Posts Tagged ‘Remembrance’
45th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassination
45 Years ago today Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. His dream endures today as we struggle to make the dream that so many others share into a reality.
Read MoreBob Teague, WNBC Reporter Who Helped Integrate TV News, Is Dead at 84
Bob Teague, a trailblazer for integrating television, died at the age of 84.
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Alice Walker!
We recognize Alice Walker, an award-winning author whose work is well known in and outside of the Black community on her birthday.
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Reverend John Rankin, Dedicated Abolitionist!
Reverend John Rankin worked toward equality through his religious weapons and work on the Underground Railroad.
Read MoreBlack History Month Has Been an Epic Failure
Black History Month is well known, but the history of Black people before slavery is still a mystery to most people.
Read MoreRosa Parks Stamp to Be Unveiled on Her 100th Birthday, February 4th
The U.S. Postal Service will honor the activism of Rosa Parks by debuting a postal stamp bearing her image.
Read MoreAirman Chauncey Spencer Integrated the Air Force – At a Cost
A pilot and activist fought for integration of the United States Air Force after proving the safety of Black pilots.
Read MoreWho Will Mourn George Whitmore?
George Whitmore’s experience in the criminal justice system and court of public opinion, only to be forgotten, leaves us questioning.
Read MoreThis Day in Black History: Civil Rights Leader Medgar Evers is Born
We celebrate the birthday of Medgar Evers, a man’s whose death was one of the catalysts for the Civil Right Movement
Read MoreSenate bill would allow Frederick Douglass statue in Capitol
There’s a surprising provision in a bill recently approved by the senate that focuses on keeping Washington D.C. open.
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