Tag: civil rights

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 16, 2024

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

April 1, 2024

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

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 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 23, 2024

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

September 11, 2015

Black History:  Special Delivery!! Can You Guess Who This is? Post a comment of who you think is in this…

August 3, 2015

Black History:  Special Delivery!!   On September 18, 1895, Booker T. Washington delivered his famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech at the…