by James Washington | Feb 2, 2019 | 2019, Black History Month, Did You Know, DYK, History
The month of February is considered “Black History Month” across the United States. But it had a much earlier predecessor called “Negro History Week”. This recognition was the brainchild of an African-American historian, Dr. Carter G. Woodson. He is considered by...
by Freddie Ra | May 9, 2018 | Did You Know, DYK, May - Haitian Heritage Month, Months
Duttу Bоukmаn wаѕ аn early leader оf thе Hаіtіаn Rеvоlutіоn, еnѕlаvеd іn Jаmаіса аnd lаtеr in Haiti. Hе іѕ соnѕіdеrеd tо hаvе bееn bоth a lеаdеr оf mаrооnѕ and Vodou hоungаn (рrіеѕt). According tо ѕоmе contemporary accounts Bоukmаn alongside Céсіlе Fаtіmаn, a...
by Forest Parks | Feb 1, 2018 | Did You Know, DYK, History
Less than two months before Bloody Sunday, on Jan. 22, 1965, Mr. Lawrence Huggins, an educator in Selma Alabama participated in & led a march of 105 African American educators to the steps of the Dallas County courthouse in Selma to express their support of voter...
by James Washington | Jan 3, 2018 | Did You Know, DYK, History
Hannibal Barca (247 B.C. – 183/181 B.C.) is considered by many to be one of the greatest military leaders of antiquity. His exploits as a young commander of the Carthaginian army gained him legendary fame by his people and fear and hatred by their enemy, Rome. But...
by James Washington | Dec 24, 2017 | Did You Know, DYK, History
Daniel Hale Williams was born in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on January 18, 1856. A little less that twenty years after the ending of the Civil War, in 1883, Daniel graduated from Chicago Medical College with his M.D.[1] From the beginning, Dr. Williams, or Dr. Dan...
by James Washington | Dec 23, 2017 | Did You Know, DYK, History
In the 1960s, the Civil Rights movement in the United States is remembered for the demonstrations and attempts at peaceful protests against racism and segregationist policies. At the forefront of this movement were Dr. Martin Luther King and his approach to effect...
by James Washington | Dec 23, 2017 | Did You Know, DYK, History
The second successful revolution which led to independence of a country from a foreign power in the Americas occurred in Haiti. In 1791, a rebellion started by African-descended slaves engulfed the island nation focused mainly against the sugar plantation owners and...
by James Washington | Dec 20, 2017 | Did You Know, DYK, History
The definition of the term “African Diaspora” may have different meanings for people. In one simple definition it is defined as “a label that is used to describe the dispersed people removed/exiled from a common territorial/geographic origin, Africa.” It is...
by James Washington | Dec 19, 2017 | Did You Know, DYK, History
There are many scholars who would say that the “father of medicine” would probably be the ancient Greek physician, Hippocrates, who was born in 460 B.C. He has been credited with making medicine into a rational science rather than one based on magic or superstition,...
by James Washington | Dec 19, 2017 | Did You Know, DYK, History
Before the 1920s, many scholars and scientists believed that the origins of human beings were traced back to Europe or Asia based on archaeological finds in those regions. But in 1924, a discovery in South Africa became the first step to changing this perception of...
