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Didn't know anything about this, me and the wife found it scrolling through Black history films. It was very powerful and moving. Really shows why his home is a national monument now. This was a very determined and brave black man. The Evers (2019) | SHOWTIME

The Evers (2019) | SHOWTIME streams on Hulu and Amazon Prime. Documentary did a great job capturing the intensity and danger FBA's had every single day in the struggle. This ish wasn't a game at all. The freedoms we all enjoy is because brehs like Medgar Evers put their life on the line for...

Josephine Baker to Be Honored With a Panthéon Burial Ms. Baker will be the first Black woman to be entombed in the Panthéon in Paris, a symbolic move amid racial tensions in France. Josephine Baker, who was born Freda Josephine McDonald in 1906 in St. Louis, in Paris in the...

============ Robert John Palmer - 2nd Great Grandfather of Dave Chapelle Robert J. Palmer's daughter was Rosina C. Palmer: Rosina was married to William David Chappelle, Sr. =========================== W.D. and Rosina Chappelle's son - William David Chapelle, Jr...

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DNA evidence links Muhammad Ali to heroic slave, family says When Cassius Clay joined the Nation of Islam in 1964 and changed his name to Muhammad Ali he had a straightforward explanation. “Why should I keep my white slavemaster’s name visible and my black ancestors invisible, unknown...

And what is Bunch?

We often hear about workers going on strike in the news. If the workforce want change then one way to influence it is by going on strike. Striking is a modern phenomenon, surely? Perhaps not – what if the Ancient Egyptians went on strike? Not all Ancient Egyptians were farmers. There were lots...

I was watching documentaries on the Tulsa pogrom and seeing elderly survivors of that event is just insane to me. And it got me thinking if there's anyone on the Coli that has a family history of being victims of racial violence. Also, how come I never heard of any cac that had a grandparent...

Republicans ask Biden to withdraw ‘divisive’ proposal to teach more Black history April 30, 2021 6:27 PM EDT Merdie NzangaDavid Morgan Dozens of Senate Republicans called on the Biden administration on Friday to withdraw what they say is a “divisive” education proposal that would place...

Westbrook to produce series on Tulsa massacre This what we need brehs. More superstars getting involved :banderas: he cites his time playing in racist ass OKC as the fuel to inspire him to do this series :myman:

Back in my old nabe, this cafe opened up called Mulata Kitchen + Coffee. I emailed the owner letting her know my concerns and that I took offense to the name. The owner is from Brazil, this is her. And she told me the term doesn't have any negative connotations where she's from and...

Was talking to my one of my boys the other day and he had had no idea, there was a black national anthem :snoop:, it made me Smh. I remember they used to play this on the radio all the time when I was growing up, especially during Black history month.

How a black woman took down one of America's most notorious mob bosses

I have read a lot of Black history books but I am looking for recommendations for a kid So before you make any assumptions: 1. My son is starting Kindergarten soon so he's not old 2. I have already read The People Can Fly, Anansi stories, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, Snowy Day, a...

So before you make any assumptions: 1. My son is starting Kindergarten soon so he's not old 2. I have already read The People Can Fly, Anansi stories, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, Snowy Day, and other Black kids books 3. I have a CRAPLOAD of books about Black people #3 is the issue, I...

The new documentary 'United Skates' explores the influence of roller skating on the civil rights movement and the birth of hip-hop. By Elyssa Goodman Feb 14 2019, 5:29pm It started with a small group of skaters in Central Park. Documentary filmmakers Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler first...