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Four decades ago, the city carved a swath of interstate across Jefferson Street, the symbolic center of African-American life in Nashville.

Fisk University is getting a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to assist graduate students in getting degrees in fields where African Americans are underrepresented.

The Board of Trustees of the DuSable Museum of African American History has announced the appointment of Carol L. Adams, PhD as the Chief Executive Officer of the Museum.

The 1920s was an era of rapid growth for South Bend's black population, with the city's factories booming and the Great Migration drawing thousands of blacks from the rural South.

A 2001 Scene article by Bill Carey provides some interesting historical context for Cheatham Place, which sits near Werthan Lofts and Salemtown: In 1937, Congress passed a national housing act, authorizing millions of federal dollars for public housing projects across the country.

Mayor Karl Dean and former Tennessee Titan Eddie George unveiled Thursday designs and a master plan for the new "Gateway to Heritage" streetscape improvement project in Nashvillle's historic Jefferson Street district.

Former Tennessee Titan Eddie George is planning a major overhaul of Nashville's historically black Jefferson Street district.

In a way, coming to Fisk University to speak Thursday during a NAACP 100th anniversary fundraiser was like a homecoming, the association's chairman said.

A photosensitized high-surface area transparent electrode has been employed to increase the short circuit current of a photovoltaic device with a blend of poly and -phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester as the active layer.

Main American anthropologist and educator ne Betsch born Oct. 19, 1936, Jacksonville, Fla., U.S. anthropologist and educator who was the first African American woman president of Spelman College .

For the preservationists, Fisk University is perfect makeover material - an aging beauty in need of a bit of reconstructive work.

The Brotherhood Ministries of Mount Zion Baptist Church proudly presents Reverend Dr Marcus D. Cosby, Senior Pastor of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church as speaker of the 45th Annual Spiritual Renewal Services, Monday, October 19th and Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 Mount Zion Baptist Church cordially invites the church and the community to attend the ...

In 2006, a small local coalition of filmmakers, producers, writers and others decided they wanted a community event that would showcase the varied work of both known and unknown black artists.

This week on "Saturday Mornings with Joy Keys"-podcast talk with world-renowned poet Nikki Giovanni about her poetry, teaching and activistm.

The Nashville Technology Council today announced the finalists for the 2009 "Feel the Beat" Technology Awards.

For more than eight decades, The Louisiana Weekly has been a voice for African Americans throughout Louisiana.

They don't call it Music City for nothing. Nashville began cranking out fiddle tunes in the late 18th century and has thrived on song ever since.

Kenneth Smith was a high school dropout who dreamed of an education. Metro Action Commission delivered on that dream helping him get his GED.

The U.S. News guide divides all colleges and universities into four categories - national, master ' s, comprehensive and liberal arts colleges - grouping them further into designated geographical regions.

The Council on Aging announces the recipients of its 2009 Sage Awards. The honorees are retired Metro principal and community activist Geraldine H. Butts, Nashville banker and business leader William E. McDonald and physician Anderson Spickard, Jr., and Susan M. Spickard.