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This Week In Black History

Week of September 12-18 September 12 1913—Track and field athletic legend Jesse Owens is born on this day in Oakville,…
Brazil Museum Fire: An Incalculable Loss

“Folks, there’s nothing left from the Linguistics division. We lost all the indigenous languages collection: the recordings since 1958, the…
“Crusader Without Violence”: Seminal MLK Bio Re-issue at Center of Carter Library Lecture

Dr. Derryn E. Moten, Alabama State University department of history and political science chair, will give a lecture about Crusader…
This Week In Black History

Week of August 29-September 4 August 29 1920—Jazz legend Charlie “Yardbird” Parker was born on this day in Kansas City,…
Here’s Why August 28 Is A Major Date In Black History

Paying attention to the past.
1959 Racial Slaying of Mississippi Teen Could Get Fresh Look

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — Eberlene King remembers her 15-year-old brother as he lay dying, after White teenagers cruised through their…
This Week In Black History

Week of August 15-21 August 15 1975—In another of those highly publicized “trials of the century,” which frequently grip national…
This Week In Black History

Week of August 8-14 August 8 1865—Explorer Matthew Henson is born in Baltimore, Md. Henson would become the first person…
Civil Rights Worker Slaying Case From 1940s Reopened

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — More than 78 years after civil rights worker Elbert Williams’ body was found in a Tennessee…
A Black Woman Made History At The Olympics 70 Years Ago Today

Alice Coachman broke a barrier.
Biography, Fiction, and Books on Women Breaking Barriers Highlight Atlanta History Center’s Author Programs

Ongoing Literary Series Brings Authors and Audiences Together in an Intimate Setting for Enlightening Insights, Discussion and Book Signings Deeply…
Black Panther Party co-founder Elbert ‘Big Man’ Howard dies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—Elbert “Big Man” Howard, a co-founder of the Black Panther Party who served as newspaper editor, information officer…
Discovery Of Missing Malcolm X’s Autobiography Chapter Opens Door To Another Mystery

The case is far from closed.
This Week In Black History

Week of July 25-31 July 25 1916—The Black inventor of America’s first gas mask, Garrett T. Morgan, made national headlines…
Original Tuskegee Airman celebrates 103rd Birthday

Documented Original Tuskegee Airman (DOTA) , Preston Jowers, of the Detroit Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen will celebrate his 103rd birthday…
This Week In Black History

Week of March 14-20 March 14 1821—The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is officially formed in New York City. However,…