Category: Black History Month

May 28, 2024

On May 26, 1956, Florida A&M students Carrie Patterson and Wilhelmina Jakes refused to give up their seats in the…

April 29, 2024

The 1957 Royal Ice Cream Sit-In marked the first significant challenge to North Carolina's Segregation laws. It also paved the…

April 16, 2024

The 1919 Elaine Massacre is one of the deadliest events of racial violence in U.S. History and resulted in a…

April 8, 2024

In 1831, enslaved African American preacher Nat Turner launched a slave uprising, believing that a solar eclipse was a sign…

April 1, 2024

The National League For The Protection of Colored Women was founded by S.W. Layton and Frances Kellor to assist black…

March 25, 2024

Queen Amanirenas was a fierce African military leader who defended Kush (modern-day Sudan) against Roman conquest. Even with her husband…

March 18, 2024

The Black and Tan Republicans were African American Republican Party members who advocated for African American political representation during Reconstruction.…

March 11, 2024

Originating in the 19th century, the cakewalk was a dance performed by enslaved people of African descent to mimic the…

March 5, 2024

Michele Roberts made history as the first female executive director of the NBA Players Union. Click the link to learn…

February 29, 2024

The U.S. Senate's use of the filibuster has long been used as a tactic to thwart civil rights and voting…