Mr Obama helped promote the launch of his half-sister’s new sports, training and vocational centre in Kenya.
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Emmett Till’s Cousin On Reopening Of Case: ‘An Opportunity For The Truth To Be Told’ | NPR
“It’s unfortunate that people have moved through their age and have had the ability to live their lives fully without coming forward or being held accountable.”
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Black men got the right to vote in 1870. This ex-slave’s son was the 1st to cast a ballot. | NJ.Com
The election was a vote on whether to revise the existing charter of the town or to abandon it in favor of creating a new township. Peterson voted to revise the charter, which won 230 votes to 63.
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The Second City of Black America | Los Angeles Review of Books
Most of the greatest black American artists, intellectuals, and businesspeople of the midcentury came from places like the Hill, Watts in Los Angeles, Bronzeville in Chicago, and, above all, New York City’s Harlem.
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Pharrell Williams Joins Spotify’s ‘Black History Is Happening Now’ Campaign | Muse by Clio
Plus, a new initiative to support up-and-coming black female creators
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An Education: Today Marks 150th Anniversary of 14th Amendment | Colorlines
As President Donald Trump prepares to announce his Supreme Court nominee, here’s why the amendment’s promise of “equal protection of the laws” still matters.
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Charleston’s African American Museum gets new curator from Chicago History Museum | The Post & Courier
“Filling the spaces in a museum starts with stories, even before the artifacts and objects…”
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When the Fourth of July Was a Black Holiday | The Atlantic
After the Civil War, African Americans in the South transformed Independence Day into a celebration of their newly won freedom.
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At 98, the Army Just Made Him an Officer: A Tale of Racial Bias in World War II | The New York Times
“Decades have gone by and there hadn’t been a measure of basic fairness, of basic justice that was brought to bear,”… “We owe him this commission.”
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A Newly Excavated Settlement Highlights Florida’s History as a Haven for Escaped Slaves | Sarasota Magazine
Called one of the most significant historical sites in Florida and perhaps the U.S. by Florida historian Canter Brown Jr., Angola is a story of struggle, tragedy and, ultimately, survival in the quest for freedom.
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