Events History News 60th Anniversary Of March On Washington CommemoratedAugust 26, 2023August 28, 2023 by August 26, 2023August 28, 20232976 On Aug. 28, 1963, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a march organized by Bayard Rustin to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where he... Read more
News Power Haus Creative’s Black August Month Begins With Support For Activist Jamil Al-AminKJ EdwardsAugust 4, 2023August 4, 2023 by KJ EdwardsAugust 4, 2023August 4, 20231350 Powerhaus Black August Month starts with a call for Black power activist Jamil Al-Amin's exoneration.... Read more
History Remembering Medgar Evers 60 Years LaterKJ EdwardsJune 12, 2023June 13, 2023 by KJ EdwardsJune 12, 2023June 13, 2023886 His assassination remained unanswered for over 30 years.... Read more
Entertainment Film Industry and Civil Rights Pioneer Jessie Maple Transitions at 76KJ EdwardsJune 4, 2023August 1, 2023 by KJ EdwardsJune 4, 2023August 1, 2023598 Jessie Maple, a pioneer in the film industry and civil rights movement, passed away at 76 on May 30. Her death was confirmed by her... Read more
History Leadership Men News Civil Rights Activist Rev. Charles Sherrod Dies From Lung Cancer at 85 Years OldStacy JacksonOctober 17, 2022October 17, 2022 by Stacy JacksonOctober 17, 2022October 17, 2022758 The family of Charles Sherrod reveals he passed from lung cancer at 85 years old... Read more
Celebrity News Legal Aretha Franklin Was Heavily Surveilled by FBI, According to Declassified FilesWendy MedinaSeptember 11, 2022September 11, 2022 by Wendy MedinaSeptember 11, 2022September 11, 202214992 Following decades of tracking Franklin, the agency found that the singer did not actually pose a threat to national security.... Read more
News Politics Harlem’s Beloved: Clifford Leopold Alexander Jr., First Black U.S. Army Secretary, Dies At 88Atiya JordanJuly 5, 2022July 5, 2022 by Atiya JordanJuly 5, 2022July 5, 20221665 Clifford Leopold Alexander Jr., the first Black Army Secretary of the United States, has died at the age of 88.... Read more
News Honoring A Trailblazer: Brenda Lewis Peel, The First Black University of Tennessee Undergraduate To Earn A Degree, Dies At 80Atiya JordanApril 13, 2022April 13, 2022 by Atiya JordanApril 13, 2022April 13, 20223458 Brenda Lewis Peel, the University of Tennessee's first Black undergraduate to earn a degree, died on April 3 in Atlanta. She was 80.... Read more
News Congress Introduces Bill To Make Rosa Parks Day A Federal HolidayJeroslyn JoVonnOctober 5, 2021October 5, 2021 by Jeroslyn JoVonnOctober 5, 2021October 5, 20212553 Three Congresspeople have joined forces to introduce a bill that would make Rosa Parks Day a nationwide federal holiday.... Read more
News White Civil Rights Advocate Jean Graetz Died At 90Derek MajorDecember 22, 2020December 21, 2020 by Derek MajorDecember 22, 2020December 21, 20202661 Jean Graetz, one of the few White people to participate in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the city's civil rights movement, died at her home... Read more