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News Articles: Black history

Louise Shropshire, the woman behind the civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome"

Music Minute: Louise Shropshire, "We Shall Overcome"

On Monday, the nation will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But today, we remember the woman who inspired one of the most...

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Do We Still Need A Black History Month?

February is Black History Month here in the United States. Since 1976, every president has set aside the month to honor and remember African American...

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Jane Cummings Scott

Keeping The Gullah-Geechee Heritage Alive

This week we’re hearing how some descendants are passing along Gullah heritage to the next generation. Patricia West is a writer and professor at...

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"Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster" tells the story of Eunice Honton Carter, a black Atlanta native who became a prominent New York prosecutor in the 1930s.

How Atlanta Native Helped Take Down One Of America's Most Powerful Mobsters

Eunice Hunton Carter was New York's first African-American assistant district attorney. The Atlanta native was the granddaughter of slaves, and now her...

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"The Wanderer" memorial located in the St. Andrew's Picnic Area, was dedicated in 2008, on the 150th anniversary of the ship's landing, to honor the survivors of the voyage.

'The Wanderer': Uncovering Historic Illegal Slave-Trading Off Georgia's Coast

A slave ship known as "The Wanderer" landed off Georgia's coast at Jekyll Island just 50 years after U.S. law banned the importation of slaves. Its...

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Soul musician Lee Moses opened for James Brown and played with artists like Jimi Hendrix and Gladys Knight over his career.

New Documentary Tells The Story Of Atlanta Soul Musician Lee Moses

An upcoming documentary aims to highlight Atlanta soul musician Lee Moses for a new era. The documentary, "Time and Place," focuses on Moses' life and...

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Alley Pat speaking at Civil Rights leader, Hosea Williams' funeral in 2000.

Remembering Atlanta Radio Legend, Alley Pat, And The Legacy He Left Behind

“On Second Thought” began celebrating Black History Month by learning about the man who was nicknamed the “Mouth of the South,” James “Alley Pat”...

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Michael Twitty is a culinary historian and author of the memoir, "The Cooking Gene."

Culinary Historian Michael Twitty Explores Who Owns Southern Food

Culinary historian Michael Twitty traces his ancestry through food in "The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African-American Culinary History in the Old...

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Members of the North Carolina Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, shown at the Tottle House lunch counter in Atlanta in 1960, sparked sit-ins across the South.

How Museums Today Expose Forgotten Truths About American History

African-American history goes far beyond Black History Month in February. Today we talked about the presentation of history and how it’s changing and...

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Men and women gather at a Texas Juneteenth Day Celebration in 1900.

What Is Juneteenth?

June 19 is Juneteenth , t he oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States . However, many people have never...

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