford, Matt Bransford, and Schuyler Hunt. Generations of Guides While the original enslaved guides in 1838 were, Stephen, Mat, Nick, and Alfred, many black guides would follow in their footsteps over the course of the next century. After the Civil War, Mat’s son – Henry, also became […]
Video taken at a Minnesota public park this week shows a white woman apparently admitting she used a racist slur against a Black youth she accused of taking an item that belongs to her child. The man who recorded the video, Sharmake Omar, 30, said in an interview Friday that the 5-year-old child was called […]
Willard Bowman, 1973. Willard Bowman Collection, University of Alaska Anchorage Archives and Special Collections. Born in 1919 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Willard Bowman soon relocated with his family to Toledo, Ohio, where he spent his childhood. He moved to Alaska in 1950 after serving in the United States Navy from 1938-1945. He described his reason […]
Dr. Carter G. Woodson, pictured c.a. 1915, is universally known as the “Father of Black History. Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, NMAH, Smithsonian Institution The Beginnings of Black History Month Black History Month, or African American History Month, began as a weeklong celebration in 1926. Since the 1890s, Black communities celebrated the birthdays of two […]