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Category: <span>Black History Month</span>

New York Times author delivers insightful look into enduring love in the flight for freedom

Detroit Mercy’s Love Stories from the Underground Railroad celebrated its 11th year of delivering inspiring stories that capture the juxtaposition of romantic love with the unspeakable injustices and oppression of slavery. This annual event weaves Black History Month together with Valentine’s Day. This year’s love story was brought to life …

History profs promote Black History Month events on WDIV Local 4’s “Live in the D”

History professors Roy Finkenbine and Justin Williams could be seen around metro Detroit, Tuesday, Feb. 6 on WDIV Local 4 / ClickOnDetroit’s Live in the D, inviting the community to celebrate Black History Month through UDM’s on-campus events.   Watch the segment to learn more about Love Stories from the Underground …

Love Stories from the Underground Railroad to feature New York Times best-selling author Ilyon Woo

Wednesday, Feb. 14  5:30 p.m. Alumni reception  7 p.m. Presentation  Student Union Ball Room  Love Stories from the Underground Railroad is in its 11th year, educating, entertaining and engaging the community with tales of heroism fueled by love that conquers all through real life experiences of enslaved persons escaping to …

Black History Month Event: Zoom Webinar with Margaret Burnham Monday, Feb. 5

Margaret Burnham, the founding director of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University, will discuss her recent book, By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners (Norton, 2022) on Monday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. on Zoom. The book explores a series of legal cases involving African …