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Washington Gas Celebrates Black History Month

by WI Web EditorFebruary 21, 2024February 22, 2024

Honoré Dzisam, senior paralegal at Washington Gas, shares her thoughts on Black History Month and her experiences as a diverse and inclusive employee.

Black Experience, Black History, Obituary

The World Mourns Death of John Lewis

by Stacy M. BrownJuly 23, 2020December 21, 2021

The popularity of the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture continues to grow. /Courtesy photo

Tickets for African-American Museum Still Tough to Get

by Stacy M. BrownNovember 17, 2016October 30, 2020

Black History Museum Changing America's Narrative

Columnists, Marian Wright Edelman, Op-Ed, Opinion

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Black History Museum Changing America’s Narrative

by Marian Wright EdelmanSeptember 28, 2016October 30, 2020

The ringing of the bell from the historic First Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, is one of the highlights of the dedication ceremony at the Smithsonian National National Museum of African American History and Culture in D.C. on Sept. 24. Photo by Travis Riddick

Columnists, Op-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: New Museum Is a Stunning Achievement

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.September 27, 2016October 30, 2020

A screenshot from the new Google Expedition highlighting the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached

Google Gives $1M to African-American Museum

by adminnewspackSeptember 21, 2016October 30, 2020

Emotions Run High at New African-American Museum

by Stacy M. BrownSeptember 21, 2016October 30, 2020

Rep. John Lewis (left), seen here with Lonnie Bunch, director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, was a driving force behind the new museum. (Courtesy photo)

John Lewis: The Birth of a Museum

by Stacy M. BrownSeptember 21, 2016October 30, 2020

A motel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where black entertainers often stayed when performing in the area during the segregation era has been partially demolished

S.C. Motel that Hosted Black Entertainers Demolished

by WI WebstaffSeptember 14, 2016October 30, 2020

Five Facts You Need to Know about the Buffalo Soldiers

by NNPAFreddieJuly 6, 2016October 30, 2020