Tag: Black History

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…

February 28, 2024

Georgia Gilmore and The Club From Nowhere are unsung heroes of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, raising funds that were critical…

February 27, 2024

The Compromise of 1877 led to the establishment of Jim Crow segregation and discrimination. In an effort to stop Reconstruction-era…

February 26, 2024

The 1957 Prayer Pilgrimage For Freedom convened in Washington, DC, as a demonstration against the South's refusal to comply with…

February 25, 2024

"I Am Somebody" is a timeless poem affirming the inherent value and dignity of black lives in particular and all…

February 24, 2024

In 1863, Daniel Alexander Payne became the first black president of a U.S. college. Click the link to learn more.

February 23, 2024

Brad Lomax was a disability rights advocate whose leadership was instrumental in ensuring the accessibility of public spaces for people…

February 22, 2024

Test your knowledge! Take our "Last One Standing" Black History Trivia Quiz. No Googling or surfing the web! Click the…

February 21, 2024

The environmental injustice plaguing the predominately Black and Latinx residents of Pahokee, Florida, is alarming and brings us to the…

February 20, 2024

Did you know that Black men experience prostate cancer at a disproportionately high rate? They are 70% more likely to…