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**FILE** A mural of Freedom Riders who were arrested in Jackson at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Mississippi on December 7, 2017. (Photo by Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Black History, Lifestyle

Historic Maryland Home That Once Housed Freedom Fighters Faces Foreclosure

by Stacy M. BrownJuly 13, 2023July 13, 2023

Black History, National, Stacy M. Brown

Historic Tulsa Reparations Lawsuit Dismissed

by Stacy M. BrownJuly 11, 2023July 11, 2023

"The League" is a film that illuminates that baseball was integrated in its earliest days, albeit with Black players forming only a minority of team members. (Courtesy of Sam Pollard)

Black History, Sports, Stacy M. Brown

Sam Pollard’s Documentary Shines Light on Legacy of the Negro Baseball Leagues

by Stacy M. BrownJuly 6, 2023July 5, 2023

**FILE** Christine King Farris (U.S. Department of the Interior via Wikimedia Commons)

Black History, Hamil R. Harris, Obituary

Remembering Christine King Farris, Education Champion and MLK’s Sister

by Hamil R. HarrisJuly 3, 2023July 3, 2023

The University of the District of Columbia unveils a new statue honoring the late Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson. The statue will be located at the Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson Sports Complex on the Van Ness Campus. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Black History, HBCUs, Local Sports, Sports

UDC Honors Grandfather of Black Basketball

by Ed HillJune 29, 2023July 16, 2024

Community members have brought dozens of toys to the grave of a 7-year-old girl after items left for her over the course of a decade were burned the day after Juneteenth. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, Black History, Climate, Community

Items Burned at the Gravestone of a Young Girl at Historic Black Cemetery

by Kayla BenjaminJune 28, 2023August 16, 2023

Leaders from the Congressional Black Caucus and members of Henrietta Lacks’ family gather in support of the medical pioneer receiving a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously. (Courtesy of Mark Mahoney)

Black History, National, Stacy M. Brown

Medical Pioneer Henrietta Lacks Nominated for Congressional Gold Medal

by Stacy M. BrownJune 14, 2023June 14, 2023

**FILE** William Henry Johnson (Wikimedia Commons)

Black History, Stacy M. Brown

U.S. Army Base in Louisiana Renamed to Honor Black World War I Hero

by Stacy M. BrownJune 14, 2023June 14, 2023

Carolyn Bryant

Black History, National, Stacy M. Brown

Carolyn Bryant Donham, Emmett Till’s False Accuser, Dies at 88

by Stacy M. BrownApril 27, 2023April 27, 2023

After having to relinquish its sanctuary more than 60 years ago, Bethel AME Church will return to its former location. (Courtesy photo)

Black History, Faith, Religion, Stacy M. Brown

Historic Black Church Gets Land Returned from NHL Penguins Franchise

by Stacy M. BrownApril 26, 2023April 26, 2023