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 […]
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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 […]
Activist Tamika Mallory analyzes America’s racist history in 1st book
By Michael “Ice-Blue” Harris Tamika Mallory (Photo by rolling out) Civil rights activist Tamika D. Mallory has penned her first book titled State of Emergency: How We Win in the Country We Built. The book will be released on May 11, 2021, through Charlamagne Tha God’s Black Privilege Publishing imprint, which inked a deal last year […]
Educators Are Using BlackHistory.com to Teach Students What Textbooks Leave Out
Nationwide — Textbooks are failing public schools, community colleges, and universities when it comes to African American history. Therefore, many teachers and professors are teaching their students from credible web sites like BlackHistory.com that reveal little-known facts about Black culture, inventions, and more. The web site was launched more than two years ago […]
Remote Learning Lets Black And Brown Parents ‘Educate Our Children As We See Fit’ And ‘Offer Counter-Stories’
Photo by Samantha Hurley from Burst The coronavirus has brought hardship, but it’s also given parents of color a chance to teach their children counter-narratives not written from a white perspective. By Monisha Bajaj May 12, 2020 My 6-year-old hates the British. To be more specific, the British Empire ruled over up to a quarter […]