VIA: SpeakOutNow.Org Through her activism and her scholarship over the last decades, Angela Davis has been deeply involved in our nation’s quest for social justice. Her work as an educator – both at the university level and in the larger public sphere – has always emphasized the importance of building communities of struggle for economic, […]
Angela Davis Black Activist and legendary Black Panther, still is active today speaking and uplifting the African American community. Follow us as we celebrate Angela Davis.
VIA: ShaniDavis.Com Shani Davis was born on Friday, August 13, 1982, in Chicago, Illinois. Raised by his mother on the city’s south side, he started roller-skating at local rinks at age two. By age three Shani was darting around the roller rink so fast that skate guards would chase him just to ask him to […]
Shani Davis has taken the 2010 Winter Olympics by storm. If you didn't know who he was before, now you do. Get to know the Winter Olympics phenom here.
VIA: ICDC.Com THE FBI’S COVERT ACTION PROGRAM TO DESTROY THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY INTRODUCTION In August 1967, the FBI initiated a covert action program — COINTELPRO — to disrupt and “neutralize” organizations which the Bureau characterized as “Black Nationalist Hate Groups.” 1 The FBI memorandum expanding the program described its goals as: 1. Prevent a […]
VIA: www.huffingtonpost.com, www.tazzdaddy.com Today marks the 45th Anniversary of the assassination of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, better known as Malcolm X. He was shot on a Sunday in 1965 just before he was to give a speech at a rally in New York City. He is unarguably one of the most known and influential figures in […]
VIA QcityMetro.com Georgia congressman and civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis spoke at CPCC and screened his new documentary, “Come Walk in My Shoes.” Lewis signed autographs and encouraged students and others to challenge injustice. He spoke to a largely student crowd at Central Piedmont Community College. Lewis’ award-winning documentary examines his life during the […]
VIA: TYLERPERRY.COM Tyler Perry is by all means, a Renaissance man. He’s an actor, director, screenwriter, producer and author. He is a true American success story. Tyler Perry’s inspirational journey from the hard streets of New Orleans to the heights of Hollywood’s A-list is the stuff of American legend. Born into poverty and raised in […]
Tyler Perry is by all means, a Renaissance man. He's an actor, director, screenwriter, producer and author. Read his rags-to-riches American success story. Watch video of his account of fame and success.
Ralph Bunche was an American diplomat and political scientist whose work on domestic policy and foreign affairs shaped the struggle for human rights. Bunche was…
Mike Wiley’s play about a murder in Oxford not only exposed audiences to a little known piece of American history, but it revealed a local connection to the Oxford tragedy. Charlotte attorney James Ferguson was a special assistant to the Oxford prosecutor in the 1970 case. “Blood Done Signed My Name” examines how the murder […]
VIA: JudgeMathisTV.Com The real-life story of Judge Mathis is heartwarming and inspirational. Greg Mathis was a gang member who dropped out of school, was in and out of jail and then overcame these adversities to become the youngest judge in the history of the state of Michigan. The inspiration for his own TV court show, […]
