The Night Democracy Died-Derrick Knox Jr. and the Poor People's Campaign While the Poor People's Campaign advocates primarily for poor people and marginalized demographics, some issues go beyond black and white.
REPAIR OUR NATION aka REPARATIONS Slaves, immigrants, translators, Slave Owners, and business partners. There is this simplistically insane mythology that suggests for reason
Enough is Enough-James Henson "The Young Black Panther Party" Survival is a basic instinct. The dictionary describes self-preservation as behavior or a set of actions that ensure the survival of an orga
The Life and Legacy of Bishop Alfred Singleton “It matters not what happens to me, but what happens to those of you who believe in me.” A saying that the late, great Bishop Alfred Singlet
Does "And Justice for All" Represent Everyone? Asking to be recognized as a member of the human race is unfathomable. Yet, that is the reality for millions of Americans.
Black History and the Black Woman The most confusing thing about today's black community outside of the fact that it is imploded due to a false narrative of female
Black History-Our History A proud Italian American who grew up in a tight-knit, immigrant family that knew little of diversity and nothing of black history. I learned
A Chat with History-The Life of Civil Rights Activist Fred L. Shuttleworth I Can't imagine what it would be like to wake up one day and realize you are the wife of Mosses. Such was the realization of Dr. Sephira Bai
Stand Up and Be Counted History, not exclusively American history, is infamous for not recording the whole truth. Or, better yet, selective, and opinionated truths.
Battle Creek’s Proverbial “Little Drummer Boy” --- Bruce Richardson Bruce Richardson began playing the drums more than sixty years ago. He was nine years old when he began drumming. Initially he tried...
Georgia Gilmore Kept the Montgomery Bus Boycotters Fed! Georgia Gilmore Kept the Montgomery Bus Fed According to Maria Godoy a National Public Radio correspondent, in December 1955, while Rosa...
HBCU SPOTLIGHT-WARD BEARD ATTENDED ALABAMA A&M Courtesy Photo-Ward Beard Ward “Skillz” Beard is a graduate of the Historically Black College, Alabama A & M University, located in...
BLACK HISTORY-JANEECE FREEMAN JANEECE FREEMAN, a young lady who was able to follow her dream, became an actor, educator, mentor, and director who grew up in Lansing,...
HBCU FEATURE-YANICE (CARTER) JACKSON-LONG ATTENDED CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY Courtesy Photo-Yanice Jackson-Long Yanice always had a desire to attend an HBCU even as an undergraduate student at Eastern Michigan...
HBCU FEATURE-JAN HENDERSON ATTENDED WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY Courtesy Photo-Jan Henderson When Jan Henderson attended West Virginia State University in Norfolk, Virginia, everyone was required to...
HBCU FEATURE-RANDA DARWOOD ATTENDED VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY Courtesy Photo-Randa Darwood I am a proud alumna of The Virginia State University, a university that has been building a better world...
HBCU FEATURE-DEANA NEWMAN ATTENDED KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Courtesy Photo-Deana Newman Deana’s college career initially began at Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, and although she...
HBCU FEATURE-RALPH RIDDLE JR. ATTENDED FISK UNIVERSITY, TENNESSEE Ralph Riddle Jr. chose Fisk University because of its rich history that boasted of many great African Americans attendees. “I readily...
HBCU FEATURE-DR. CARRIE BAPTISTE JACKSON ATTENDED SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, LOUISIANA Dr. Carrie Baptiste grew up in Baldwin, Louisiana, just southwest of New Orleans, in a home of strict but loving religious parents. She...
HBCU FEATURE-ATTORNEY BRIAN JACKSON ATTENDED HOWARD UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL-WASHINGTON D.C. Courtesy Photo-Brian T. Jackson and daughter Brielle Jackson All three of Brian’s early educational experiences were predominately white....
