Black History Month is an opportunity to reflect on the historical contributions of black people in the United States. Too often, however, this history focuses on black men, sidelining black women and diminishing their contributions.
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Lena Horne Honored by Postal Service in Black Heritage Stamp Series | The Washington Informer
The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday honored legendary performer and civil rights activist Lena Horne as the 41st honoree in its Black Heritage stamp series during a first-day-of-issue ceremony at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City.
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Jennifer Hudson To Play Aretha Franklin In Biopic | Huffington Post
Clive Davis announced the news at his pre-Grammys party.
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‘Still fighting’: Africatown, site of last US slave shipment, sues over pollution | The Guardian
In 1860 the last, illegal, shipment of slaves to the US landed in this part of Alabama. Now hundreds of the largely African American residents are suing an industrial plant claiming it released toxic chemicals linked to cancer
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Remembering the First Pair of African-American Sisters to Take Tennis by Storm | Bleacher Report
Nicknamed “Pete” and “Re-Pete,” respectively, the Peters sisters played in the American Tennis Association, a league formed to give African-Americans a chance to play competitive tennis at a national level.
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Pioneering African-American librarians share their stories | American Libraries
American Libraries spoke with five leading African-American librarians about their careers, the changes they have witnessed over the decades, and the current issues in librarianship.
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Detroit’s Untold Stories of Slavery | The New York Times
In “The Dawn of Detroit,” the historian Tiya Miles transports the reader back to the 18th century and brings to life a multiracial community that began in slavery.
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Explore 150 years of Hampton University history in new exhibit | Daily Press
Artifacts displaying the skills learned and the work done by students at what is now Hampton University will be on display at the historically black university’s museum beginning Friday.
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Wyatt Tee Walker, Dr. King’s Strategist and a Harlem Leader, Dies at 88 | The New York Times
“If it wasn’t for Birmingham, there wouldn’t have been a Selma march, there wouldn’t have been a 1965 civil rights bill.”
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X: or, Betty Shabazz v. The Nation | Theater Mania
Marcus Gardley imagines a trial to set the record straight on the controversial black leader.
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