The University of Arkansas names its first Black Chancellor
A black man has been named the new chancellor of the University of Arkansas. That's a 'first' in the school's 151-year history.
BLACK HISTORY
Gov. Whitmer makes a Historic Appointment to the state's Highest Court
For the State of Michigan, it’s a first – a black woman, Kyra Harris Bolden, has been named to serve on the Supreme Court.
New American Citizens made for the First Time at a Black College (HBCU)
For the first time, immigrants have become U.S. citizens during a ceremony at a Historically Black College.
Just Because....
Just Because....
Thought for Today....
Thought for Today....
A Random Thought....
What's up with SOLES rather than SOULS to the polls? Is this an homage to the effort to make ours' a more secular society?
Statue to Honor famed Black Pilot and World War II Hero
An artist has been chosen to create a statue in tribute to the late Tuskegee Airman and native Detroiter Alexander Jefferson.
Did You Know???
Did you know -- about the slave 'Rain Man' called the "Virginia Calculator?"
Did You Know???
Actress Julia Roberts has revealed in an interview that her birth was paid for by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta.
College Gameday goes to JSU
It's a first! ESPN's College Gameday will broadcast its entire show from a black college campus, Jackson State University.
Did You Know???
Study finds black grads from HBCUs more likely to be thriving in important areas of their lives than black grads from other schools.
It's a first -- black woman leads nation's premier black college medical school
In its 154-year history, this is a first! A black woman, Dr. Andrea Hayes Dixon, has taken over as Dean of Howard University's College...
NEW EMMETT TILL STATUE AND MOVIE DEBUT TODAY
A bronze statue of Emmett Till is being unveiled today in Greenwood, Mississippi and a new Hollywood film focused on his story is...
First Black Fraternity, Sorority Collaborate to Feed Those in Need
The men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.®, Kappa Delta Lambda Chapter and the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.®, Delta Tau Omega
Funeral Services set for decorated Tuskegee Airman
By Warren Williams
BREAKING NEWS!! PASSING OF LEGENDARY TUSKEGEE AIRMAN
By Warren Williams
PROUD DAY FOR AMERICA AND THE JUDICIARY!
Judge Katanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Loving Day Led the Way
The 1967 court ruling ‘Loving v Virginia’ - which came to be known as 'Loving Day' - outlawed 16 discriminatory law-making practices...
How an African American Woman Wrote her Way to Freedom.
Phillis Wheatley was sold into bondage at the age of 7 in the area of Senegal and Gambia.
WKAR debuts 'Music for Social Justice' television series
WKAR Public Media and the College of Music at Michigan State University announce today the upcoming broadcast premiere