black history month
A look back at barrier-breaking show ‘Night Train to Nashville’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Before NewsChannel 5 set up shop on James Robertson Parkway, it was Channel 5 with the call letters WLAC and a claim on Music Row. But just like today, the station was innovative and groundbreaking. Once a week, from 1964 to 1967, when the clock struck midnight, music of a different …
Black History Month focuses theme on health, wellness
ORLANDO, Fla. – This year’s theme for Black History Month is a focus on the importance of health and wellness within African American communities. The theme of Black Health and Wellness promotes, “body positivity, physical exercise, nutrition, exploring other dietary options,” according to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). …
Tiffany Haddish Finding Out She Won A Grammy Is Absolutely Priceless
Tiffany Haddish may have been the one to win a Grammy Award, but we’re all crying. The comedian shared an emotional video on Twitter late on Sunday, just hours after she was awarded the Grammy for Best Comedy Album for her work on “Black Mitzvah.” In the video, Haddish is filming “Kids Say the Darndest …
Technology summit looks to encourage more Black youth to get into the industry
Technology is one of the fastest-growing industries in North America, yet an industry group reports only 9.3 per cent of those who work in the Canadian tech sector are Black. That statistic inspired a group of former and current athletes to try to change that by encouraging more Black youth and young professionals to …
NYC Trainer Uses Fitness, Technology to Make a Philanthropic and Cultural Impact – NBC New York
Working out can consist of a mixture of dedication, time, effort — at times, even money. With this in mind, trainer and Brooklyn native Irv “Zeus” Hyppolite took those concepts and poured them right back into the community. “I’ve been personal, strength, and conditioning training with athletes for about ten years. I got my start …
News4Jax’s Jenese Harris reconnects with lost lineage through DNA technology
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – For many African Americans, we only know the massive continent of Africa is where we come from. The ability to identify our home country was lost during the Middle Passage slave trade. Fast-forward hundreds of years, African Americans can now find out where their maternal ancestors came from before slavery through DNA …
Herman Roberts, Hotel Pioneer Who Helped Break Down Color Barriers, Dies – NBC Chicago
Herman Roberts, known for his role in breaking color barriers in Chicago’s hotel industry, has passed away, his family confirmed to NBC 5. Known as a pioneer who paved the way for integration in Chicago, Roberts started his legacy by launching a motel chain that would ultimately garner big names like Nat King Cole and …
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