Teach my history, too
Atiyah Lane reflects on her previous educational experiences and the inadequate representation she has noticed in the teaching of African American history....
Black history month
Celebrating role models
RBHS students reflect on their African-American role models....
Celebrating Louis Armstrong
Trumpeter, composer and occasionally an actor, Louis Armstrong was one of the most prominent and famous African American musicians during the Harlem Renaissance. He is...
Celebrating Booker T. Washington
As a child born into slavery in Virginia in the mid 1850s, Booker T. Washington put himself through school, with very little support from friends,...
Celebrating Ella Fitzgerald
Bearing News recognizes singer and songwriter Ella Fitzgerald as a brilliant and inspiring African American in history to remember....
Celebrating Zora Neale Hurston
Born in 1891, Zora Neale Hurston’s talent for writing has secured her a spot as one of the Harlem Renaissance icons....
Celebrating Nina Simone
Jazz and classical musician Nina Simone dedicated her life to making music that drove the Civil Rights Movement....