This Week In Black History

Week of November 29-December 5, 2017 November 29 1780—After initial racist opposition, especially in the South, Blacks are welcomed into…
11.30.17
APEX Museum Welcomes Lauren Tate Baeza as the new Museum Director

The APEX Museum is pleased to welcome Lauren Tate Baeza as the new Museum Director. A native of Atlanta, Baeza returns as…
11.27.17
Fund established to preserve African American historical sites

WASHINGTON (AP)—A new $25 million fund is being set up through the National Trust for Historic Preservation to help ensure…
11.27.17
This Week In Black History

Week of November 22-28, 2017 November 22 1865—The Mississippi legislature enacts the first “Black Codes” aimed at controlling the former…
11.27.17
Remembering Harold Washington: A Man Like No Other

Remembering Harold Washington He was our hero, our role model, a man of the people. His speech was elegant, intellectually…
11.27.17
This Week In Black History

Week of November 15-21, 2017 November 15 1884—The Berlin Conference begins. This stands as one of the most significant events…
11.16.17
This Week In Black History

Week of November 8-14 November 8 1898—The Wilmington Massacre occurs. A mob of Whites launches a terror campaign against Blacks…
11.09.17
VIEWPOINTS: America Being Forced to Face Conflict Between its Founding Principles and its Racist Reality

“Time catches up with kingdoms and crushes them, gets its teeth into doctrines and rends them; time reveals the foundations…
10.19.17
Cornelia Walker Bailey, Sapelo Island historian, passes away

Cornelia Walker Bailey, prominent barrier island resident, died on October 15, 2017. As a member of the last generation of…
10.18.17
This Week In Black History

Week of October 18-24 October 18 1917—“Dizzy” Gillespie, bandleader and pioneer of “B-bop Jazz,” is born John Birks Gillespie in…
10.18.17
LECTURE | Legend of the Black Mecca: Politics and Class in the Making of Modern Atlanta

For more than a century, the city of Atlanta has been associated with black achievement in education, business, politics, media,…
10.18.17