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Month: February 2023

Why Ed Sullivan Matters to Black History

Why Ed Sullivan Matters to Black History

February 26, 2023February 26, 2023

Because he was such an icon, he was able to have Black artists on TV when they were often not welcomed nor wanted elsewhere. Published on February 1, 2023 By Kevin Powell…

Many Black Americans helped pave the way in transportation

Many Black Americans helped pave the way in transportation

February 26, 2023February 26, 2023

FreightWaves celebrates some of the most influential African Americans in transportation industry history Brielle Jaekel · Friday, February 24, 2023 The most notable African American in relation to the transportation…

How The All-Black 54th Massachusetts Regiment Changed History During The Civil War

How The All-Black 54th Massachusetts Regiment Changed History During The Civil War

February 19, 2023February 19, 2023

By Kaleena Fraga | Edited By Jaclyn Anglis Published February 7, 2023 Updated February 10, 2023 Immortalized in the 1989 movie Glory, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of the most storied…

Remembering Bayard Rustin, Civil Rights Leader and Gay Activist

Remembering Bayard Rustin, Civil Rights Leader and Gay Activist

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023

By: Jerald Podair  |  Feb 1, 2023 As I began writing “Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer,” my biography of the 20th-century radical leader and activist, one of my colleagues cautioned me not to “fall in love.”…

JB Stradford: The Black Hotel Owner Deemed The Bezos Of Black Wall Street

JB Stradford: The Black Hotel Owner Deemed The Bezos Of Black Wall Street

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023

DeAnna Taylor • Jun 1, 2021 May 31, 2021, officially marked 100 years since the massacre that took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thousands of Black men, women, children, and esteemed business owners were…

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