Posts Tagged ‘holidays’
Santa is White?
By: Russell Contreras, AP.org A New Mexico high school teacher has been disciplined after a parent says the man told his black son that Santa Claus is white. Officials at the school in Rio Rancho, about 15 miles north of Albuquerque, announced Friday that the teacher recently was disciplined for his comments to the student, but they…
Read MoreHappy Kwanzaa!
Learn about a relatively recent holiday that celebrates Black culture every December around the world.
Read MoreOn This Day in History: Martin Luther King Day Bill Signed in 1983
In 1983, President Reagan signed a bill into law that celebrated the birth of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Read MoreJuneteenth National Freedom Day
Every year, Black Americans recognize the day when soldiers arrived in Galveston to force slaveholders to follow the president’s orders.
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