Celebrating the 19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment On August 26, 1920, the right to vote for women was adopted as the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution through a proclamation by Secretary of […]
The 19th Amendment On August 26, 1920, the right to vote for women was adopted as the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution through a proclamation by Secretary of […]
Angela Davis in 2006. Image courtesy of Nick Wiebe. On August 18, 1970, Angela Yvonne Davis was named to the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list for her supposed […]
Over a century ago yesterday, on August 14, 1883, one of the most renowned African American scientists, Ernest Everett Just, was born in Charleston, South Carolina. Just’s approach to studying […]
Jessie Owens at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Image by Walter Richter from Die Olympischen Spiele. The current Olympic Games in Rio provide an excellent opportunity to reflect on the […]
1951 image of Ralph Bunche. Courtesy of The Library of Congress. A little over a century ago on August 7th, 1904, statesman, educator, Civil Rights figure and Nobel Prize winner […]
Image courtesy of The Library of Congress. On this day, August 2nd, 1924, James Baldwin, African-American essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic, was born in Harlem, New York. Throughout his […]
The first page of the Fourteenth Amendment Civil Rights Bill Passes, 1866 by Allyn Cox. One hundred and forty eight years ago on July 28, 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment, which […]
Ida B. Wells circa 1893. Photo by Mary Garrity Tomorrow marks the birthday of a towering figure in American history. On, July 16, 1862 Ida B. Wells, African-American journalist, suffragist, […]
Hubbard in 1924 On this day in 1924, William DeHart Hubbard set the record for the long jump at the 1924 Paris Summer Olympic Games, becoming the first black gold […]
Leroy “Satchel” Paige’s baseball card Today in 1906, baseball player Leroy “Satchel” Paige was born. Despite being born in a time where black athletes were restricted from the Major League […]