The shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin took place five years in Sanford, Fla., igniting a flurry of activism and discussion on race matters in America. The tragic shooting at the hands of volunteer night watchman George Zimmerman and his 2013 acquittal gave birth to the Black Lives Matter movement, along with a renewed focus […]
Charles Oakley, played four years for Virginia Union University. His senior year, 1985, he led the team to a CIAA Championship and was named Co-MVP…
Dorothy Maynor was an American soprano, concert singer, and the founder of the Harlem School of the Arts. She attended the Hampton Institute where she…
The NAACP calls for an economic boycott of North Carolina over legislation that it says discriminates against the LGBT community.
Phyllis Laverne Sweat, a native of Norfolk, VA, was the first female President of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association in the late 1980’s. Sweat’s ultimate…
He received his J.D. from the North Carolina Central University School of Law and worked as an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board. Jackson…
Black History Month originated in 1926, founded by Carter G. Woodson and was created to celebrate achievements, births, important timelines, events and to remember those we lost.
Sidney Poitier celebrated his 90th birthday last Monday, February 20th, making him the oldest-living winner of the Best Actor Oscar Award. Now retired from acting, Poitier has earned a number of honors and accolades over the course of his praise-worthy career. Born in 1927, Poitier’s farmer parents lived in the Bahamas but traveled to Miami […]
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is a largely rural area of the state not immediately known for its connection to African-Americans. However, the region boasts of a link to the Black community that stretches back to slavery. The U.P., as it is commonly referred to, is the northern end of the two peninsulas that make […]
Fred “Curly” Neal is best known for his career with the Harlem Globetrotters, instantly recognizable with his shaved head. He was born in Greensboro, North…
The project follows a 17-year-old Black boy named Jacobi Nelson as he travels throughout his day, ultimately leading to a shattering encounter with the police.
Holmes was a high school 400-meter champion and later earned multiple NCAA All-American and CIAA honors as a sprinter at Norfolk State University in Norfolk,…
