Jesse J. Holland
The Associated Press
Washington, DC, United States
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Black colleges and universities hope Steph Curry's gift sparks a golf resurgence
Steph Curry’s gift to Howard in Washington is bringing new attention to golf at historically black colleges and universities. → Read More
Black schools hope NBA star's gift sparks a golf resurgence
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ernie Andrews looks out to the grounds of Washington's historic Langston Golf Course and shrugs at the fact that fewer young black golfers are coming out to play these days. As a black man and longtime pro at a place that was once one of the few courses in the U.S. where African Americans were allowed to play, Andrews is hoping a gift from NBA star Stephen Curry to re-establish… → Read More
Hispanic journalist group returns Fox News conference money
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s largest Hispanic journalist group is rescinding Fox News’ sponsorship of its upcoming annual conference in Texas and returning nearly $17,000 to the network in response to a radio host’s comments about Latino immigrants. Hugo Balta, president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, said the group made the move because […] → Read More
Ebony and Jet images to be donated after photo archive sale
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first time Darren Walker was featured in The New York Times two decades ago, his grandmother asked when he would appear in "The Jet." "Until you made it in The Jet, you haven't made it in the African American community," Walker said. "That story is a metaphor for the reverence and credibility that Ebony and Jet magazines held for decades." On Thursday, Walker as president… → Read More
Smithsonian, other institutions to get Ebony photo archive
WASHINGTON (AP) — The photo archive of Ebony and Jet magazines chronicling African American history is set to head to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and other cultural institutions. The Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation are buying the archive for $30 million as part of an auction to pay… → Read More
'Red Summer' of 1919: Hundreds of Black Americans Were Killed by White Mobs
America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened. It flowed in small towns like Elaine, Arkansas, in medium-size... → Read More
Hundreds of black deaths in 1919 are being remembered
America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened. → Read More
Hundreds of black deaths in Red Summer of racial violence ignored century later
America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know the "Red Summer" even happened. → Read More
Hundreds of black deaths in 1919 are being remembered
America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened. It flowed in small towns like Elaine, Arkansas, in medium-size places such as Annapolis, Maryland, and Syracuse, New York, and in big cities like Washington and Chicago. Hundreds of African American men, women and children were burned alive, shot, hanged… → Read More
Hundreds of black deaths in 1919 are being remembered
America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened. It flowed in small towns like Elaine, Arkansas, in medium-size places such as Annapolis, Maryland, and Syracuse, New York, and in big cities like Washington and Chicago. Hundreds of African American men, women and children were burned alive, shot, lynched… → Read More
Hundreds of black deaths in 1919 are being remembered
America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened. It flowed in small towns like Elaine, Arkansas, in medium-size places such as Annapolis, Maryland, and Syracuse, New York, and in big cities like Washington and Chicago. Hundreds of African American men, women and children were burned alive, shot, hanged… → Read More
Hundreds of black deaths in Red Summer ignored century later
It was branded “Red Summer” because of the bloodshed and amounted to some of the worst white-on-black violence in U.S. history. → Read More
Hundreds of black deaths in Red Summer ignored century later
America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened. It flowed in small towns like Elaine, Arkansas, in medium-size places such as Annapolis, Maryland, and Syracuse, New York, and in big cities like Washington and Chicago. Hundreds of […] → Read More
Court decision could set up fights over race gerrymandering
WASHINGTON (AP) - When North Carolina drew its most recent political maps, state leaders split a historically black university in Greensboro into two congressional districts that critics say diluted the voting power of African Americans on campus. Lawmakers defended it as partisan gerrymandering - a tactic that the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block Thursday. But opponents cite it as a classic… → Read More
Court decision could set up fights over race gerrymandering
WASHINGTON (AP) — When North Carolina drew its most recent political maps, state leaders split a historically black university in Greensboro into two congressional districts that critics say diluted the voting power of African Americans on campus. Lawmakers defended it as partisan gerrymandering — a tactic that the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block Thursday. […] → Read More
AP Explains: Juneteenth celebrates end of slavery in the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — A holiday that is spreading across the U. S. and beyond, Juneteenth is considered the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. It was originally celebrated on June 19, the day that Union soldiers in 1865 told enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War had ended and they were free. Celebrations include parades,… → Read More
Juneteenth: Why this day in Texas 154 years ago is now a state holiday in 46 states and DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — A holiday that is spreading across the U. S. and beyond, Juneteenth is considered the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. It was originally celebrated on June 19, the day that Union soldiers in 1865 told enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War had ended and they were free. Celebrations include parades,… → Read More
AP Explains: Juneteenth celebrates end of slavery in the US
Juneteenth is considered the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. → Read More
AP Explains: Juneteenth celebrates end of slavery in the US
WASHINGTON (AP) - A holiday that is spreading across the U.S. and beyond, Juneteenth is considered the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. It was originally celebrated on June 19, the day that Union soldiers in 1865 told enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War had ended and they were free. → Read More
Juneteenth celebrates end of slavery in the US
A holiday that is spreading across the U. S. and beyond, Juneteenth is considered the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. It was originally celebrated on June 19, the day that Union soldiers in 1865 told enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, that the Civil War had ended and they were free. Celebrations include parades, concerts, and… → Read More