Join us as we highlight the Best in Black for Black History Month!
Radio One Raleigh and the NC Education Lottery are looking to acknowledge those who are positively impacting their community through their outreach and social change efforts. If you are in the Raleigh metropolitan area and between the ages of 20 and 30, enter our Best in Black: 30 Under 30 initiative to be recognized for […]
Alpha Phi Alpha is the first Greek-letter fraternity created for African-American men. It was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven men: Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy. Motto: “First of All, […]
The 2023 march call was for action against all forms of discrimination and inequality. The King family was joined by Rev Al Sharpton, Nick Cannon, Attorney Ben Crump and more...
In 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation went into effect, Black people in Galveston, Texas were finally liberated.
Kenya is pronounced “ken·yuh” and is one of the 10 countries located in East Africa. This country is named after Mount Kenya or ‘Kirinyaga‘, the ‘Mountain of Whiteness’. Kenya gained its independence on December 12, 1963 from Britain. This country is known for being the world’s best safari destination. Continue reading below to learn more about the beautiful African country, […]
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Mauritania is pronounced “more·uh·tay·nee·uh” and is one of the 16 countries located in West Africa. This country gained its independence on November 28, 1960 from France. Mauritania was the last country in the world to abolish slavery in 1981. The name Mauritania derived from the Latin word Mauretania which means “west.” Continue reading below to learn more […]
Sudan is one of the 6 countries located in North Africa. Click to learn about entertainment, food, languages, places to visit and so much more!
Zambia is one of the 6 countries located in North Africa. Click to learn about entertainment, food, languages, places to visit and so much more!
February 2023 was chock full of historic news about Black people. The post The Best Of Black History Month 2023 appeared first on NewsOne.
We’ve been celebrating and recognizing the beauty of our black skin all month long! Now, as we conclude Black History Month 2023, we’ll take it back to day one with our brief yet fun, history of club and house music. From the onset of the early 80s until the late 2010s, the sound of […]
