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The Harlem Renaissance Illuminated the richness of the human experience.

The Harlem Renaissance Illuminated the richness of the human experience.

September 4, 2023September 4, 2023

A remarkable period in African American History was known as the Harlem Renaissance. This cultural movement, which took place in the 1920s, was a vibrant and transformative period in African…

The Great Migration and Efforts to Suppress It.

The Great Migration and Efforts to Suppress It.

July 30, 2023July 30, 2023

The early 20th century was a time when African Americans faced widespread racism, discrimination, and segregation in the Southern United States. During this era, a significant movement known as the…

Selma-to-Montgomery Marches and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Two pivotal events in the American civil rights movement

Selma-to-Montgomery Marches and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Two pivotal events in the American civil rights movement

April 30, 2023May 10, 2023

The 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama became a turning point in the struggle for racial equality, galvanizing support for the civil rights movement and leading to…

The women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr. and sustained a movement for social change

The women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr. and sustained a movement for social change

March 12, 2023March 12, 2023

The Conversation March 12, 2023 Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, “Trailblazers and Torchbearers,” dives into…

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.”…

Black is Beautiful: The Emergence of Black Culture and Identity in the 60s and 70s

Black is Beautiful: The Emergence of Black Culture and Identity in the 60s and 70s

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022

 “Across this country, young black men and women have been infected with a fever of affirmation. They are saying, ‘We are black and beautiful.’”  Hoyt Fuller 1968 The phrase “black…

Maggie Lena Walker

Maggie Lena Walker

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022

1864-1934 By Arlisha R. Norwood, NWHM Fellow | 2017 At the turn of the century, Maggie Lena Walker was one of the foremost female business leaders in the United States.…

This Week In Black History October 26 – November 1, 2022

This Week In Black History October 26 – November 1, 2022

October 30, 2022October 30, 2022

Courier Newsroom October 27, 2022 October 26 1749—The British parliament legalizes slavery in the American colony, which would become known as Georgia. 1806—Benjamin Banneker dies at 74. He had become a recognized…

The racist history of America’s interstate highway boom

The racist history of America’s interstate highway boom

October 16, 2022October 16, 2022

BY LIAM DILLON, BEN POSTON NOV. 11, 2021 3 AM PT When President Eisenhower created the U.S. Interstate Highway System in 1956, transportation planners tore through the nation’s urban areas with freeways that,…

How Emmett Till’s murder inspired Rod Serling to create the original ‘Twilight Zone’ series

How Emmett Till’s murder inspired Rod Serling to create the original ‘Twilight Zone’ series

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

Frustrated by censors, Serling went a different route, with great success. Annie Reneau The original “Twilight Zone” series was unlike anything anyone had ever seen on television. Airing from 1959…

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