Black History

Sculpture of Solomon Northup by Wesley Wofford, in progress.

Solomon Northup Monument

Staff Reports February 14, 2024

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John Lewis

Staff Reports February 14, 2024

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Traveling Black

Staff Reports February 14, 2024

Statue of Phillis Wheatley

Black History: Phillis Wheatley

Staff Reports February 14, 2024

Lashana Lynch as Bob Marley’s wife Rita and Kingsley Ben-Adir as Marley.

Bob Marley Film and Legacy

Staff Reports January 12, 2024

Nikki Giovanni Photo: Aaron Spicer

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Staff Reports January 12, 2024

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I Have a Dream

Staff Reports January 12, 2024

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Kenilworth Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Staff Reports December 14, 2023

Stamped from the Beginning poster

Stamped from the Beginning Documentary

Staff Reports December 13, 2023

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The Green Book Exhibit

Staff Reports November 13, 2023

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Overground Railroad

Staff Reports November 13, 2023

Asheville's James-Keys Hotel in the 1960s.

The Green Book Virtual Exhibit

Staff Reports November 13, 2023

Kamala at the NAACP Image Awards ’25

Kamala at the NAACP Image Awards ’25

Staff Reports March 19, 2025

Lupien Interrupts Vance’s Speech

Lupien Interrupts Vance’s Speech

Staff Reports March 17, 2025

Protesters Call for Trump Impeachment

Protesters Call for Trump Impeachment

Staff Reports March 17, 2025

Dr. Carmen Robinson, Chief Medical Officer at Western NC Community Health Services. Photo: Renato Rotolo/The Urban News

Dr. Carmen Robinson, MD

Staff Reports March 14, 2025

Chef Mike Reppert of The Blackbird Restaurant and chef Shaniqua Simuel.

Special Screening and Community Celebration of The Rotating Chef

Staff Reports March 14, 2025