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Black astronauts say 90-year-old Ed Dwight's 1st trip to space was 'justice'
ABC News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoHours after his historic first trip to space, 90-year-old Ed Dwight sat among three retired Black...
This celebrated historian has a long relationship with KC. She’ll return next month
Kansas City Star via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoWhen Doris Kearns Goodwin heads to Unity Temple on the Plaza next month to promote her latest book,...
How Jazz Became the Voice of Revolution
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoDuke Ellington (1899-1974) plays a piano during recording of the BBC television show 'Jazz 625' in London on 20th February 1964. Louis Armstrong performs...
‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’ Review: Innovative Doc Draws a Connection Between Jazz Music and the...
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoJuxtaposing the story of the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba with a musical tour of...
‘The Space Race’ brings an out-of-this-world perspective to Black History Month
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoThe annual influx of Black History Month programming yields an out-of-this-world documentary in “The...
Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he's finally getting his due
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoEd Dwight grew up in segregated 1930s Kansas on a farm on the edge of town. “My first flight was the...
Here’s how the lawmakers who represent Pennsylvania in Congress voted Dec. 8-14
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoHere’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with roll call...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 19-25
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoCelebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 19-25: Nov. 19: Talk show host Dick Cavett is 87. Media mogul Ted Turner is 85. Fashion designer Calvin Klein is...
Today in History: November 25, Fidel Castro dies at 90
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoToday in History Today is Saturday, Nov. 25, the 329th day of 2023. There are 36 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 25, 2016, Fidel Castro, who led his rebels to victorious ...
18 vintage photos show how high schools have changed in the US
INSIDER via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoHigh-school students attend a typing class in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1965.Afro American...