There are 5 article(s) tagged African American history:

• July 2026

  • The art of pool checkers, or how to avoid being labeled a ‘ham’

    What is pool checkers? Well, it’s a lot like straight checkers but, according to those who love the game, it’s a lot more challenging. Let the trash-taking commence.

    By Jody Callahan July 17, 2026

• October 2025

  • For those spellbound by hoodoo, a Downtown museum goes down to its roots

    Hoodoo is alive and well, one practitioner said Saturday at the grand opening of the Beale Street Hoodoo History and Folklife Museum on the third floor of A. Schwab’s on Beale Street.

    By Jody Callahan October 11, 2025

• December 2021

  • Historic Mallory-Neely House to reopen for tours

    In addition to tours, the Museum of Science and History plans to rotate exhibits monthly in the 169-year-old home and host a special event on March 5 with a Roaring 20s theme.

    By Tom Bailey December 22, 2021

• March 2020

  • Going... gone: Ex-slave’s farm auctioned after 140 years in family

    A 327-acre farm that had been in Rev. H.W. Key's family for 140 years was sold at auction on Saturday.

    By Tom Bailey March 15, 2020

• December 2019

  • Historic status sought for site of women-owned, black business

    Gladys "MaDear" Bennett overcame racial and economic segregation by running a successful fashion/sewing school and business in the basement of her home. 

    By Tom Bailey December 09, 2019