Posts Tagged ‘Remembrance’
George E. Johnson, founder of pioneering Black hair products company, dies at 99
Born to sharecroppers, Johnson started a company that would become a household name thanks to clever television marketing.
Read More‘Share the story’: Gravesite believed to belong to one of the oldest free Black persons in America restored in Boston
The the city’s mayor announced the find by conservators of the historic Granary Burying Ground and encouraged spreading the story.
Read MoreOna Judge Escaped From Slavery While George Washington Was Busy Eating Dinner Inside. Now, a New Mural Honors Her Legacy
The mural remembers the Ona Judge’s brave act, which allowed her to live the majority of her life as a free woman.
Read MoreClarence B Jones, who helped MLK write ‘I have a dream’ speech, dies at 95
As Dr. King’s lawyer, Jones not only helped to protect the leader’s words but even to craft one of his most compelling speeches.
Read MoreThe True Story Of Memorial Day: How Newly Freed Black Charlestonians Honored Fallen Soldiers
The newly freed enslaved of Charleston transformed a former Confederate prison site into the first recorded Memorial Day observance in 1865.
Read MoreSix Years Later, Black Churches Refuse to Forget Floyd
The Black communtiy hasn’t forgotten George Floyd, and churches are leading remembrance events around the country.
Read MoreCity to Commemorate Malcolm X’s Brief Boyhood Time in Milwaukee
Two of Milwaukee’s aldermen sponsored the resolution leading to a marker that honors the city’s Black history and Malcolm X.
Read MoreMental Health Issues Are Now the Top Cause of Maternal Deaths
Mental Health Issues Are Now the Top Cause of Maternal Deaths
Read MoreA Forum for African Voices Draws Inspiration From a Former Champion
Although curator Koyo Kouoh died unexpectly last year, supporters of her mission are working toward her vision at this year’s Venice Forum.
Read More58 years ago: Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated
We remember the assassination of the activist, whose views were often maligned by white America for being too extreme.
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