istory-making occasions are rarely recognized until they end up in the textbooks. As we face some of the most challenging and monumental events within Black culture today, there are plenty of moments that have made their mark on America.
Lakatriona Brunson made history by being named the first female football head coach in Florida history. Brunson, who will lead the Miami Jackson Senior High Generals in 2016, will also be joined by 2 Live Crew founder, Luther “Luke” Campbell who was hired as the team’s defensive coordinator. Along with being a physical education teacher […]
Beyoncé has ruffled a lot of feathers with her Super Bowl 50 performance. Beyonce’s back-up dancers wore Black Panther-style berets and afro puffs symbolizing the revolutionary black nationalist & civil rights organization founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in the late 1960’s. Did you know Bey isn’t the first singer to rep for the Panthers? […]
School officials in Henrico County, Va., apologize to parents for showing students a racial discrimination video during Black History Month. The parents complained that it promoted white guilt.
Georgia Davis Powers was the first woman and African-American elected to the Kentucky State Senate and was a tireless advocate for fair housing and equal employment rights. Powers, who died last month, also came to national prominence after she admitted to having an affair with civil rights icon Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Born […]
While the image of the Black Panther Party often conjures one of a man in the signature beret carrying a gun, women were right there alongside the men of the party, making up an estimated 50 percent of membership.
Nicole has plenty to say about the importance of Black people celebrating ourselves and our achievements at African American events like the Image Awards.
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