by Freddie Ra | Sep 14, 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 September 14 in Black History 1921...
by James Washington | Sep 13, 2016 | Modern History
Emmett Till’s casket is among the most sacred items that are held at the African-American museum. It once held the body of the little Black boy that was brutality murdered during the civil rights era. Lonnie Bunch III, a director and founder of the National Museum of...
by James Washington | Sep 13, 2016 | Did You Know, Modern History
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples was held this 9th of August. The focus this year is their access to education. It is known that the Indigenous people’s right to education has not been fully recognized and an education gap still exists between...
by James Washington | Sep 13, 2016 | Culture, Positivity
The Jamaica Chess Federation was presented with a special donation of JM$2 million by the Sports Minister, Olivia Babsy’ Grange. This contribution had been done through the country’s Sports Development Fund aiming towards preparation for the coming Chess...
by James Washington | Sep 13, 2016 | Celebrities, Culture, Modern History, Positivity
Music and poetry will soon overtake the Langston Hughes domicile again. It is important to know that over eight hundred people have donated to help convert Hughes home into an art collection center. On Friday, money and other supports went to the Langston non-profit...
by James Washington | Sep 13, 2016 | Modern History
He is behind some of the most famous photographs taken during the civil rights era. The one showing Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on board one of the desegregated buses in Montgomery being the most famous. Others include the photo of black sanitation workers...
by Forest Parks | Sep 13, 2016 | News
This is a sad and beautiful story of respect, friendship and character. Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Donte Moncrief was of course devastated by the news that former teammate Zurlon Tipton had died in an accidental shooting in Michigan. Zurlon was just 26 years old...
by Forest Parks | Sep 13, 2016 | News
Black history is littered with injustice after injustice and it’s sometimes hard to know what emotion to carry when hearing yet another. This newly released information is not exactly surprising but the confirmation is something at least. AND absolutely, yes,...
by Freddie Ra | Sep 13, 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 September 13 in Black History 1663...
by Forest Parks | Sep 13, 2016 | Culture, Opinion
Seriously, this is messed up. We ALL have a right to protest injustice. Mike Oppong from Doherty High School in Worcester, MA took a knee on Friday and just found out he will be suspended for it. That is according to Shaun King on Facebook. He also posted this photo....
