By Shayla Harris This is an important Black History Month. Last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests brought racism to the forefront of our national discourse. The demonstrations were sparked by current events, particularly the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, but the BLM rallying cry is a response to […]
Black History Month
The True Story Of OUR National Anthem, ‘Lift Every Voice And Sing’
“Lift Every Every Voice And Sing,” a poem written by James Weldon Johnson – often dubbed “The Black National Anthem” – was first performed on Feb. 12, 1900. Written By NewsOne Staff From left to right: D.C. Del. Walter Fauntroy, singer Melba Moore, Dr. Roland Scott of the National Association for […]
Emmett Till’s brutal murder changed America. Now his home is a historic landmark.
By Deneen L. Brown The former home of Emmett and Mamie Till at 6427 S St. Lawrence Avenue is in the West Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. —Chicago Sun-Times Photo via AP/Anthony Vazquez More than 65 years after Emmett Till packed his bags to visit relatives in […]
April 13,1964 Sydney Poitier becomes the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his role for “Lilies of the Field”
Poitier was born in 1924, while his parents were visiting the United States from the Bahamas, where his father was a tomato farmer. As a teenager, Poitier dropped out of school and returned to America to enlist in the U.S. Army during World War II. After his military stint, he became […]
Viola Davis will co-executive produce the new upcoming series “First Ladies”, as well as play Michelle Obama
Viola Davis is trading in Annalise Keating for Michelle Obama! The “How To Get Away With Murder” star signed on to play former FLOTUS on Showtime’s new drama “First Ladies”, according to Variety. Each season of the hour-long series will feature a behind-the-scenes look at the experiences of women who have held the […]
Hattie McDaniel Oscar 12 was the first African American Woman to win an Academy Award, “Gone With the Wind.’ in 1940.
By the mid-1920s, Hattie McDaniel became one of the first African American women to perform on radio. In 1934, she landed her on-screen break in the film Judge Priest. She then became the first African American to win an Oscar in 1940, for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind. […]
Africa Umoja – The Spirit of Togetherness, comes to South Florida in 2020
As the Lion King continues to break box office records, another story that celebrates the African continent and its unbreakable spirit is set to arrive in South Florida, Africa Umoja, The Spirit of Togetherness, sponsored by Aetna and benefiting The Embrace Girls Foundation, Inc., will premiere for a two-week celebration during […]
Unprecedented Proposed Law Provides African Americans Reparations and Opportunities to Better Their Lives
John Cheeks submits proposed legislation to DC Board of Elections Washington, DC — On February 10, 2017, proposed legislation was submitted to the DC Board of Elections. It is a model for legislators to provide opportunities for previous slave owners, and those that participated in enslavement of African Americans families […]
Black History Month: A Time For Courage and Truth
After the new administration’s first Black History Month event included a general reference to 19th century lion Frederick Douglass as “somebody who’s done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more,” Frederick Douglass’s descendants jumped in with their own clarification: “The President’s comments from the Roosevelt Room of […]
The First Black Woman in Space is Also a Successful Entrepreneur
You might say, ‘The sky is the limit’ when it comes to Dr. Mae C. Jemison. Not only was she the first woman of color in the world to go into space, but she is also a successful entrepreneur, having founded two technology companies and a non-profit organization. The sky […]