GREAT BARRINGTON- Nearly 50 years ago, someone wanted a U.S. president to make America great. By Heather Bellow January 18, 2018 The Berkshire Eagle    A hard-hitting petition written in 1961 by W.E.B. Du Bois to John F. Kennedy – but never sent – mapped out what Du Bois said was the way to gain…

By Sandra Baltazar Martinez RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Lovers of experimental and contemporary dance will be immersed in eight days of queer, unconventional, and kaleidoscopic performances, workshops, and lectures at the University of California, Riverside. From Feb. 24.-March 3, UCR will host “NOT FESTIVAL: everyone&nomadic&queer&artist&la tino&immigrant&bla ck&other&everyone&,” an interdisciplinary dance and visual arts event that for…

Black History News Jane Bolin was a trailblazing attorney who became the first African-American female judge in the United States, serving on New York’s Family Court for four decades. Synopsis Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, on April 11, 1908, Jane Bolin graduated from Yale Law School and, after relocating to New York City, became sworn…

By Ronda Racha Penrice, Urban News Service Fans, who bought a record-setting number of advance tickets, weren’t the only ones anticipating the Feb. 16 opening of “Black Panther,” Marvel’s historic first black superhero film. “I’ve been waiting a long time. I was just so, so excited because this was a movie [where] we all felt…