She's thought to be Canada's first Black woman painter. Now the public can finally see her art
Canada's first documented Black woman painter, Edith MacDonald-Brown was overlooked in her time. More than 70 years after her ...
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Arlington Cemetery website scrubs links about Black and female veterans
Powell, the youngest and first Black ... more than 1,800 missions during World War II; and members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the only all-Black, all-female Women’s ...
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‘Stumbling stones’ honor the stories of people once enslaved in Arlington
The lives of Margaret Hyson and her children George and Charlotte -- three people enslaved in the Yorktown neighborhood in the 1800s -- had previously been unknown to all but their descendants. But ...
Made in St. Paul: Ice skating as storytelling and Black cultural expression, by figure skater Deneane Richburg’s organization Brownbody
The skating-dance troupe was initially founded to perform Richburg’s choreography, and in recent years, Brownbody has been ...
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St. Cloud State's first Black graduate, Ruby Cora Webster, is not forgotten
Born in 1889 to former slaves, Webster was part of the first free generation of African Americans in the U.S. She earned an ...
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Preservation efforts bring new life to New Braunfels historic spaces
New Braunfels was founded in 1845, and by 1850 it was the fourth largest city in Texas, according to the Texas State ...
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Learner driver dies in crash - Cessnock
A teenage learner driver has died in a two-vehicle crash in the states Hunter region overnight. About 9pm Tuesday (18 March 2025), emergency services were called to John Renshaw Drive, Black Hill, ...
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Dream queens: 8 women with Wilmington ties who would make great Azalea Festival queens
"The Cosby Show" actress Phylicia Rashad became the first Black Azalea queen in 1985 ... Since then, diversity has increased in terms of the women named Azalea queen, with five of the last ...
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Appeal for information following break and enters and assault - Bourke
Police are appealing for public assistance following multiple break and enters and an assault in the state’s north west last month. About 4.50am Saturday 22 February 2025, officers attached to Central ...
‘Brittle narcissist’: Lilie James killer feared break-up stain on ‘fake reputation’
A coronial inquest into the murder of Lilie James and suicide of Paul Thijssen will analyse the final hours preceding each of ...