9 facts about Black history you may not know
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s birth name was Michael, not Martin. On January 15, 1929, the famous Civil Rights leader was born Michael King, Jr.
February 10, 2017
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s birth name was Michael, not Martin. On January 15, 1929, the famous Civil Rights leader was born Michael King, Jr.
Where else would you find hundreds of African-American children’s books, plenty of award-winning authors and illustrators and over 4K attendees that included every member of
Barbie was always the symbol of perfection. Like most little girls growing up in the late ’70s and ’80s, I had every Barbie I could get my
Ford Motor Company Fund is launching a new national initiative around Men of Courage, a program that honors and amplifies the accomplishments of African American men around the country. Men of Courage was launched last year in Detroit as a pilot program
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is America’s most important holiday. It is the only holiday in which America is forced to honestly assess its racial
My grandfather, Levi Benjamin Daniels, lived by a strict set of rules that I became aware of on a ninety-degree summer day in Delray Beach, Florida.
For thousands of years we as a society have struggled to find new ways of marginalizing people into the most arbitrary little boxes in order
Fox’s urban hit “Empire” has received mixed reviews from fans during the second season. While the ratings were astronomical for the first season, the numbers have consistently
A group of African American business owners and financial professionals met in Chicago recently to discuss the state of African American financial literacy. The event
Michael Colyar has entertained us for years and is still going strong. His commitment in honoring his gift to make us laugh is real. How
There’s something uniquely disturbing on so many different levels about Rachel Dolezal and her masquerade as a Black woman. On the surface, of course, there
The hip-hop generation must come out of their denial that racism is dead. Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown are the examples that racism
Mea Thompson and Zaria Daniel During an eighth grade history lesson at Jay Stream Middle School located in Carol Stream, Illinois, students learned an extreme
With the recent efforts of the House Speaker to sue President Obama over his use of executive orders and the power of the presidency, talk
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Avoids African-American History to the very end Every year you can count on the TV game show Jeopardy having their College Championship series. This week
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Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rainbow PUSH Coaltition held its 14th annual Global Automotive Summit on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2013, at MGM Grand Casino in Detroit.
The use of the ‘N-word’ is not acceptable in any work environment, according to a ruling by a federal jury in New York. Brandi Johnson
Lee Daniels’ The Butler was released this weekend and two moviegoers claim that the extra security at the Regal Majestic Theater in Silver Spring, Md., made them feel racially profiled. Tiffany
