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“For more than 350 years Black men in this country have been dying with courage and dignity for causes they believe in. This aspect of our history has always been known to Black people, but for many the knowledge has been vague. We knew the names of a few of our martyrs and heroes, but […]
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact: What Famous Author Was Stokely Carmichael’s Freshman English Teacher?
When he was a freshman at Howard University, Stokely Carmichael had an English professor who was to become a Nobel laureate. She was also the future editor of two of his books. He had this to say about his famous teacher: “My freshman English teacher I’ve never forgotten. She was an instructor and a challenging […]
Read the rest of this entry »Malcolm X’s Prediction For The Year 2000 That Didn’t Come True
In his autobiography, Malcolm X recounts a conversation he had with a white reporter who he felt was honest and sincere. He didn’t reveal the name of the reporter because he wanted to protect his identity and spare him any possible backlash he could receive from expressing his admiration for Malcolm X. Malcolm X said […]
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact: The Comprehensive Act & Slavery In America
“An act of 1696, reenacted in 1712 and again in 1722, declared that those who have been sold and their children, are made slaves. By 1725, Governor Arthur Middleton stated that slaves have been and are always deemed as goods and chattel by their masters. In 1740, The Comprehensive Negro Act abandoned completely the last […]
Read the rest of this entry »Black History Fact Of The Day: The Guided Missile & The Pacemaker
Inventor and engineer Otis Boykin helped to develop the guided missile. He patented over 2 dozen electronic devices. This included the pacemaker. He was inspired to create the pacemaker sue to his mother dying from heart failure when he was only a year old. Ironically, Otis Boykin also died from heart failure in 1982. Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »Yusuf Hawkins: Never Forget
Tuesday would have been Yusuf Kirriem Hawkins 46th birthday. The Brooklynite was viciously murdered in his own hometown almost 30 years ago when a quest to purchase a used car led him to a predominately white part of Brooklyn. 16-year old Yusuf Hawkins and three friends ventured into Bensonhurst on a summer’s night in 1989 […]
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