*On this date in 2016, the funeral of Martha Peterson, a Black woman, occurred at Saint Mark’s African Methodist Episcopal Church in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. This episode was unique because Peterson was born in the 19th century. On Oct. 4, 2011, construction workers were using a backhoe to clear soil from an […]
learn more*On this date in 2017, Gift Ngoepe of the Pittsburgh Pirates, promoted to the major leagues from Indianapolis became the first Black African born player to play in a Major League game.
learn more*On this date in 2017 the last of four confederate monuments in New Orleans were removed from public view in the crescent city.
learn more*On this date in 2017, a white man near Philadelphia, PA, murdered a Black teenager. Bianca Nikol Roberson, 18, died on Route 100 in West Goshen Township, where she was shot. Authorities say Roberson and a white pickup truck driver were trying to merge in the same lane before the incident turned deadly. The D.A. […]
learn moreOn this date in 2017, a Neo-Nazi sympathizer in Charlottesville, VA murdered a white activist.
learn more*On this date in 2017, Cherokee Nation v. Nash was ruled. This ruling gave descendants of African slaves of the Native American tribe Cherokee citizenship. The decision stated that “the Cherokee Nation’s sovereign right to determine its membership” was limited by an “1866 Treaty” giving certain descendants of former slaves held by the Cherokee Nation before […]
learn more*On this date in 2017,’ five Black cheerleaders at Kennesaw State University knelt during the national anthem. Located in Georgia, Kennesaw State University cheerleader Shlondra Young told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution they would kneel until the US flag “represents what it should,” another cheerleader, Michaelyn Wright, said of their protest, “It was the scariest thing I’ve ever […]
learn more*On this date in 2017, Zimbabwe elected Emmerson Mnangagwa as their president. For the first time since the country gained independence from white minority rule in 1980, they have a new leader. At a packed stadium in the capital city of Harare, he promised not to “squander this moment” to change his country’s political culture. […]
learn more*On this date in 2018, The NAACP sued the Department of Homeland Security over the Trump administration’s decision to terminate the temporary protected status, or TPS, of tens of thousands of Haitians living in the U.S. At least 46,000 Haitians are living in the U.S. with protection from deportation and the ability to work under […]
learn more*On this first day of the 2018 Chinese New Year, we affirm and briefly explore the African Kunlun Servants in ancient China. African slavery in China peaked during the Tang and Song dynasties (960 A.D. to 1279 A.D.), but the number of African slaves taken to China during this 608-year period is unclear. By this […]
learn more*On this date in 2018, Viola Desmond, known as the Canadian Rosa Parks, became the first Black person and non-royal woman to be featured on standard Canadian currency.
learn more*On this date in 2018, Black Athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick received Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience Award for 2018. The award was officially presented at a ceremony in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the opening of Amnesty International’s national section in the country. “The Ambassador of Conscience award celebrates the […]
learn more*On this date in 2018, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice opened. This is a national memorial to commemorate the Black victims of lynching in the United States. It is intended to focus on and acknowledge past racial terrorism and advocate for social justice in America. Founded by the non-profit Equal Justice Initiative, it […]
learn more*On this date in 2018, Kanye West, in an extended interview conducted by the Power 105 morning show host Charlamagne Tha God, talked about American slavery. After an April 18th, 2018 interview was published, West made the taped appearance at TMZ headquarters, touching on many points at a higher emotional frequency, including several statements about […]
learn more*On this date in 2018, President Donald Trump pardoned Black boxer Jack Johnson. The criminal conviction from 1913 was for transporting a white woman across state lines. For more than 100 years, Jack Johnson’s legend as the first Black heavyweight boxing champion in America has been undisputed, but his legacy had been tarnished by a […]
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