Beyond the Cookout: Black Folks Started Memorial Day! 
The African-American history of the federal holiday has been nearly wiped from public memory, the history books and most official accounts.
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“OUR HISTORY DID NO BEGIN IN CHAINS…IT WILL NOT END IN CHAINS…”
The human race is of African origin. The oldest known skeletal remains of anatomically modern humans (or homo sapiens) were
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14th Consecutive Year Six Outstanding “Difference Makers” Named 2022 Black Tie for Black History Honorees
For the 14th consecutive year, the NICYO Black Tie for Black History Extravaganza will honor some of the city’s
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Remembering The Heroes Who Fought to Save Black Wall Street
One of the worst race massacres in the nation’s history occurred in Tulsa, Oklahoma over a 14-hour period May 31-June
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In Praise of African Women
On this third month of Black History, we give praise to African Women, the tie that binds us together. We acknowledge
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Remembering the Rochester 1964 Uprising
In the early evening of Friday July 24, 1964, in Rochester, N.Y. the Rochester Police Department attempted to arrest a
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2021 NICYO Black Tie for Black History Salutes ‘The Difference Makers!’
“A lot of people became heroes during this pandemic” reflected NICYO Black Tie For Black History founder and promoter Marnetta
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Black History Month Series Focuses on Black Entrepreneurs
Mayor Byron W. Brown and Buy Black Buffalo kickoff a lineup of February events last week that focus on Black
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“BLACK MEN IN WHITE COATS” Online Screening and Panel Discussion presented by Rochester Public Library
The Rochester Public Library will host an online screening of the documentary film Black Men in White Coats followed by
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U.N.I.A. MANIFESTO: Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World
The greatest mass movement of Black people in history remains that of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities
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