Black History

MICHAEL JORDAN The 1980s had its share of Black stars – like Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby and Oprah Winfrey -who transcended racial barriers to become mainstream American fixtures. But perhaps the greatest “crossover” figure of the late 20th Century was Michael Jordan, the basketball player of almost supernatural ability, who ascended to the level of […]

From NPR.com: The following is a transcript of the remarks of Democratic Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, delivered March 18, 2008, in Philadelphia at the Constitution Center. In it, Obama addresses the role race has played in the presidential campaign. He also responds to criticism of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, an unpaid campaign adviser and pastor […]

From PopMatters.com: We find ourselves at a critical juncture in popular culture. Recent events [the election of Barack Obama] would suggest that America is ready for a new kind of onscreen dialogue about race. Yet the same old narratives of race in America just keep getting trotted out. To read more, click here. Return to […]

The year 1967 was significant in the African-American psyche for several reasons, including continuing race riots in Newark, NJ as well as the increasingly heated opposition to the Vietnam War. Check out the gallery here:

From Time Magazine: As President-elect Barack Obama and his family settle into Washington ahead of his Inauguration, they will undoubtedly go through a period of adjustment. The girls will need to get used to a new school, the whole family will learn soon enough about the city’s muggy summers, and Obama may need to become […]

The Black Panther Party was founded, Kwanzaa created, and Edward Brooke became the first Black U.S. Senator.

Did you know that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, GA, on January 15, 1929? Find out more of this week’s Black history facts here!

Looking at the pictures of the President Elect’s daughters being escorted to school by secret servicemen, I was reminded of other young black girls who had to be escorted to school by government agents. For years young boys and girls had to struggle with harassment segregation and racism so today Sasha and Malia could go […]