White Plains Mayor Tom Roach Announces He Will Be Running For County Clerk

fave

Source: Stories About Black History

Seattle Police Will Return To Precinct In Protest Zone, Mayor Says

fave

Source: Stories About Black History

Thomas Bradley elected mayor of Los Angeles

Thomas Bradley elected mayor of Los Angeles.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

May

29

1973

Juneteenth event celebrates cultural expressions of African American history –

The virtual 2020 Juneteenth celebration was a platform of an interactive presentation video, weighing in on the cultural expressions of African American

fave

Source: Daytona Times

What Is No Longer In A Name: Rhode Island Official Docs Shed Racially Loaded Moniker

fave

Source: Stories About Black History

Anti-Columbus Sentiment Rocks Ohio City Named After The Explorer

Statues of Christopher Columbus are being dismantled, torn down or removed in cities across the

fave

Source: Stories About Black History

Transit services require all riders to cover faces

LOS ANGELES — Some Southland transit services will require travelers to wear masks or face coverings while using their systems in an effort to protect customers from

fave

Source: Homepage -

Volunteers on Importance of the Black Lives Matter Street Mural

City workers and volunteers throughout the Birmingham metropolitan area, both white and black, and some from as far away as Chicago, donned paint rollers and filled in letters outlined on First Avenue South between 16th and 17th streets near Railroad Park.Volunteers from all over came together to

fave

Source: The Birmingham Times

Harvey B. Gantt born

Harve B. Gantt, the first African American student to enroll at Clemson University in Charleston, South Carolina. Gantt became mayor pro tem of Charleston in 1983 and later served as mayor of Charlotte from 1983 to 1987.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

14

1943

Trump calls Black Lives Matter a 'symbol of hate' as he digs in on race | The Atlanta Voice

By Wednesday, Trump was calling the words “black lives matter” a “symbol of hate” — a description he’s refused to use for Confederate emblems — that would spoil the “luxury avenue” he once called

fave

Source: The Atlanta Voice

Richmond Mayor Says He Wants City-Owned Confederate Monuments Removed Immediately

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney about his resolution to remove city-owned Confederate monuments

fave

Source: Stories About Black History

Detroit Cop SUV Plowed Through Protestors Because Of ‘Safety’ Concerns, Says Police Chief

Source: SETH HERALD / Getty

fave

Source: The Urban Daily

Richard Arrington was elected the first Black mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, 1979

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Oct

30

1979

Crowds Tear Down Statues, Attack Wisconsin State Senator

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday he was prepared to activate the National Guard to protect state properties after protesters outside the Wisconsin Capitol tore down statues commemorating an abolitionist and women’s rights and threw a Molotov cocktail into a government building

fave

Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Walter E. Washington

President Lyndon B. Johnson named Walter E. Washington commissioner and unofficial mayor of Washington, D.C.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Sep

6

1967

Minneapolis Crowd Protests Black Man's Death While In Police Custody

In Minnesota, the mayor of Minneapolis says four police officers involved in the death of a black man while in police custody have been

fave

Source: Stories About Black History

Baltimore Sees Steady Progress in COVID-19 Battle | Afro

While the city has seen a significant decline in the number of new cases of infections resulting from the virus, concern remains that moving too quickly to a sense of normalcy is risky and could erase any progress made to

fave

Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Shirley C. Franklin

Shirley C. Franklin is Executive Chair of the Board for Purpose Built Communities, Inc., an organization established to transform struggling neighborhoods into sustainable communities since 2011. Also, Franklin has served as the Barbara Jordan Visiting Professor at the University of

fave

Source: Savoy Network

Minister saddened at death of 'Dunstan' Whittingham

MINISTER of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie says he is saddened by yesterday's passing of Lionel “Dunstan” Whittingham, president of the Jamaica Higglers, Vendors and Markets

fave

Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Eric Adams, a former cop running for NYC mayor, calls for NYPD budget cuts | New York Carib News

Eric Adams, a former cop running for NYC mayor, calls for NYPD budget cuts

fave

Source: The New York Carib News

Richmond, Va., Mayor Orders Emergency Removal Of Confederate Statues

Virginia's capital city began taking down its statue of Stonewall Jackson after Mayor Levar Stoney ordered the immediate removal of multiple Confederate statues in

fave

Source: Stories About Black History

Death of Coleman Young

Former Detroit Mayor Coleman Young died on this day. He was 79 years old. Young became Detroits first Black mayor and presided over his adopted city for an unprecedented five terms. Young died at Sinai Hospital of respiratory failure caused by advanced emphysema.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

28

1997

Atlanta City Council approves funding for shelter options for the homeless

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council approved legislation Monday to ratify an executive order directing the City’s chief financial officer to allocate up to $1.5 million for nonprofit and philanthropic communities providing individual shelter options with supportive services for persons experiencing

fave

Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media

What Would Dismantling Minneapolis' Police Department Look Like?

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender about plans to defund and dismantle the city's police department following George Floyd's death and nationwide

fave

Source: Stories About Black History

Los Angeles City Mayor Announces ‘Thermal Cameras’ will be Online at Tom Bradley Terminal in LAX

fave

Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

AFRO Exclusive: Catherine Pugh Prepares to Leave Home | Afro

These words, written by Catherine Pugh several years ago, for a yet-to-be published book entitled Leaving Home, have new meaning as the former Baltimore mayor makes the long journey from her Ashburton home to Alabama to begin a three-year sentence in federal prison on June

fave

Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Pico Rivera mayor charged in campaign fund scheme

LOS ANGELES — The mayor of Pico Rivera and the owner of an education consulting firm have been charged with improperly reimbursing family members and friends for donating money to a candidate who was running for a seat on Montebello’s school board, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office

fave

Source: Homepage -

Thomas Bradley was elected mayor of Los Angeles at a time when Blacks represente

Thomas Bradley was elected mayor of Los Angeles at a time when Blacks represented only 15% of the LA electorate, becoming one of the first two Black mayors of city with over a million citizens, 1973

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

6

1973

Sharon Pratt Dixon sworn in as Mayor of DC

Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as mayor of the District of Columbia. Dixon succeeded Marion Barry who was convicted of cocaine possession in the summer of 1990.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Jan

2

1991

Sunbelt states rush to line up hospital beds, not barstools

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida and other states across the Sunbelt are thinning out the deck chairs, turning over the bar stools and rushing to line up more hospital beds as they head into the height of the summer season amid a startling surge in confirmed cases of the

fave

Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

BlackFacts Details

White Plains Mayor Tom Roach Announces He Will Be Running For County Clerk

Politics Facts

Facts About Women

Business Facts

Amazing Grace: President Obama's Bold and Moving Speech on Race in Charleston

Martin Luther King Jr. Facts

American Civil War Facts

I've been to the Moutain top - MLK (FULL)