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  • Published on Mar 16, 2026

    UMBC, St. Peter's and the 10 biggest March Madness upsets of all time

    There’s nothing like a good upset in sports. This season in baseball, we’ll be rooting for whoever can beat the Los Angeles Dodgers. We always got a little extra joy when Tom Brady lost in the Super Bowl. When an underdog is going up against the favorite, …

    Source: Fansided - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 28, 2026

    UW African American Studies Student Symposium gives space for students to share research

    The Department of African American Studies at the University of Wisconsin hosted its second annual 2026 Student Symposium at the Tripp Commons in Memorial Union Feb. 27, sharing the voices of 21 students across four panels and one poetry reading.  Among …

    Source: The Badger Herald - Wisconsin - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 27, 2026

    How A Filmmaker In The 1920s Shattered Stereotypes, This West Virginia Morning

    Home » WVPB Podcasts » How A Filmmaker In The 1920s Shattered Stereotypes, This West Virginia Morning WVPB Staff Published February 27, 2026 - 9:58 am On this West Virginia Morning, we listen to an excerpt from the latest Inside Appalachia and learn about …

    Source: West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Feb 26, 2026

    West Virginia State University honoring basketball pioneer Earl Lloyd with celebration on February 26

    Institute, WV (WOAY) West Virginia State University is inviting the community to celebrate a true basketball pioneer. The university will host an event today at 12:30 p.m. inside the Walker Convocation Center lobby, honoring the legacy of Earl Lloyd, a …

    Source: WOAY 4 - West Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 14, 2026

    In Honour of International Women’s Day: In the Words of Our Founding Mothers

    Original Post >> Daily Kos Fighting the far-right and fascism: Learning from history  One of the founders of International Working Women’s Day was Clara Zetkin, a revolutionary German Marxist leader. When the German Social Democratic Party voted to …

    Source: AntiCapitalist Resistance - Pending
  • Published on Feb 17, 2026

    Legislators propose bill making Juneteenth a state holiday in West Virginia

    BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - West Virginia lawmakers are considering legislation that would add Juneteenth to the state’s list of official legal holidays. House Bill 5486 would make June 19 — known as Juneteenth — an official legal holiday in West Virginia, …

    Source: WVVA - West Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 13, 2026

    Voters in 31 Illinois counties will weigh in on the federal school choice tax credit in the March 17 primaries

    Welcome to the Friday, March 13, 2026, Brew.  By: Lara Bonatesta Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Voters in 31 Illinois counties will weigh in on the federal school choice tax credit in the March 17 primaries Six states and Washington …

    Source: Ballotpedia - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 9, 2026

    Girl Scouts Week 2026: Peoples UCC Celebrates 57 Years of Service

    As Girl Scouts of the United States of America, founded 114 years ago, marks a week of celebration March 8-14, members of a historically African American troop at Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ (Peoples UCC) in Northwest D.C. are reflecting …

    Source: The Washington Informer - Left-wing
  • Published on Mar 12, 2026

    Major Milestone

    Marshall and Huntington mark 100 years of Black history and the enduring legacy of Dr. Carter G. Woodson. By Angela Henderson-Bentley HQ 133 | Spring 2026 Known as the “Father of Black History,” Dr. Carter G. Woodson dedicated his life to the study and …

    Source: Huntington Quarterly - West Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 7, 2026

    The unique, unifying quality of sports

    Before three-point shots and slam dunks, a basketball game was played in Kentucky between the West Virginia University Mountaineers and Adolph Rupp’s Kentucky Wildcats. Back then, in the late 1950s, Kentucky was the center of the college basketball world. …

    Source: The Herald-Standard - Pennsylvania - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 4, 2026

    Secret Database Reveals Which Items NPS Thinks May ‘Disparage’ America

    "An internal government database reviewed by The Washington Post demonstrates the vast scope of the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to revise or remove information on African American history, climate change and other topics at hundreds of …

    Source: The Environmental Magazine - Center-left
  • Published on Mar 2, 2026

    Database reveals which items the Park Service thinks may ‘disparage’ America

    A park ranger describes Civil War battles in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia in 2023. At the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Mississippi, staff members asked the Trump administration to review an entire …

    Source: Anchorage Daily News - Alaska - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 7, 2026

    USS Arizona crew members to be exhumed

    HONOLULU — The U.S. military plans to exhume the remains of 88 sailors and Marines killed when the USS Arizona was bombed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who were buried as unknowns in a Honolulu cemetery. It’s part of an effort to use …

    Source: The Arizona Daily Star - Center-left
  • Published on Mar 8, 2026

    From Celtic Reels to Fine Art: ARCA Unveils 2026 Spring Lineup

    Jonathan Shegog on bagpipes and Brian Lowry on the McKissick Mighty Wurlitzer. Photo by Kathy Soroka, Article Submitted by Kathy Soroko FOXBURG, Pa. (EYT) – As the last of the heavy snow is melting, and spring is teasing its warmth, music and art beckon …

    Source: exploreVenango - Pennsylvania - Pending
  • Published on Mar 6, 2026

    Black America: 100 Years of Black History Month

    For most of America’s 249 years as an independent nation, millions of Americans have been pushed to the margins of mainstream society. Stories have been ignored. On Feb. 7 1926, historian Carter G. Woodson decided that should no longer be the case.  He …

    Source: The Reporter - Minnesota - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 23, 2026

    Erie composer Harry T. Burleigh to be honored for his 160th birthday

    Updated Feb. 23, 2026, 5:16 a.m. ET Burleigh was an Erie-born composer who preserved and arranged African-American spirituals. His work influenced American music and laid the groundwork for the Harlem Renaissance. The festival will be held at Mercyhurst …

    Source: Go Erie - Pennsylvania - Center-left
  • Published on Feb 25, 2026

    We Need to Protect Our Hearts. The Risks of Disease are Manageable

    Dr. Abdul-Razaq Adeniyi Heart disease and stroke top the causes of mortality for U.S. adults. Black communities face disproportionately higher risks of cardiovascular disease with a recent study from Tulane University stating that Black Americans are 54% …

    Source: The Savannah Tribune - Georgia - Left-wing
  • Published on Mar 1, 2026

    Uncle Jesse’s Wistful Tears of Anticlimactic Regret on the Cusp of the Obama Presidency - Part 6

    It was the same “Hot-Mic” pickup of the Continental African Factor in Barack Obama’s parentage or, more appropriately, fatherhood that caused Harvard University’s Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., to suppose that he had the license to cavalierly instruct …

    Source: Modern Ghana - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 21, 2026

    BSU Legacy Luncheon honors Black Appalachian history and community voices

    BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - Keeping the history of Black Appalachia alive was the focus of BSU’s Legacy Luncheon, bringing community figures from Mercer, McDowell, and surrounding counties to honor West Virginia’s rich African American culture at the …

    Source: WVVA - West Virginia - Neutral

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