Iowa's Cheryl Brown, won a state title and made it to Atlantic City as a contestant. Lencola Sullivan, Miss Arkansas 1980, was the first African American to make it to the top five. In 1984 ...

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Massachusetts is marking the start of the American Revolution 250 years ago with several events this weekend. One Concord man is making sure that the contributions of people of color during the ...

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In 1908, when Jack Johnson fought Tommy Burns to become the first African American heavyweight ... champions broke through the color lines in American sports. National Pride Trumps Racism Though ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The International African American Museum is hosting a program March 27, celebrating the achievements of women with African descent this Women's History Month.