History, Art & Culture Organizations
Celebrate Golf's Greatest Legends at the World Golf Hall of Fame
April 20, 2019
Charlie Sifford broke barriers all his life. He was the first African-American to play the PGA and the first to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
There was a time when none of this seemed possible. Jackie Robinson’s courageous integration of Major League Baseball in 1946 is widely and appropriately credited for changing the American sports landscape forever. O... Read more
2nd Annual 2019 Sankofa Series
Friday, October 18, 2019 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Saturday, October 19, 2019 7:15 pm - 9:00 pm
Legacy 56 Presents the 2nd Annual 2019 Sankofa Series featuring The Sankofa Symposium and The Journey... Read more
40th Clearwater Jazz Holiday October 20th
Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 1:15 PM – 10 PM
Celebrate the timeless tradition of the 40th Anniversary Clearwater Jazz Holiday Presnted by HCI Group, Inc., October 17-20, 2019 featuring... Read more
Maryland’s Only Black-Owned Movie Theater Is Drawing Crowds From Across The Country
April 22, 2019
When Anthony Fykes and Robert Wright met, they immediately connected through their love for movies. But the pair never imagined that a shared passion for cinema would lead them to open their own theater together.
NextAct Cinema, the only black-owned movie theater in the state of Maryland, opened on March 7 and the response has been overwhelming, the owners sa... Read more
SANKOFA in the Fall African Market October 26th
Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 11 AM – 5 PM
POP UP SHOP!! Free indoor Event!FREE GIFT 1st 50 Shoppers!Black Owned Businesses we’re BACK and need your support!The last SANKOFA Event was... Read more
Callaloo & the Historic Manhattan Celebrate Our 1st Year
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#MeToo founder Tarana Burke visits FAMU on HBCU Tour
April 23, 2019
Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movement, visits Florida A&M University (FAMU) on Friday, April 19, as part of a campaign to “end sexual violence and rape culture on campus.”
The #Me Too HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Tour stop will include a full day of events that organizers say are geared toward students, faculty, and administrators w... Read more
Color Me Shocked: 2 Virginia Police Officers Fired for Ties to White Supremacist Orgs
April 29, 2019
Frankly, the shock is not so much that two Virginia police officers from separate jurisdictions were caught tied to two distinct, respective white supremacist groups, but that they were fired after said affiliations became known.
For years, there has been evidence that law enforcement has been targeted and infiltrated by white supremacist organizations; something that should re... Read more
Home-Schooled 15-Year Old Makes $8K a Month Selling Her Secret Hot Sauce
April 23, 2019
Tyla-Simone Crayton, a 15-year old home-schooled teen entrepreneur from Houston, Texas, is the CEO of Sienna Sauce. Known as the Sauce Boss, she created the recipe for the uniquely-flavored sauce when she was just 8-years old. Now, she is selling the award-winning sauce online and through multiple distributors and she earns $8,000 a month!
Tyla-Simone, who grew up in New York,... Read more
Labor Day Beach Reggae Party w/ Jah Movement
Monday, September 2, 2019 at 2 PM – 6 PM
Join Jah Movement and friends for a nice day by the beach of Whiskey Joe's as we bring you the BEST Reggae, Dancehall, RnB, Hip Hop, Soca and Afro... Read more