On March 18, 2008, after the Jeremiah Wright incident, Senator Barack Obama went on national television and delivered what many called one of the most inspiring and thought provoking speeches ever delivered on the issue of race. After the speech, several news organizations reported that it was time for America […]
A simple biography of a great Black leader emphasizing his dream of equal treatment for all Americans. A great read aloud about America’s hero, Martin Luther King, Jr, written by Joanne Mattern and illustrated by Allan Eitzen. source Related Posts Martin Luther King, Jr. — Beyond Vietnam In this sermon, delivered in April 1967 at […]
A Florida bill that would prohibit public schools and private businesses from making white people feel “discomfort” when they teach students or train employees about discrimination in the nation’s past received its first approval Tuesday TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A bill pushed by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that would prohibit public schools and private […]
Samuel (“Sammy”) Leamon Younge Jr. was 21-years-old when he was fatally shot on January 3, 1966 when he tired to use a whites-only restroom at a gas station in Macon County, Alabama. Younge was a navy veteran studying political science at Tuskegee Institute. The civil rights activist was born on November 17, 1944 in Tuskegee, […]
A Kentucky non-profit has recently received a “six-figure donation” of “reparations” from a white anonymous donor who found out their great-grandfather owned slaves. The nonprofit provides outreach to marginalized communities. The donor got a large amount of money on their 25th birthday, prompted them to investigate their family history which they found out where the […]