The Inspiring Legacy of Rosa Parks | Civil Rights Movement Icon Discover the story of Rosa Parks, the courageous woman whose refusal to give up her bus seat sparked a movement that changed the course of history. Known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement,” Rosa Parks’ act of defiance on December 1, 1955, […]
The first black woman to receive a doctorate degree. source Related Posts Why Not Everyone Supports Black History Month Black History Month originated in 1925 when the second week of February was made Negro History Week since it contained Read more Black History- Black Actors in the 60s and 70s (When We SpeakTV) Alison Mills-Newman […]
Year in review the truth Black current events. Year in review the boldest news stories in Black Culture From 2023 and going forward into 2024. Information Man Show attempts to make assessments. To make critical analysis of what’s happening in our society today from news, social issues, cultural issues politics societal issues, the goal is […]
(BPRW) 80-year-old segregation wall finally comes down in Baltimore (Black PR Wire) For more than 80 years, Morgan State University students walking down Hillen Road near the school’s entrance saw a massive red brick wall. Some thought it was a simple alley; others thought perhaps it protected a few garages. But the structure was actually a […]
Roots of racial disparities are seen through a new lens in this film that explores the origins of housing segregation in the Minneapolis area. But the story also illustrates how African-American families and leaders resisted this insidious practice, and how Black people built community — within and despite — the red lines that these restrictive […]
The United States’ Constitution is not a very detailed document. It lays out the basic structure of government, and the details are filled in with legislation, and clarified and reinforced by court decisions. One of the most consequential Supreme Court decisions was the 1896 case of Plessy v Ferguson, which set the precedent that segregating […]
This presentation is part of a free public education series titled Zoomtime Knowledge, hosted by the James Madison University Lifelong Learning Institute. Learn more at www.jmu.edu/lli. (Original recording date: May 25, 2021) Guest Presenter: Dr. Vanessa Rouillon, Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at JMU The Harlem Renaissance was a powerful cultural and artistic movement […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Biography for Social Justice Summer 2013 By: Ben Dial www.myroomrecords.com source Related Posts Martin Luther King, Jr. — Beyond Vietnam In this sermon, delivered in April 1967 at Riverside Church in New York City, Martin Luther King, Jr. lays out Read more L.K. – I like Brass Oh how i love […]
A school has kids do blackface for a Black History Month craft. Dr. Rashad Richey discusses on Indisputable. Tell us what you think in the comments below. Read more HERE: https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/02/parent-of-child-at-ic-kids-montessori-school-in-newton-upset-after-blackface-classroom-activity-was-used-to-celebrate-black-history-month.html “When Nadirah Pierce picked up her children from IC Kids Montessori earlier this week, she noticed they were covered in black paint. They said […]
In 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act that made it illegal to discriminate in housing. Gene Demby of NPR’s Code Switch explains why neighborhoods are still so segregated today. • Read “How Segregation Shapes Fatal Police Violence” at https://n.pr/2Ic6A1Q • Read or listen to: “‘The Color Of Law’ Details How U.S. Housing Policies Created […]