Black history | Foxy 107.1-104.3

FREDERICKSBURG, VA – On the road for eight days — part of a national tour for my new book, Shackles…

02.01.18

Cherokee Bill was an outlaw who committed a series of violent crimes across the Indian Territory of the 19th Century,…

04.11.17

William T. Coleman was a pioneering legal figure who argued major cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in…

04.03.17

A rare photo of Underground Railroad hero and 19th century abolitionist Harriet Tubman sold at a New York City auction…

03.31.17

Little Matthew Smith will embark upon a historic journey early next month as he will lead a 75-piece orchestra. The…

03.28.17

While Elvis Presley became the face of Rock ‘N’ Roll, the true genius behind the art form was Chuck Berry.…

03.20.17

In the late 1800’s, young Black girls and women looking to escape the dearth of opportunities for education and jobs…

03.16.17

Can you spot all her nods to Black history and culture through her fashion?

03.06.17

Selma Hortense Burke was a sculptor who crafted images in the likenesses of famed figures such as Booker T. Washington,…

03.03.17

The music world lost another of its bright stars in Leon Ware last Thursday, but the songwriter has left behind…

02.28.17

Lola Jones, 5, recreated images of Maya Angelou, Madam C. J. Walker, Rosa Parks, and other notable black women for…

02.27.17

NBC News Los Angeles reports the Los Angeles United School District is investigating a teacher who gave a word problem…

02.15.17

Harriet Jacobs was a former slave who penned an autobiography detailing her escape from an oppressive master who made sexual…

02.23.17

The U.S. Department of Education misspelled W.E.B. Du Bois’ name on Twitter while trying to pay homage to the civil…

02.13.17