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Black History Fact Of The Day
On this day, February 19, in 2002, Vonetta Flowers became the first African-American gold medalist in the Olympic Winter Games. She won a gold medal for the 2-person bobsled competition, along with her partner, Jill Brakken. Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: Gambia’s Independence Day
Every year since 1965, on this day, February 18, Gambia celebrates their independence. Gambia’s Independence Day celebrates their independence from colonial Britain. Gambia is said to have been the first African nation “conquered” by the British. Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: Freedman’s Saving and Trust Company
Freedman’s Saving and Trust Company was in operation from 1865 and 1874. According to Wikipedia, the savings bank was formed “specifically as a depository for African-American veterans, ex-slaves and their families to build their savings.” The bank was established and headquartered in New York. However, its first branch was opened in Washington D.C. At one […]
Read the rest of this entry »The 50th Anniversary Of Malcolm X’s Last Public Speech
On February 14, 1965, Malcolm X made his last public speech. This speech was made after his house was firebombed and a week before he was assassinated. Tweet
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PLEASE PASS THIS ON! (EACH ONE TEACH ONE OR TWO!) THIS IS PHASE ONE ON HOW WE CAN HELP TO STRENGTHEN & EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY: The 2008 not guilty verdict in the Sean Bell case evoked outrage, emotion, and debate. It is not an anomaly that the police officers involved in the Sean Bell slaying […]
Read the rest of this entry »Segregated Libraries
“When the sit-in movement started in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960 black people of nearby Danville had also been stirred to sit-in. There main focus then was on desegregating the ‘public’ library. As everywhere in the South, black people were denied the use of the town’s main library and assigned (in Danville, but not in […]
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: The Fugitive Slave Law
On this day, February 12, in 1793, The United States Congress passed the first fugitive slave law to be added to the Constitution. This law allowed any slave owner to appear before a magistrate and declare that their slave had escaped. The slave owner could make this declaration orally or in writing, and an order […]
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On this day, February 11, in 1990, Nelson Mandela was finally released from prison. Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: Leontyne Price
On this day, February 10, in 1927, pioneering opera great Leontyne Price was born. Tweet
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