Category : Black History Month
Emmett Till’s Chicago Home Achieved Landmark Status and Will Become a Museum
Emmett Till's former South Side home has been designated as an official landmark. There are plans to turn the 125-year-old building into a museum....
Black History Month Facts of the Day: Feb 13th
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Black History Month Facts of the Day: Feb 1st
Today's Black History Month facts focus on the great Langston Hughes and countless other individuals and events....
In Case You Missed It: Celebrating Black History
This year throughout Black History Month, Black Enterprise published a number of articles celebrating our culture and the American heroes who often go unacknowledged in...
Black History Month: 10 Powerful Lyrical Quotes by Lauryn Hill
Many of the lyrics from Lauryn Hill's career continue to inspire and speak to today's generation. Here are 10 of her most powerful lyrical quotes....
Black History Month: Dorothy Counts and School Integration
Last week I attended a seminar for education journalists and, among many other things, I learned about Dorothy Counts, a beautiful young woman who in...
Black History Month: The Slave Who Escaped From George Washington
Learn about Oney "Ona" Judge, the African American slave who ran away from George Washington's estate during his second term as president....
Black History Month: Insurrection Leader Denmark Vesey
Nine years before Nat Turner led the 1831 slave revolt in America, Denmark Vesey was executed on July 2, 1822, for allegedly plotting to lead...
Black History Month: The Slave Behind the Jack Daniel’s Recipe
Jasper "Jack" Daniel is credited for inventing the popular whiskey although he learned the trade of whiskey making from a slave known as Uncle Nearis....
Black History Month: Retired Astronaut Bernard A. Harris Jr.
Former NASA astronaut Bernard A. Harris Jr. made history on February 9, 1995, when he became the first African American to walk in space....