Review: My Life, My Love, My Legacy–Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King. Photo Wikimedia Commons/Warren K. Leffler Review: My Life, My Love, My Legacy Coretta Scott King As Told to the Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds Henry Holt…
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AMERICAN PSYCHOANALYTIC ASSOCIATION DECRIES RACIST MURDER OF AHMAUD ARBERY
Studies addressing racist attitudes and implicit (unconscious) bias demonstrate that people who view themselves as free of prejudice still harbor unconscious racist stereotypes about African Americans. Photo: American…
THE AFRICA CENTER ISSUES STATEMENT ON THEIR PROGRAMING DURING COVID-19 CRISIS
Dr. Uzodinma Iweala: "This month, we will have another slate of conversations with the most compelling voices of contemporary Africa and the Diaspora." Photo: The Africa Center The…
SHIRLEY CHISHOLM’S 1970 CONGRESSIONAL EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT SPEECH: “WHAT DOES SEX HAVE TO DO WITH IT?”
Shirley Chisholm: "The Constitution they wrote was designed to protect the rights of white, male citizens. As there were no Black Founding Fathers, there were no founding mothers."…
Hillary Clinton Follows Trail Blazed By Shirley Chisholm
Candidate Clinton Shirley Chisholm said, “Women in this country must become revolutionaries. We must refuse to accept the old, the traditional roles and stereotypes…We must replace the old,…
Jan 27, A Celebration: Memorial Service For Sister Jocelyn C. Cooper
Jocelyn C. Cooper. A celebration of the life and work of Sister Jocelyn C. Cooper, social worker, political activist, pioneer who helped launch the campaign that created the…
Medal of Freedom Honoree Shirley Chisholm Never Stood On The Sidelines Of Life — Rangel
Unbossed--the indomitable Shirley Chisholm I am immensely pleased that my dear friend and colleague, the late Shirley Chisholm from Brooklyn, will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom by…
City Awards Brooklyn’s Caton Market Development Project To Black-owned Company
BRP Managing Partner Meredith Marshall, Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte in background and Ms. Torres-Springer. Photo: Black Star News BRP Development Corporation (BRP), an African American-owned firm has been…
Friends And Family Remember Ollie McClean, Africa-Centered Educator, Who Preached “Black And Beautiful”
Ollie McClean "I am Black and beautiful," was the message Sister Ollie McClean, who passed away on May 26, at age 74, spread through most of her life.…
Ollie McClean: Founder Of Sankofa, A School Embracing Culture In Education
Ollie McClean -- educator, activist, historian. Photo by Nate Adams Thirty years ago, Ollie McClean established Henson Preparatory School, which was renamed Sankofa International Academy, in 2004. This…