today in black history

November 16, 2025

Blues composer William Christopher “W.C.” Handy, known as the “Father of the Blues,” was born in Florence, Alabama in 1873.

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Georgia State Senator and Atlanta mayoral candidate Kasim Reed shares his views with NSnewstv.com.

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