Local leader Jovon Dangerfield urges us to carry the themes of Black history and culture into every month, using art and music to inspire future generations.
African American Educational and Cultural Festival marks Black History Month with a reception at Riverhead Free Library on Saturday, Feb. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. The event, emceed by James “Dr.
One Sunday in May 1917, on the first day of services at the newly built First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Athens, the congregation celebrated with a processional and mortgage burning.