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.
Read moreThe African-American history of the federal holiday has been nearly wiped from public memory, the history books and most official accounts.
Read moreThe human race is of African origin. The oldest known skeletal remains of anatomically modern humans (or homo sapiens) were
Read moreFor the 14th consecutive year, the NICYO Black Tie for Black History Extravaganza will honor some of the city’s
Read moreOne of the worst race massacres in the nation’s history occurred in Tulsa, Oklahoma over a 14-hour period May 31-June
Read moreOn this third month of Black History, we give praise to African Women, the tie that binds us together. We acknowledge
Read moreIn the early evening of Friday July 24, 1964, in Rochester, N.Y. the Rochester Police Department attempted to arrest a
Read more“A lot of people became heroes during this pandemic” reflected NICYO Black Tie For Black History founder and promoter Marnetta
Read moreMayor Byron W. Brown and Buy Black Buffalo kickoff a lineup of February events last week that focus on Black
Read moreThe Rochester Public Library will host an online screening of the documentary film Black Men in White Coats followed by
Read moreThe greatest mass movement of Black people in history remains that of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities
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