Was the first slave owner in The USA Black? If you want to play a game with a bunch of technicalities. Anthony Johnson is often cited by Fox News Viewers as being the first slave owner in America, and well that’s just not true. #BlackHistory #BlackHistory365 source Related Posts NCAA Double-A Zone Videos: Minority Coaches […]
Harvard Kennedy School professor Leah Wright Rigueur lays out a new understanding of the interaction between African-Americans and the Republican Party, exploring the seemingly incongruous intersection of civil rights and American conservatism. Her book, “The Loneliness of the Black Republican,” delves into four decades of history from the New Deal to Reagan’s ascent in 1980. […]
More black men are in prison today than are in college. The underperformance of African-American males in elementary and secondary schools is a persistent crisis. Sharokky Hollie, founder of the California-based Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning, says part of the problem is that many schools don’t validate the home culture of black male […]