*On this date in 1896, we celebrate Pan-Africanism. This Black African worldwide movement aims to encourage and strengthen bonds between all Indigenous and diaspora peoples of African ancestry. This article’s date and year parallel the battle of Adwa, a response to the Berlin Conference assault, which was chosen as a meaningful episode in Pan-Africanism. Based on a common […]
learn moreDave Dennis is an educator, administrator, lawyer and former Freedom Rider. In this segment, he shares black history, and his own experience regarding the black family in the 21st century.
learn more*Jawole Willa Jo Zollar was born on this date in 1950. She is a Black dancer, teacher, and choreographer of modern dance. One of six children, she was born Willa Jo Zollar in Kansas City, Missouri, to parents Alfred Zollar Jr. and Dorothy Delores Zollar. From age seven to seventeen, Zollar received her dance education […]
learn moreMary K. Boyd is an administrator, community activist, and retired teacher. In this segment, she shares essential traditions for her gender to not forget.
learn more*The Choctaw Community in America is affirmed on this date in 1645. The Choctaw are a Native American people initially based in the Southeastern Woodlands of the states of Alabama and Mississippi. Their Choctaw language is a Western Muskogean language. White French Europeans first noted the Choctaws in written records of 1675. The Choctaw merged […]
learn moreT. Mychael Rambo is an actor, dancer, singer, and theater/Arts educator In this segment, he shares three words of self-description, and a childhood memory.
learn moreDennis Ogelsby is a pastor, author, and community activist. In this segment, he speaks on behalf of supporting African American Registry.
learn more*The Coloured communities of Southern Africa are celebrated on this date in 1950. Coloured refers to members of multiracial ethnic communities in Southern Africa who may have indigenous ancestry from more than one of the various populations inhabiting the region, including African, European, and Asian. South Africa’s Coloured people have some of the most diverse genetic backgrounds. […]
learn morePearl McClintock is a museum curator and library archives collections associate. In this segment, they share two treasured recent artifacts and manuscript experiences.
learn more*The Afro Surinamese people celebrated this date in 1500. They are the inhabitants of Suriname of Sub-Saharan African ancestry. They are descended from enslaved Africans brought to work on sugar plantations through the middle passage. Origins Most enslaved people imported to Suriname came from West Central Africa. The total number of enslaved people was estimated at 220,000. […]
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