Provoked an outcry, it raised questions about the existence of Black Entertainment Television awards (BET) and whether it hurt rather than helped African Americans in Hollywood. “Either we want to have segregation or integration. And if we don’t want segregation, then we need to get rid of ...
The Marine Corps was an all-white military service when it was reestablished in 1798 and stayed that way until June 1, 1942, when Navy Secretary Frank Knox, bowing to the will of President Franklin Roosevelt, ordered that 1,000 African-Americans be enlisted in the Navy, Marine Corps, and...
David has a Master's in English literature. He has taught college English for 5+ years. View bio Learn about ancient African royalty. Discover two of the top African royal families: the pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti, and Ethiopia's Queen of Sheba, Makeda, and her son Menelik...
Hundreds of Sudanese-Americans terrified for family and friends back home by DAVID WINTER | WKRC Staff There are hundreds of Sudanese-American families throughout America with friends and family in danger back home. Iglal Kuku knows her mother is holed up in rural Sudan, terrified of the fig...
The Black Codes and Why They Still Matter Today The Powerful Congressional Faction That Championed Reconstruction Timeline History of the Ku Klux Klan The Origins, Purpose, and Proliferation of Pan-Africanism 5 Leaders of the Harlem Renaissance The Role of Black Americans in World War I ...
The Black Codes and Why They Still Matter Today The Powerful Congressional Faction That Championed Reconstruction Timeline History of the Ku Klux Klan The Origins, Purpose, and Proliferation of Pan-Africanism 5 Leaders of the Harlem Renaissance The Role of Black Americans in World War I ...
The causes of the war have provoked intense debates among historians and remain as unresolved today as during the war itself. British politicians claimed they were defending their “suzerainty” over the South African Republic (SAR) enshrined in thePretoriaand (disputably) London conventions of 188...
This 1989 film told the story of a military unit made up entirely of African Americans who fought for the Union Army during the Civil War. Denzel Washington took home an Oscar for his portrayal of Private Silas Trip in the movie. Akeelah and the Bee is another great inspirational film...
…Black Americans in particular have been getting a pointed lesson in the value of their Second Amendment right to bear arms, and translating that lesson into action. …The National African American Gun Association, which began in 2015 with a single chapter in Atlanta, now comprises more than ...
June is Immigrant Heritage Month. It’s a time for Americans who are immigrants or the descendants of immigrants to reflect on and celebrate their cultural heritages. Coincidentally, June 19th, or Juneteenth, is the day that many African-Americans mark the end of slavery in the United States...