by Rachel McKane, Brandeis University and David Pellow, University of California, Santa Barbara
When does lawful protest become criminal activity? That question is at issue...
*One of the most powerful documentaries you should experience this year is Stanley Nelson’s “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution,” which explores the...
August 19 1791—Benjamin Banneker writes a letter to Secretary of State (later president) Thomas Jefferson denouncing slavery. In his letter, Banneker declared, “I freely and…
For the Week of August 20-26 August 20 1619—This is the most probable date that Black History in America begins. Approximately 20 Africans (the records…
