Posts by Anthony Ferraro
The HistoryMakers: Documenting untold stories of African American achievement
At a time when we’re having a national discussion about how Black history fits into the American mosaic, we discovered that many stories of Black achievement are slipping away, going unpreserved for future generations. A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization called the historymakers is hoping to change that, by creating an expansive digital archive of first-person accounts.
Read MoreTo make history, a major study on Black heart health looked beyond the lab
One of the most significant research efforts and the largest single-site study of Black people’s heart health ever undertaken has spawned more than 800 scientific papers and provided critical insights on genetics, prevention and more.
Read MoreWhy the metaverse is becoming a popular tool to teach Black history
From watching Martin Luther King Jr. speak to following Black travelers on their journey along Route 66, the metaverse takes users back in time without leaving the present.
Read MoreThe Buffalo Tops shooter has been sentenced to life in prison without parole
The 19-year-old white gunman who killed 10 Black people and injured three others at a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., last year has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Read MoreBefore today’s black sports journalists there was the great Sam Lacy
Samuel Harold “Sam” Lacy (October 23, 1903 – May 8, 2003) was an African-American and Native American sportswriter, reporter, columnist, editor, and television/radio commentator who worked in the sports journalism field for parts of nine decades. Credited as a persuasive figure in the movement to racially integrate sports.
Read MoreGOP election tactics no surprise to Wisconsin’s Black voters
Recent revelations about Republican election strategies targeting minority communities in Wisconsin’s biggest city came as no surprise to many Black voters.
Read MoreOldest schoolhouse for Black children in the country moved to Virginia museum
The oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in the U.S. was moved a half-mile Friday to Colonial Williamsburg, a Virginia museum that continues to expand its emphasis on African American history.
Read MoreBlack History Month scrutinized amid conservative backlash to race in education
As teachers conduct their Black History Month curriculum amid the conservative backlash against certain lessons on race, some worry about the future of the annual celebration as well as its place in education.
Read MoreFrom Halftime to MVPs, Black History Is Part of the Super Bowl
Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs made history Sunday when two Black quarterbacks faced each other in a Super Bowl for the first time.
Read MoreThe push for a bill that would drive research into reparations for Black Americans
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Democratic New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman about the effort to reintroduce H.R. 40, a bill that would create a task force to study reparations for Black Americans.
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