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March 18, 2024
The first time I stepped foot into a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) library was at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee in 1994. As I walked across campus, I remember being nervous, feeling slightly out of place. Yet, the students ...
When we consider travel’s current state and future, it is apparent that Black female entrepreneurs are and will continue to play an important role. For example, the five entrepreneurs listed here are just a few of the numerous Black women influencing ...
The incredible true story of Olympic legend Jesse Owens is vividly brought to life in Race
Street banners have appeared in Philadelphia’s Washington Square West neighborhood, centered around 13th and Locust streets, honoring Philly’s early historic Black entrepreneurs. Commissioned from artist Xenobia Bailey by the Association for ...
David Johnson generally wasn’t interested in people posing for his camera. As the photographer and civil rights activist put it in a 2017 interview at the University of California, Berkeley: “A big smiling photograph? That wasn’t my style.” Johnson died ...
Between March 10th and 12th of 1972, the West Side High School auditorium was buzzing with excitement and hope. The room was filled with a tour de force of black political activists, politicians, and cultural figures. Comedian Dick Gregory delivered ...
David E. Harris, the first Black pilot to fly a commercial plane for a major airline and the first Black man to achieve the rank of Pilot Captain for a major U.S. commercial airline, has died at 89, American Airlines confirmed Saturday. There was no immediate...
New research suggests that a child’s likelihood of being referred for special education services is greatly influenced by the race of their teacher. Black teachers are less likely to identify children for disability services, according to a study published this ...
