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Do you know this Civil Rights heroine! She took 50 foster children into her home, was close to Dr. King and so much more!

Do you know this Civil Rights heroine! She took 50 foster children into her home, was close to Dr. King and so much more!

by Forest Parks | Jan 25, 2019 | Did You Know, History, Profiles in Black History

The granddaughter of enslaved people, Louise Shropshire was born Louise Jarrett on February 15, 1913 in Coffee County, Alabama. In 1917, her family relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio in search of a better life than they had experienced as rural Alabama sharecroppers. As a...
From 27 years in prison to South Africa’s first Black head of state!

From 27 years in prison to South Africa’s first Black head of state!

by Forest Parks | Oct 17, 2018 | History, Profiles in Black History, UI Daily

From 27 years in prison to South Africa’s first Black head of state! Mr Mandela had such an unbelievable life and his legacy will live on forever! South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist. South Africa’s first Black head of...
At 35-years-old he became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

At 35-years-old he became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

by Forest Parks | Oct 16, 2018 | History, Profiles in Black History, UI Daily

At 35-years-old he became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. YES you know the man and YES you will be pleased to know he has finally found his way onto a Black History Flashcard as a special BONUS card! Read on to learn / review a little about his life!...
You know the movement but do you know the women behind it?

You know the movement but do you know the women behind it?

by Forest Parks | Oct 5, 2018 | History, Profiles in Black History, UI Daily

After the murder of Trayvon Martin, these ladies felt compelled to take action and what they created went National and beyond!? Learn more about below! Organizers, freedom fighters, and justice seekers. Creators of Black Lives Matter; a chapter-based national...
Even after defeat by the French they plotted revenge

Even after defeat by the French they plotted revenge

by Forest Parks | Oct 4, 2018 | History, Profiles in Black History, UI Daily

These fearsome warriors represent a gruesome and hard-fought part of our history that was not so long ago! You have to wonder how each of these women would be fighting today? Learn more about these warriors below! An all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of...
The only Olympic figure skater to successfully land a backflip on one skate blade!

The only Olympic figure skater to successfully land a backflip on one skate blade!

by gamma | Oct 2, 2018 | History, Profiles in Black History, UI Daily

She fought against a racist system in a white-dominated sport with fire, she did the unbelievable and stayed true to herself at every single step, even though they continued to try to knock her down! Learn more and watch the amazing backflip below! Award-winning...
Did You Know? Dr. Selma Hortense Burke Created An Image You Probably Carry With You Every Day!

Did You Know? Dr. Selma Hortense Burke Created An Image You Probably Carry With You Every Day!

by Forest Parks | Feb 25, 2018 | Did You Know, History, Profiles in Black History

Selma’s cousin Lillian Bredell-Williams was kind enough to create this profile for a true American Master that you may have never heard of! And she created an image that you may have in your pocket right now! Read on…. Selma Hortense Burke, An African...
John Lewis On Differences Between Civil Rights Movement & Current Day

John Lewis On Differences Between Civil Rights Movement & Current Day

by Randall Barnes | Jan 9, 2017 | HBCU Pulse, History, Profiles in Black History

Subscribe to the HBCU Pulse YouTube channel here —> http://bit.ly/2i5pZrK As the increasing influx of racial inequities seem to increase, there’s always a discussion on our journey as African-Americans. Police brutality isn’t a new advent. White supremacy...
Jessie Owens Said, “Life is the real Olympics” & What a Life He Lived Serving Others

Jessie Owens Said, “Life is the real Olympics” & What a Life He Lived Serving Others

by Freddie Ra | Sep 8, 2016 | Profiles in Black History

World record-holder Jesse Owens had one qualifying jump left at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He had fouled on four of his first five tries. And he was angry because Nazi ruler Adolf Hitler, with his misguided notions of Aryan supremacy, had just delivered an...
Did You Know Jan Ernest Matzeliger’s Invention Created the Shoe Industry & America Owes Its Dominance to Him?

Did You Know Jan Ernest Matzeliger’s Invention Created the Shoe Industry & America Owes Its Dominance to Him?

by Freddie Ra | Aug 26, 2016 | Did You Know, Profiles in Black History

In at least one branch of industry, America owes its supremacy to an African American, Jan Ernest matzeliger. A pioneer in the art of shoemaking, he enriched America and other nations by billions of dollars, made a dozen or more millionaires, created work for hundreds...
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