New UT exhibit highlights slaves’ journey to freedom through Texas
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The story of the Underground Railroad is largely taught in American history as a northern route that slaves used to escape and find their freedom, but a new exhibit at a University...
View ArticleABC50's Honoring Black History
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) -- ABC50 is honoring Black History Month. Our anchors Isabella Colello and Nick Dephtereos interviewed community members to share the North Country's Black history. Learn more...
View ArticleWatertown's FynePr1nt Williams rewriting hip hop music
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) -- It's different than most music you'll hear on the radio. FynePr1nt Williams is a hip-hop artist in Watertown, New York. He writes and records all his songs, with a twist;...
View ArticleFort Drum Medical Commander continuing her family's legacy of service
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (WWTI) -- She has military service in her blood. Colonel Buchner is the youngest of eight children, who were all raised in New York City. Out of the eight, six of the Buchners joined...
View ArticleJulius Terry: A Black soldier who helped win the Battle of Sackets Harbor
SACKETS HARBOR, N.Y. (WWTI) -- During the War of 1812, it is estimated that up to 25% of the U.S. Navy was made up of black men. One of them, Julius Terry, took part in the first Battle of Sackets...
View ArticleThe LeRay Mansion: Slavery in the North Country
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (WWTI) -- The history of slavery in the North Country, though often untold, is a reminder of the realities of life in early 19th century America. Shortly before slavery was outlawed in...
View ArticleAmerica's first Black opera singers debuted in Sacramento
(FOX40.COM) -- Following the mass migration of the Gold Rush in the early 1850s, an African American New York barber, his wife, and two children made the 3,000-mile journey west to strike a figurative...
View ArticleAdvocates decry what is lost as the teaching of Black history faces growing...
(The Hill) -- Advocates are sounding the alarm about growing pushes from conservative-led states to downplay the impact of slavery and racism on U.S. history and change the way Black Americans’...
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The Buffalo Soldier Regiments of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — From Crispus Attucks and onward, Black Americans' involvement with war efforts has a long history. The French and Spanish both used Black infantry. Enslaved Africans would fight...
View Article'They tried to stop the Black man from singing in the cotton fields:' Roots...
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Music is a big part of Louisiana culture, but there’s one specific genre that's known to stand out in Baton Rouge. “The black man's music in America been copied by every...
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