Meet 2021 Future History Maker Winner, Rev. Derrick Holmes! Reverend Derrick K. Holmes is the current Pastor of Second Baptist Church in Circleville, OH. Reverend Holmes serves as a Contributing Editor of the Columbus African American News Journal and has been featured in The Scioto Post, The Circleville Herald and The Columbus Dispatch. Author of […]
As the nation joins together to remember the droves of accomplishments made by Black people, we look back to 1915 where the roots of the celebration were first formed.
Meet 2021 Future History Maker Winner, Kendall White! Kendall White is a native of Cincinnati yet graduate of Ohio Dominican University with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice. He has used education to lead and serve his peers as recipient of the “Outstanding Leader” Award 2017-2018, using his influence to collect 1,200 books for […]
Meet 2021 Future History Maker Winner, Dr. Beverly Frierson! Dr. Frierson has served in the field of Human and Social Services for 32 years, living by the belief that “No one can do everything, but everyone can do something”. She has mobilized her community through conferences and workshops focused on Business Startup, Self-Esteem and Women’s […]
Black History Month started in 1926 as Negro History Week, established by a historian named Carter G. Woodson.
Ruby Dee was the first African American actress to play a major role at the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford Conn.
With Black History Month upon us, there may be no better time to reflect on the timeless and seemingly endless contributions that Black people have bestowed upon these United States.
Columbus is about to get it's first black-owned brewery! Crafted Culture Brewing Company will be opening in Gahanna in the old Kindred Brewing Taproom located at 505 Morrison Road.
"Lifting As We Climb" has long been the mission of African-American women.
Oakwood University A private HBCU, Oakwood University is located in Huntsville Alabama and owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Founded in 1896, Oakwood University’s purpose was to educate the recently freed African-Americans in the South. Its original name was “Oakwood Industrial School” and based on a 380-acre former slave plantation. Its early days […]