Posts Tagged ‘Remembrance’
A 6-year-old Black Boy Drowned During First Day of Summer Camp, And His Mother Wants Answers
A heartbroken mother is left to wonder how all the safety precautions at a summer camp failed her son, allowing him to drown.
Read MoreLegendary outfielder Willie Mays, ‘Say Hey Kid,’ dies at 93
The world remembers the life and talent of baseballer Willie Mays, who some describe as the “the greatest center fielder who ever lived.”
Read MoreBlack D-Day combat medic’s long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives
A medic in the only Black combat unit to partake in the D-Day invasion Normandy has been awarded a Distinguished Service Cross.
Read MorePioneering Black female pilot for Air Force, United Airlines lands final flight
After more than 23,000 hours and 43 years in the sky, pilot Theresa Claiborne, an Air Force veteran, is hanging up her wings
Read MoreRev. William Lawson, civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95
A civil rights leader who worked to end segregation and stood by Martin Luther King even when others wouldn’t had passed.
Read MorePlans unveiled for memorial honoring victims of racist mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket
Jin Young Song and Douglass Alligood revealed their design for a permanent memorial for the victims of the 2022 Buffalo shooting.
Read MoreMandisa, Grammy-winning singer and ‘American Idol’ alum, dies at 47
Mandisa, a Grammy award-winning singer who competed on American Idol’s 2006 season, has died.
Read MoreLouis Gossett Jr., Oscar-winning actor from ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ and ‘Roots,’ dies at 87
Louis Gossett Jr., known for his roles in movies “Roots” and “An Officer and a Gentleman,” has passed away.
Read MoreA Historic Revolt, a Forgotten Hero, an Empty Plinth: Is There a Right Way to Remember Slavery?
Vincent Brown, historian, discusses his book documenting Tacky’s revolt in Jamaica, as well as Black X, reggae, and the Atlantic slave trade. He shares his thoughts on the campaign to make Chief Takyi, or “Tacky,” a Jamaican national hero and explores the problem of placing a singular focus on one man despite the collective efforts of a community of people in the fight for freedom.
Read MoreD.C. community celebrates Harriet Tubman Day
A relative of Harriet Tubman ensures that the activist’s work is remembered and celebrated each year in Washington, D.C.
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