History Civil Rights Activist Rev. Charles Sherrod Dies From Lung Cancer at 85 Years OldStacy JacksonOctober 17, 2022October 17, 2022 by Stacy JacksonOctober 17, 2022October 17, 2022438 The family of Charles Sherrod reveals he passed from lung cancer at 85 years old...
Celebrity News Aretha Franklin Was Heavily Surveilled by FBI, According to Declassified FilesWendy MedinaSeptember 11, 2022September 11, 2022 by Wendy MedinaSeptember 11, 2022September 11, 202214707 Following decades of tracking Franklin, the agency found that the singer did not actually pose a threat to national security....
News Harlem’s Beloved: Clifford Leopold Alexander Jr., First Black U.S. Army Secretary, Dies At 88Atiya JordanJuly 5, 2022July 5, 2022 by Atiya JordanJuly 5, 2022July 5, 20221449 Clifford Leopold Alexander Jr., the first Black Army Secretary of the United States, has died at the age of 88....
News Honoring A Trailblazer: Brenda Lewis Peel, The First Black University of Tennessee Undergraduate To Earn A Degree, Dies At 80Atiya JordanApril 13, 2022April 13, 2022 by Atiya JordanApril 13, 2022April 13, 20223268 Brenda Lewis Peel, the University of Tennessee's first Black undergraduate to earn a degree, died on April 3 in Atlanta. She was 80....
News Congress Introduces Bill To Make Rosa Parks Day A Federal HolidayJeroslyn JoVonnOctober 5, 2021October 5, 2021 by Jeroslyn JoVonnOctober 5, 2021October 5, 20212333 Three Congresspeople have joined forces to introduce a bill that would make Rosa Parks Day a nationwide federal holiday....
News White Civil Rights Advocate Jean Graetz Died At 90Derek MajorDecember 22, 2020December 21, 2020 by Derek MajorDecember 22, 2020December 21, 20202484 Jean Graetz, one of the few White people to participate in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the city's civil rights movement, died at her home...
Leadership Iconic Civil Rights Leader Rev. C.T. Vivian Dies at 95Selena HillJuly 17, 2020July 17, 2020 by Selena HillJuly 17, 2020July 17, 20205261 Civil rights icon Rev. C.T. Vivian worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and dedicated his life to the liberation of Black people....
Leadership 5 Ways Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, ‘Dean of the Civil Rights Movement,’ Changed Black HistorySelena HillMarch 31, 2020March 31, 2020 by Selena HillMarch 31, 2020March 31, 20201894 The civil rights leader leaves behind a legacy of activism that helped advanced equality for African Americans...
Tell Them Historically Black Colleges Are RisingRobin White GoodeMarch 22, 2017September 23, 2017 by Robin White GoodeMarch 22, 2017September 23, 20171012 The 90-minute film and multi-platform project by award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson also explores how HBCUs have left their impact on the country as a whole....
News The Push To Preserve Black History in BirminghamSelena HillOctober 26, 2016September 23, 2017 by Selena HillOctober 26, 2016September 23, 2017888 Thousands are calling on elected officials to approve the creation of a National Civil Rights Park in Birmingham, Alabama....