“I grew up in a working-poor family that struggled to make ends meet, despite getting the education they were told they needed to have…
“They did not want slavery here. They didn’t want land taken over by large plantations so they didn’t have to compete with bonded labor.…
https://youtu.be/q_SonaDi2dQ “A 1977 clip of “November Magazine” on National CBS programming featuring History Maker and prominent Minneapolis couple, Cornell Leverette and Wenda Weekes Moore…
https://youtu.be/2Elcd1BYRUA “In recent decades, countless scholars have examined the developing trend of African American dominance in United States’ professional sports. Many have hypothesized that…
https://youtu.be/pp5_gwS_8lk “A college student, a schoolteacher and a fellow of the National Science Foundation were all three ruled illiterate by the local circuit clerk…
https://youtu.be/gCDzLSzFd9c “Two months ago I had a nice apartment in Chicago. I had a good job. I had a son. When something happened to…
https://youtu.be/jkBEjJH1j5U “In 1915, Carter G. Woodson helped found the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (later named the Association for the…
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]ames Mercer Langston Hughes was born (February 1st 1902-May 22, 1967) in Joplin, Missouri and was a poet, writer, novelist, playwright and columnist. He…
https://youtu.be/QRD1wzolFTE Massive crowds gathered this week outside of ESPN offices to show their support for Colin Kaepernick and to encourage the NFL to…