This Black History Month, John Yang explores the origins of DEI in America for our… The story of Granny Hayden, a Black midwife who was born into slavery Mary Stepp Burnette Hayden was born into ...

Shortly after the acceptance speech aired, Beyoncé shared a photo posing with the portrait to Instagram. “In honor of Black History Month, we bow down to one of our Melanated Monas,” she wrote.

His portrait now hangs near Murphy’s. Smyre became the first Black floor leader in state history in 1986 and served as the floor leader for Gov. Zell Miller and Gov. Roy Barnes. Miller died in ...