You may also like
(1792) Prince Hall, “A Charge Delivered to the Brethren of the African Lodge”
Barbadian-born Prince Hall spent the first thirty five years of his life enslaved. Twenty one of those years he was owned by William Hall who brought him to Boston in 1765. Prince Hall was finally manumitted in 1770. He quickly became a leader of the small African American community in the Boston
Read more
Source: Black Past
Sponsored by Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) Boston Professional Chapter
Sean Bell shooting incident
Sean Bells murder took place in the New York City borough of Queens, New York, United States, on November 25, 2006. Three men were shot a total of 50 times by a team of both plainclothes and undercover NYPD officers. Sean Bell was killed on the morning before his wedding, and two of his
Read more
Source: AA Studies Research Guide
Sponsored by Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative
Army Grants Posthumous Promotion To Slain ROTC Student
The Department of Defense is granting a posthumous promotion to Richard Collins III, a ROTC student at Bowie State University who was murdered in 2017, days after being commissioned a second lieutenant in the
Read more
Source: Stories About Black History
Sponsored by New York University
Memorial Day was founded by Blacks | The Crusader Newspaper Group
None of these claims included the Black narrative, but what was once Union Cemetery is now a sprawling, 60-acre park in predominantly white Charleston, which amid lush gardens, ponds, a gazebo and fountain sits a bronze plaque acknowledging the park as the site of the first Memorial Day and where
Read more
Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Sponsored by National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Boston Metropolitan Chapter
Marcus Garvey, "The Negro Moses"
Did Garvey, in his espousal of the repatriation of blacks to Africa, forsake the rights of African Americans in
Read more
Source: Online Exhibitions | The New York Public Library
The Best of Reclaiming Kin: Helpful Tips on Researching Your Roots
Genealogist Robyn Smith discusses the “roots” of her new book, The Best of Reclaiming Kin: Helpful Tips On Researching Your Roots.” The book is acompilation of posts from the popular website that focus on teaching family historians genealogical research skills and introducing them
Read more
Source: Black Past
Barbara Jordan
Barbara Jordan (21 Feb 1936 – 17 Jan 1996) was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement and an American politician. She was not just a democrat but the first African-American, man or woman, to be elected post Reconstruction to the Texas Senate. On her death, Jordan became the first African-American
Read more
Source: Black History Resources
Sponsored by National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Boston Professional Chapter
Jim Roberts built a multi-million dollar business by putting people first
Karen managed the franchise accounts the last five years for Roberts’ business, which grew through the 1990s to include five franchise locations: in Dudley, Roslindale, Egleston Square, Codman Square and on Warren
Read more
Source: The Bay State Banner
Sponsored by Eastern Bank
GECOM needs to clear the air as often as necessary on the recount
Having observed the varying perspectives put forward by the political parties as to what the National Recount exercise entails the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has the responsibility to ensure the society is knowledgeable of events as they
Read more
Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Lilongwe, Malawi (15th Century?- )
Lilongwe, named after the Lilongwe River that runs through the town, became the official capital of the landlocked country of Malawi in 1975.  In 2012 Lilongwe city had an estimated population of 781,000 people making it the largest city in the country. Lilongwe is located in the center of this
Read more
Source: Black Past
McKinney, Louise Jones (1930–2012)
Louise McKinney (née Jones) was an African-American educator, human rights advocate, philanthropist, business woman, community activist, and patron of the arts.  She was a long-established galvanizing force of civic life in Seattle and in the State of
Read more
Source: Black Past
Malawi: Pasuwa Impressed With BB Players Self-Fitness Training
TNM Super League defending champions Nyasa Big Bullets expatriate head coach Callisto Pasuwa says he is very impressed with how his players are responding to the training fitness programmes which they have been following since government through Football Association of Malawi (FAM) suspended the
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963: One Participant Remembers
In the account below Edith Lee-Payne recalls the day she was photographed as a 12 year old participant in the March on Washington, and the curious history of that photograph through
Read more
Source: Black Past
Sponsored by APEX Museum
NBA community reacts to Moses Malone's death
The death of 76ers great Moses Malone rocked the sports world
Read more
Source: Savoy Network
7 Things You Didn’t Know About Marcus Garvey
As he wrote in The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, “Education is the medium by which a people are prepared for the creation of their own particular civilization, and the advancement and glory of their own
Read more
Source: Jamaicans.com
(1955) Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., "Speech on Civil Rights"
On February 2, 1955, New York Representative Adam Clayton Powell, then one of only three African Americans in the U.S. Congress, rose to argue that his colleagues should support two pending civil rights bills then before the House of Representatives.  His speech appears
Read more
Source: Black Past
Feb
2
1955
Malawi: State Drops Charges Against 4 Suspected Reserve Bank of Malawi Fraud
The State has dropped criminal charges against four central bankers suspected to have connived with former Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) manager, Charles Ezra July Mchakulu and three others, to steal K340 million from the central
Read more
Source: allAfrica.com
COMMENTARY: COVID-19 — My Personal Battle from a Positive to a Negative Result
As this continued to happen, I made the decision to call the Chief Medical Officer for United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC), Dr. Joseph Varon and share my
Read more
Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
Michael Jordan's Daughter Addresses Her Mom Juanita's Absence In 'The Last Dance'
Michael Jordan’s daughter Jasmine has addressed a question many fans had on their minds after watching ESPN’s “The Last Dance”: Where was Juanita
Read more
Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0
(1852) Frederick Douglass, “What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July”
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass was invited to address the citizens of his hometown, Rochester, New York. Whatever the expectations of his audience on that 76th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Douglass used the occasion not to celebrate the nation’s triumphs but
Read more
Source: Black Past
Sponsored by New York University
Jul
5
1852
The Slaughter House Cases (1873)
? SLAUGHTER-HOUSE CASES.; THE BUTCHERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW ORLEANS v. THE CRESCENT CITY LIVE-STOCK LANDING AND SLAUGHTER-HOUSE COMPANY.; PAUL ESTEBEN, L. RUCH, J. P. ROUEDE, W. MAYLIE, S. FIRMBERG, B. BEAUBAY, WILLIAM FAGAN, J. D. BRODERICK, N. SEIBEL, M. LANNES, J. GITZINGER, J. P. A
Read more
Source: Black Past
Apr
14
1873
Billboard names Beenie Man winner of Verzuz battle | New York Carib News
Billboard names Beenie Man winner of Verzuz battle
Read more
Source: The New York Carib News
Three Reasons Your Planner is Your Friend.
Having a calendar on the phone was all I needed because I could quickly jot down what I needed to remember, and everything would be great again
Read more
Source: ThyBlackMan
Telethon Jamaica raises $60 million; more donations being targeted
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, says Telethon Jamaica has so far raised $60 million to purchase personal protective equipment (PPEs) for front line
Read more
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Sponsored by National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Boston Metropolitan Chapter
Trump Calls Minneapolis Protesters ‘Thugs,’ Vows Action | Afro
By Jill Colvin and Colleen Long
Read more
Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority
Sponsored by Christo Rey New York High School
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill has five children with Rohan Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley: Zion David Hill-Marley (born 1997), Selah Marley (b. 1998), Joshua Marley (b. 2002), John Marley (b. 2003) and a baby girl born in 2008, whose name she has not publicly revealed… She and Marley have never married… On
Read more
Source: Fact Monster - Black History
Sponsored by Intellitech
Helping Veterans and Active-Duty Military Cope With Social Isolation
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of veterans and active-duty military personnel are on lockdown, many suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or substance
Read more
Source: The Washington Informer
Common (rapper)
Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American hip hop recording artist, actor, poet and film producer from Chicago, Illinois. Common debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained a significant
Read more
Source: ThoughtCo
Mar
13
1972
African Reggae CDs that Every Fan Should Own
Reggae music, though born in Jamaica, is deeply African in ancestry. From the thumping backbeat to the Rastafarian Panafrican-themed lyrics, the roots are clear. Thus, its no real surprise that reggae is widely popular in African countries, nor that Africa has produced some of reggaes greatest
Read more
Source: ThoughtCo
Sponsored by Diversity In Action
Belley-Mars, Jean-Baptiste (1747?–1805?)
Jean-Baptiste Belley-Mars, who represented Saint-Domingue in the French National Convention in Paris in 1794, is widely credited with persuading that body to abolish slavery in France and its overseas colonies. Belley-Mars as a boy was kidnapped by slave catchers on the island of Goree near
Read more
Source: Black Past
Feb
4
1794
More from Malawi 24 | Malawi news
All set for Onesimus homecoming Sunday concert - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
K6 billion Sunbird Hotel shocks Malawians - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
NBM boosts Flames fundraising Golf Tournament - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Tributes pour in for Flo Dee - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Former loans board CEO Chisoni dies - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Audit reports to name errant Govt officers - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Goat supply contracts awarded to expensive suppliers, says MP - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
UK ambassador told to shut up - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Scorchers leave for COSAFA on Saturday - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Govt raises price of maize - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Nkhotakota North East MP dies | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Three people arrested over murder of woman in Limbe | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Former Nthalire Police chief on trial over corruption | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Tembo says 9,576 hectares of landscapes were restored under Shire River project | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Tomato seller wins K1 million in Airtel Yabeba | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
MEC determined to complete Constituency demarcation exercise - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Teachers, students hold dialogue on sex education   - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Thom Mpinganjira spends night in hospital - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
World Peace summit calls for concerted action for sustainable peace - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
DPP says maize price hike is inhumane - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Govt wants more Malawians to venture into cross-border trade | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Thyolo Council offices closed over Covid-19 | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Minister Lowe hails MAWARD program for uplifting agriculture sector | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Previous administrations killed Malawi’s railway sector – Chakwera | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Flames booted out of COSAFA Cup | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
If you are broke, leave – Sand Music Fest go bananas | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Ten men jailed for settling in Dzalanyama Forest - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
ACB not investigating public officers involved in charcoal trade – Chizuma | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Flames beaten: Semifinal dream hang by a thread | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
MCTU to hold demos against labour bill | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Devotion: Money can fail you | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Talking Blues: Déjà vu, we should have seen this coming | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Inside Patemba’s rise to becoming Chakwera’s favourite | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Is Chakwera set to resign? Malawi leader promised to resign after 2 years of changing nothing | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
July of thousand knives: Master KG, Nomcebo fight over Jerusalema royalties | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Malawi is a covid-19 high risk country, declares US | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Chakwera taking Malawi back to dictatorship – UNIMA DPP wing | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Devotion: Don’t just follow crowds - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Rwanda sends 1,000 soldiers to Mozambique | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Covid-19 Vaccine: Malawi to receive 192,000 doses next week | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Two get 12 years in jail each for stealing items worth K8.6 million | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Bullets Reserves crowned ThumbsUp League champions - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Talking Blues: Barking up the wrong tree manifested - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Malawi prepared to work with China on wealth creation – Mkaka   - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
MCP MP accused of claiming ownership of church project - Malawi 24 - Malawi news
John Chilembwe statue to be placed in London’s Trafalgar Square | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Tay Grin invited to speak at intellectual property event in Uganda | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Bushiri’s The Jesus Nation ranks number 1 on Amazon’s best-selling Christian books | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
‘Malawians are being oppressed socially and economically under Chakwera’ | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
Nyangulu's strike end Bullets' home dominance - Malawi 24 - Malawi news

Sports Facts

Conservative Amy Holmes Scorches Discriminatory 'Stop-And-Frisk'

Literature Facts

Popular Topics