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Black History

James Egert Allen: Harlem’s very own advocate for Black History

by MICHAEL HENRY ADAMS James Egert Allen, Harlem Middle School teacher who guided James Baldwin and worked 50 years to bring Black history to NY...

Huey Newton, Black Panther Activist, born

Huey Newton *Huey Newton was born on this date in 1942. He was a Black activist. Huey Percy Newton was from Louisiana and was the youngest...

Cpl. Lena Derriecott Bell King of the 6888 Postal unit during WWII

An advertisement in a recent Sunday New York Times featured the upcoming Netflix film “The Six Triple Eight,” a true story about an all-Black...

Anna Julia Cooper, a formidable feminist and scholar

Last week’s profile of Dr. William S. Scarborough brought to mind Anna Julia Cooper, both of whom shared a connection to Oberlin and Wilberforce...

IN MEMORIAM: Civil Rights Icon Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. Passes Away at 84

NY AMSTERDAM NEWS — In the early 1960s when young activists were fighting against race-based discrimination Jackson was among them, unaware of the role...

Fred Hampton (August 30, 1948 – December 4, 1969)

Fred Hampton was an active leader in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), leading their Youth Council of the organization’s...

Dr Charles Richard Drew

A pioneer in blood banking, Drew did extensive original research in blood chemistry. This barrier-breaking African American doctor and surgeon earned the title “father of...

Hidden Gems in Black History: Ancient African Cultures’ Contributions To Astronomy 

by Dominique Lambright, BlackDoctors.com A great deal of our modern knowledge of the universe may be traced back to the astronomical discoveries and advancements achieved by...

Stokely Carmichael [Kwame Ture] (June 29, 1941- November 15, 1998)

Stokely Carmichael was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and grew up in New York City. He attended Howard University, where he...

Shirley Chisholm (November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005)

Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was born in Brooklyn, New York to immigrant parents who came to the United States from Barbados. Chisholm graduated from...
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