Black History Month Archives

It Started With Us: The True Origins Of Black History Month

Black Information Network - February 1, 2022

Black History Month is here! A time to celebrate and acknowledge the many contributions that African Americans have had, and continue to do so, in...

Martin Luther King, III and Arndrea Waters King Statement on Black History Month

Site Editor - February 1, 2022

Martin Luther King, III and Arndrea Waters King Statement on Black History Month Today, Martin Luther King III, Chairman of Drum Majors for Change, and...

Big Mama said, ‘My feet are paid for, Just walk your walk for God and Me”

RTMNews - February 28, 2021

Terry Allen, CEO 1016 Media, Columnist for Texas Metro News My Grandmother, Lucille “Big Mama” Allen said many things to her children throughout our lifetime...

Quit Playin’ – A Black Culture Renaissance

RTMNews - February 28, 2021

“Quit Playin” A Black Culture Renaissance! By Vincent L. Hall Texas Metro News This final installment of our Black History Month series relies on the concept that Black...

As The First African-American Drafted Into The NBA, Chuck Cooper Changed Basketball Forever

zengernews - February 28, 2021

In a smoky room during the 1950 NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics selected a slick, ball-handling defender and relentless rebounder who changed the dynamics...

Evangelist Alveda King: Celebrating Black History Month 2021

Roz Edward - February 27, 2021

Evangelist Alveda King: Celebrating Black History Month 2021 As Black History Month 2021 closes out, the Jewish people celebrate Purim, Feast of Lots, a joyous...

VIDEO: The Incredible Life of Daniel Smith, Living Son of a Slave

zengernews - February 26, 2021

As one of the few living children of a slave, 88-year-old Daniel Smith has a unique perspective on race relations in America. Smith’s father, Abram...

The Beauty of Little Africa: The History of Black Wall Street

Roz Edward - February 26, 2021

Blackness in Tulsa, Oklahoma does not begin and end with the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. It is thriving, despite years of re-segregation following...

Who was the first American slave declared free by a court order?

RTMNews - February 22, 2021

No, it was not Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, whose memoirs were published and ultimately became a hit movie, Twelve Years a...

Malcolm X’s daughters and Ben Crump unveil new evidence in slain leader’s assasination

RTMNews - February 21, 2021

Qubiliah Shabazz, Ilyasah Shabazz, Gamilah Shabazz and Attorney Ben Crump unveil what they say is new evidence in the decades-old slaying at New York’s Audubon...

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