By Jeri Lacks You’ve seen the iconic photo of beautiful Henrietta with her hands on her hips, a broad smile and eyes that seem to say “LOVE.” Henrietta Lacks is a name now known and revered, … [Read more...]
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Volkswagen Microbus with Civil Rights Background Head to Washington
Esau Jenkins, an early civil rights pioneer in South Carolina, used this VW as his iconic daily drive during his efforts to provide opportunities, and hope to marginalized communities throughout the … [Read more...]
CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: Black History in Science: Remembering Dr. George Carruthers
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia He built his first telescope at the age of 10, and at age 25, George Carruthers earned a Ph.D. in aeronautical … [Read more...]
Author, Pascal Archmiede, Uses Rap To Tell Black Americans’ Evolution
By Nyesha Stone Let’s be honest, America was built on the back of Black people. Our style and our ideas have helped shape society, but the country and by extension the world have seemingly … [Read more...]
A Moment in Black History: Paul Robeson
By Srijan Sen Born in Princeton, New Jersey, civil rights activist, actor, singer, lawyer and athlete, Paul Leroy Robeson was nothing short of a controversial American gem with a captivating … [Read more...]
MATC’s Black History Month exhibit extended into March
MATC’S downtown campus Black History Month display, “Time, Presence, Civilization in Black – The Rescue and Restoration of Masterful African World Creation, Invention and Accomplishment on the Global … [Read more...]
Black Americans and the Revolutionary War
Part 2: Promises broken By George Bryjak Historians James and Lois Horton note that while the enlistment of slaves was generally accepted in the North, Southern states were opposed to this … [Read more...]
Black Americans in the Revolutionary War
Part I – Taking sides for freedom By George J. Bryjak Black Americans have a long and distinguished history of military service. They participated in every colonial war from 1690 through the … [Read more...]
Teams line up for Black Knowledge Bowl
Teams of high school age youth are signing up for the 5th Annual Black Knowledge Bowl. The event is being organized by the Social Development Commission, Manpower Group and volunteers from the … [Read more...]
A conversation and evening spent with the legendary Harry Belafonte
BLACK HISTORY SPOTLIGHT by Lynda Jones On the snowy evening of Friday, Feb. 10, 2112 the legendary Harry Belafonte made his annual Black History Month visit to speak at Chicago’s Faith … [Read more...]