February is Black History Month, dedicated to the legacy of African culture in America. But with events commemorating the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. starting in mid-January, the San ...

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While individuals with darker skin, like many African Americans, benefit from higher melanin levels, which provide some natural protection from ultraviolet (UV) radiation, this protection is not ...

The 2025 winner is Carole Boston Weatherford. Her award-winning works include Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, which won ...

Left of Black,” a web series hosted by Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, James B. Duke Professor of African and African American Studies and Chair of the Department of African and African American Studies, was a ...

FARMINGTON — Bishop James Ruggieri, the 13th Bishop of the Diocese of Portland, guest speaker at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day service held this year at St. Joseph’s Parish on Middle Street in ...