Month: May 2022
The Overlooked Black History of Memorial Day
Nowadays, Memorial Day honors veterans of all wars, but its roots are in America’s deadliest conflict, the Civil War. Approximately 620,000 soldiers died, about two-thirds from disease. The work [more…]
Siren of the Resistance: The Artistry and Espionage of Josephine Baker
Iconic entertainer of the Jazz Age, famous for her risqué performances, Josephine Baker responded to the start of World War II by becoming a spy [more…]
Charity Adams Earley
1918-2002 Commanding officer of the first unit of WAC African Americans to go overseas. Her unit was the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. By Dr. Kelly [more…]
The True Story Of Cathay Williams, The First Black Woman To Join The U.S. Army
By Genevieve Carlton | Checked By Jaclyn AnglisPublished September 28, 2021 At the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, over 400 women disguised themselves in order to [more…]
Breakfast with the Panthers
It wasn’t all young men and guns: the Black Panther Party’s programs fed more hungry kids than the state of California Suzanne Cope is a [more…]
LBJ: ‘If You Can Convince the Lowest White Man He’s Better Than the Best Colored Man …’
President Lyndon Baines Johnson, who grew up in the South and understood the politics of racism from the inside, saw it in part as a [more…]
The Remarkable Legacy Of Jane Bolin, The First Black Female Judge In The United States
By Genevieve Carlton | Checked By John Kuroski Published May 14, 2021 Updated July 26, 2021 On July 22, 1939, Jane Bolin was sworn in as a judge [more…]
