by Verlie S | Jun 6, 2019 | History
Juneteenth is a celebration held on June 19th every year to commemorate the independence of African-Americans when the news of freedom finally reached all enslaved African-Americans and “officially” ended. It involves a celebration of the rich culture, history, and...
by Verlie S | Jun 5, 2019 | History
Over two years after President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation, which brought a legal end to slavery in America, the oppression of the enslaved in some “hold-out” states did not translate into actual freedom. Southern states that split far from...
by Verlie S | Jun 4, 2019 | History
African-Americans in the United States recognize June 19th, 1865 as the dawn of freedom. Juneteenth is a linguistic combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth”. It came into being two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed...
by Verlie S | Jun 3, 2019 | History
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Dating back to the year 1865, two years after President Lincoln’s historic Emancipation Proclamation when the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger,...
by Verlie S | May 27, 2019 | History
This biography highlights the life of Ruth A. Lucas, her education, career and achievements. Ruth overcame sexism and racial barriers to become a colonel in the United States Air Force in 1968. At the time, no woman had ever climbed the ladder to reach the rank of...
by Verlie S | May 24, 2019 | History
This biography highlights the life of civil war leader Andre Cailloux, his patriotism, and his heroism. Born in Louisiana, Cailloux was a mixed-race child who in his childhood years as a slave. Later, he would grow to become one of the leaders of the free black...
by Verlie S | May 23, 2019 | History
Charity Adams Earley was born in Kittrell, North Carolina in 1918. Her parents were well educated and therefore, yearned for the same opportunity for their children. Adams, the eldest among four children, was intellectually gifted. They were raised in South Carolina...
by Verlie S | May 22, 2019 | History
Colin Luther Powell is a United States (U.S.) statesman and a retired four-star general U.S. Army. He made history as being the 65th United States Secretary of State (2001-2005), serving under President George W. Bush. Born in 1937, Colin Powell was born and raised in...
by Verlie S | May 21, 2019 | History
On August 22, 1791, the enslaved people of the French colony of Saint-Domingue (modern-day Haiti) on the western half of Hispaniola rebelled. Inspired by the French revolution, and angered by generations of abuse, the enslaved began slaughtering whites with impunity....
by Verlie S | May 20, 2019 | History
Mothers are the glue that keep families together, the pillar of strength that always picks us back up when we fall, the ones who make something out of nothing, the ones who are always there, and the ones who love us unconditionally. As much as we love and appreciate...
