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The Deacons; the black armed Christians who protected MLK, civil rights supporters before Black Panther | Face2Face Africa

December 2, 2019December 23, 2019African American History, Black History

Given that African-Americans were an easy target in the 1950s and 1960s, the Ku Klux Klan – the white supremacist group – had a free reign, terrorizing and even murdering civil rights supporters. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The incessant attacks were so frequent that many civil rights workers armed themselves for self-protection. Even the home of Dr. […]

Maj Christina Hopper Conquered Race, Gender, And The F-16 | Task & Purpose

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019African American Veterans

Maj. Christina Hopper’s family is about as military as it gets. The legacy of service in her family made being a military brat a key part of her identity. Born in Norway while both her parents were stationed there with the Air Force, Hopper didn’t move to the United States until she was 4 years […]

Red Summer, 100 years later: Its legacy of racial division and hate is buried in our demography | Daily Kos

December 1, 2019December 1, 2019African American History

The events of Red Summer are important to remember in part because they are representative of the kind of horror that lies within the history of being black in America, a horror most white Americans little understand or appreciate, reinforced by their often willful ignorance. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] However, these events all were noteworthy in another […]

The Horrible History of Thanksgiving | The New York Times

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019African American History

Before you fill your plate, please remember why we mark this day.

‘Watchmen’ Is A Powerful Exploration Of Black Trauma, And Everyone Needs To Watch | HuffPost

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film

The sixth episode of the HBO series confronts white supremacy in TV’s best hour of the year.

Incarcerated People Can Do More than Beat Harvard in a Debate | Rolling Stone

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019Mass Incarceration

“College Behind Bars,” a new PBS documentary executive-produced by Ken Burns, shines a light on a program that every major university in America should be sponsoring

Barbara Hillary, First Black Woman to Reach the Poles, Is Dead at 88 | The New York Times

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019African American History

She accomplished both feats in her 70s, after deciding as a retired nurse that she wanted a little adventure in her life.

Azellia White, trailblazer for African American women in aviation, dies at 106 | The Washington Post

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019African American History

Azellia White, who said she found freedom in the skies, becoming one of the first African American women to earn a pilot’s license in the United States, died Sept. 14 at a nursing home in Sugar Land, Tex. She was 106. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Her death was reported Nov. 18 in the London Daily Telegraph but […]

Success Comes from Affirming Your Potential | Harvard Business Review

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019African American Economics, African American Professionals ...

When you see how underrepresented African-Americans are in current leadership roles, it can be easy to get discouraged about their prospects for leadership advancement. Despite a rise in the number of black college and university graduates, just 8% of managers and under 4% of CEOs are black. In the Fortune 500 companies there are currently […]

Ayanna Pressley Introduces Sweeping Criminal Justice Reform Resolution | Essence

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019African American Politics, Criminal Justice Reform

The United States, a nation addicted to punishment and cages, is the number one jailer in the world, something that Pressley is seeking to change.