Dorothy Cotton was a civil rights activist and leader, known for being the only woman in the Dr. Martin Luther King’s inner circle. She was also the…
The Fisk Jubilee Singers were organized as a fundraising effort for Fisk University. The historically black college in Nashville, Tennessee, was founded by the American Missionary…
Politician. Activist. Businessman. Naval Pilot. There are so many stories of courageous and heroic Black folks that should be made into movies. Robert Smalls is at…
Season 5 | Episode 1 – “Late-February 2020” Finally! Our favorite fictional family is back. I am so happy to have the Bordelons back on my…
Film and TV Director. Screenwriter. Film Marketer. Film Distributor. Activist. Ava DuVernay attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where she earned a Bachelor of…
I love studying the Reconstruction era because there were so many wins for our people. We had Senators and Congressmen, representatives in almost every level of…
It’s all about love today! When I think about Black Love I think of two people who loved each other and loved us – Ruby Dee…
Attorney. Priest. Civil Rights Architect Pauli Murray was born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 20, 1910, the fourth of six children to Agnes Fitzgerald and William…
I love Oney Judge because she decided that she should be free…and she made it happen. George Washington became a slave owner when he was eleven…
Abolitionist. Civil Rights Advocate. Businesswoman. Millionaire. When the abolitionist John Brown was hanged on Dec. 2, 1859, for murder and treason, a note found in his…