Waterloo schools, a minority-majority district, declined to participate in the African American Read-In. The 1619 Freedom ...

Hundreds of people gathered at Waterloo West High School Saturday to listen to Black authors read their books.

Saturday, hundreds of people filled the Waterloo West High School Auditorium, for the 1619 Freedom School's African American Read-In.

Nearly 3,500 first graders from 73 schools across ... Read-ins are a gathering where books written by African American authors are read. The events can be hosted by schools, churches, libraries ...

A civil rights activist who ran for president twice and became a Democratic power broker, Jackson is an American political ...

Celebrate Black Press Day on March 16, recognizing the history and significance of Black-owned newspapers in the United ...

The Exeter LitFest will take place the first weekend in April in Exeter ... sites and museums on representations of slavery, African American material culture, and the Black-Indigenous intertwined ...

Spread the love In an era where youth voices are increasingly shaping global conversations and driving change, we present a ...

Before 1619, enslaved landed in Florida. In 1738, their descendants founded the country’s first free Black settlement, Fort ...

Fugard, who died March 8, was a white South African whose plays explored the consequences of Apartheid. He was later awarded a Tony Award for lifetime achievement. Originally broadcast in 1986.