It was the mecca for African American business activity. Imagine a thriving four-block business district bursting with restaurants, grocery stores, banks, and more –
Known around the country for its prestigious School of Law, North Carolina Central University continues to prepare the leaders of tomorrow. Chartered in 1909 as a private institution, NCCU is now one of the most significant public historically black universities in the nation. Dr. Debra Saunders-White became the first permanent female chancellor in June 2013. […]
Today's spotlight is on Baltimore's Carlynn Pratt, founder of The Makeup Truck Studio - a unique bus with three makeup studio vanities.
Sidney Poitier celebrated his 90th birthday last Monday, February 20th, making him the oldest-living winner of the Best Actor Oscar Award. Now retired from acting, Poitier has earned a number of honors and accolades over the course of his praise-worthy career. Born in 1927, Poitier’s farmer parents lived in the Bahamas but traveled to Miami […]
Known as the “Dusky Demon,” Bill Pickett (1870-1932) was the best-known African American rodeo performer of all time. He invented the rodeo sport of bulldogging, now known as steer wrestling, and entertained millions of people around the world with his riding and roping skills. Read more at http://biography.yourdictionary.com/bill-pickett#wW2qdBMzLdDjobOf.99 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c-7FRovyT0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts8-jBxnVEE
Dionne T. “Bobo” Bobo, founder of LIVING with Sickle Cell RVA stopped by the Radio One Richmond studios to speak with Community Clovia about the importance of giving blood.
