by Freddie Ra | Jun 3, 2016 | Profiles in Black History
Born Isabella in 1797 in Ulster Country, New York, she ran away from slavery in 1843 and changed her name to Sojourner Truth. At a time when oratory was a fine art, Sojourner Truth, through her strong character and acid intelligence, was among the best and most famous...
by Freddie Ra | Jun 2, 2016 | Profiles in Black History
Born on April 23, 1856 in Columbus, Ohio, Granville Woods was the individual most responsible for modernizing the railroad. During his lifetime, Granville T. Woods earned over thirty-five patents ranging from a steam boiler furnace in 1884, an incubator in 1900, to...
by Freddie Ra | Jun 1, 2016 | Celebrities
The legend of Malcolm X and insight into his past continue to mystify the world. Fortunately, it gained a bit of a boost recently as artifacts from his childhood have been discovered beneath his childhood home. The home, located at 72 Dale Street, Boston MA, was...
by Freddie Ra | Jun 1, 2016 | Profiles in Black History
Carter Godwin Woodson, the father of “Black History,” was born on December 19, 1875 in New Canton, Virginia. Despite the pioneering efforts of many Black writers and scholars, the systematic treatment of Black history was not achieved until 1915 when...
by Freddie Ra | May 31, 2016 | Celebrities
The world loves go-getters! The people who don’t allow their negative circumstances or temporary set backs defeat them. The world gives those people a chance to prove themselves and this narrative fits Joe Anderson. Six weeks back, Anderson, who is 27 years old,...
by Freddie Ra | May 31, 2016 | Celebrities
In America, everyone is familiar, for the better or worse, with Cait Jenner. The once male, super athlete and Olympian, Bruce Jenner, decided to make the change to a female and calls herself Cait. She went through with the operations last year to make it official. As...
by Freddie Ra | May 31, 2016 | Black 365
The 365 Black History serious is designed to give our community a chance to learn and appreciate the achievement, struggles and experience of our ancestors, inventors, business people, scientific, educators, children and more. On May 31st in Black History 1870 –...
by Freddie Ra | May 31, 2016 | Profiles in Black History
A civil rights leader who urged African Americans to work within the system, Whitney Moore Young, as executive director of the National Urban League from 1961 to 1971, played a leading role in persuading America’s corporate elite to provide better opportunities...
by Freddie Ra | May 30, 2016 | Black 365
The 365 Black History serious is designed to give our community a chance to learn and appreciate the achievement, struggles and experience of our ancestors, inventors, business people, scientific, educators, children and more. On May 30th in Black History 1822 –...
by Freddie Ra | May 30, 2016 | Profiles in Black History
Raised in abolitionist traditions by his minister father, A. Philip Randolph mirroed those beliefs for more than 60 years as a champion of equal rights. He came to national prominence by organizing the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and achieved the first union...
