John Jay Africana Studies

This portrait of Allen hangs in the historic courthouse in downtown Fayetteville.

UNC School of Law commemorates Sylvia Allen, first Black woman to serve as assistant district attorney in Cumberland - Carolina Public Press UNC School of Law alumni have created a scholarship in Allen’s name to honor her legacy and to promote diversity at the school.

Successful candidates that are not white or male "really disrupt a lot of the stereotypes and the images of what it means to be a top level leader,"

Six races for governor that could make history this midterm election The majority of U.S. politicians are white men. This cycle, some states are poised to make history by electing female, LGBTQ, or Black governors for the first time.

Cemetery records, newspaper articles and ground-penetrating radar now indicate more than 3,700 souls rest at Lebanon

Decades of Black history were lost in an overgrown Pennsylvania cemetery until volunteers unearthed more than 800 headstones | CNN Years of neglect at Lebanon Cemetery had caused many grave markers to vanish -- hidden by weeds or pulled by gravity into the earth. But in recent months a dedicated group of volunteers have found more than 800 buried headstones -- unearthing decades of Black history.

“A lot of these campaigns don’t hire Black male advisers. They don’t hire Black men to actually tell them how to reach Black men.”

Black men say they feel ignored by politicians. A historic Senate face-off between two Black men isn't helping | CNN Politics Although Black men have increasingly supported Republicans in recent years, some say the GOP is still missing the mark. Many Black men say they are concerned that Georgia Republican senate candidate Herschel Walker does not represent them in a positive light.

Losing a "voice" in Congress

For the first time in about 70 years, Detroit won't have a Black Democrat in Congress Detroiters could elect a Black Republican to the U.S. House. But GOP candidates face a skeptical voting bloc in the Democratic stronghold.

Poll Suggests Reproductive Justice ‘Extremely Important’ To Black Women Voters This Election According to new national polling data, Black women voters are highly motivated by the Dobbs decision to vote for Reproductive Justice. The post Poll Suggests Reproductive Justice ‘Extremel…

"The GI bill was one of the best pieces of policy that the United States ever created. At least it was for white veterans.

The GI Bill left behind Black World War II vets. Now there's a move to fix that Black vets fought overseas but returned home to segregation — which made it harder for them to benefit from the GI Bill. Some in Congress hope to remedy that injustice.

“There wasn’t a lot of advancement as far as at the time for African Americans,”

African American Veterans share experience with racial disparities during military career ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — African American Army Veterans in Roanoke are sharing their story on racial barriers they faced in the 1980s. Bart Edwards and Perry Taylor are U.S. Army Veterans who se…

Historic Black veterans' cemetery gets lift from others who served Dempsey Butler Cemetery occupies a small plot off Ferry Avenue. A group of veterans replaced a stolen memorial and commemorate their comrades in arms.

A part of the Buffalo Soldiers history will be displayed during Baltimore City's Veterans Day Parade

Legendary Buffalo Soldiers - all-Black Army - will be involved in Baltimore's Veteran's Day Parade The legendary Buffalo soldiers will parade through Baltimore on Veterans Day.

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Activist Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is investing in the next generation of civic leaders by eliminating financial barriers when it comes to access to education.

Andrew Young Launches Scholarship Fund For Students Attending Historically Black Colleges And Universities Former Mayor of Atlanta Andrew Young has launched a scholarship fund for HBCU students. The post Andrew Young Launches Scholarship Fund For Students Attending Historically Black Colleges And Univer…