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For enslaved people, the holiday season was a time for revelry – and a brief window to fight back

The Conversation - December 25, 2024

Adolphe Duperly’s painting depicting the destruction of the Roehampton Estate in Jamaica during the Baptist War in January 1832. Wikimedia Commons by Ana Lucia Araujo,...

This Week In Black History December 11-17, 2024

Courier Newsroom - December 11, 2024

Queen Nzingha of Angola DECEMBER 11 1917—Thirteen Black soldiers were hanged for their participation in the so-called Houston riot. The “riot” had occurred in August of...

White and Black activists worked strategically in parallel in Detroit 50 years ago, fighting for civil rights

The Conversation - December 8, 2024

A member of the Michigan National Guard stands at the ready as firemen battle a blaze in Detroit in July 1967. AP Photo by Say...

This Week In Black History November 13-19, 2024

Courier Newsroom - November 13, 2024

Three African-American women in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance in 1925 NOVEMBER 13 1839—The Liberty Party—the nation’s first anti-slavery political party—is formed in Warsaw, N.Y. Among...

This Week In Black History October 23-29, 2024

Courier Newsroom - October 23, 2024

SCOTTSBORO BOYS OCTOBER 23 1775—The Continental Congress approves a resolution barring free Blacks from the army fighting for American independence from England. The resolution came...

NASA’s Legendary Mathematician Katherine Johnson Honored With Humanitarian Of All Mankind Award

Atlanta Daily World - August 25, 2024

Fred Outten, President and Founder of ASEP (Acknowledging Special Events and Projects), announced today that “NASA’s Legendary mathematician, Katherine Johnson, has been selected to...

New Book Chronicles How U.S. Robbed Black Americans Of $600 Billion In Taxes Since Slavery

Hunter Gilmore - April 27, 2024

A deeply telling new book sheds light on the systemic injustice that has plagued Black Americans for generations. Authored by Andrew W. Kahrl, a...

Fort Wayne Makes History By Welcoming Sharon Tucker As City’s First Black Mayor

Hunter Gilmore - April 24, 2024

In a groundbreaking moment for Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sharon Tucker has been welcomed as the city's new mayor. This marks a historic milestone as...

This Week In Black History March 6-12, 2024

Site Editor - March 6, 2024

BILLY ECKSTINE March 6 1857—Perhaps the most thoroughly racist decision ever rendered by a U.S. Supreme Court is released on this day—the Dred Scott decision....

This Week In Black History February 28-March 5, 2024

Site Editor - February 28, 2024

GARRETT A. MORGAN FEBRUARY 28 1708—One of the first recorded slave revolts in American history takes place on Newton, Long Island (New York). Seven Whites...

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