Posts Tagged ‘Remembrance’
Clarence 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.
Read MoreBernard LaFayette, civil rights leader who helped launch Voting Rights Act, dies aged 85
A young LaFayette worked with Martin Luther King Jr. before working for equality around the globe, ever aware that his work enraged some.
Read MoreA new bill aims to bring justice to Black boys buried in hidden graveyard
Maryland state delegate Jeffrie E. Long Jr. has sponsored a bill that would require investigation into the states role in the boys’ deaths.
Read MoreClaudette Colvin, Whose Defiance Helped End Bus Segregation, Dies at 86
Colvin was just 15 when she was arrested for not giving up her bus seat in 1955, becoming a plaintiff in a case that helped end segregation.
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