This February, Macy’s continues its commitment to the Black community through “Black History. Black Brilliance.” with a give-back campaign with UNCF, the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization, benefitting scholarships and historically Black colleges and universities
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Happy Birthday! 5 Things You Didn’t Know About EBONY’s Founder John H. Johnson
EBONY celebrates the iconic John H. Johnson with a few fun facts that you may not know! The post Happy Birthday! 5 Things You Didn’t Know About EBONY’s Founder John H. Johnson appeared first on Ebony.
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Happy Birthday! 5 Things You Didn’t Know About EBONY’s Founder John H. Johnson
EBONY celebrates the iconic John H. Johnson with a few fun facts that you may not know! The post Happy Birthday! 5 Things You Didn’t Know About EBONY’s Founder John H. Johnson appeared first on Ebony.
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Happy Birthday! 5 Things You Didn’t Know About EBONY’s Founder John H. Johnson
EBONY celebrates the iconic John H. Johnson with a few fun facts that you may not know! The post Happy Birthday! 5 Things You Didn’t Know About EBONY’s Founder John H. Johnson appeared first on Ebony.
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Lynching Victim’s Offspring Becomes FIRST Black Woman Justice on MI Supreme Court | VIDEO
Kyra Harris Bolden made history when she was sworn in on the Michigan Supreme Court as the first Black female justice in the court’s 185-year history.
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Meet the Black Woman Bringing Black History to St. Louis With Noir Bookshop
This bookshop owner imagines her store as a hangout spot for the Black Panthers.
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“Igbo Landing” act of resistance when approx. 75 Igbo enslaved people rose in rebellion
The “Igbo Landing” story was an act of resistance against slavery when approximately 75 Igbo enslaved people rose in rebellion, took control of a slave ship, drowned their captors, and in the process caused the grounding of the ship. The…
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Berry Lawson arrested by Seattle police officers for loitering, then 90 minutes later he was dead in 1938
27-year-old Berry Lawson a waiter staying at the Mt. Fuji Hotel in downtown Seattle, Washington was reportedly asleep in a chair in the hotel lobby on March 26, 1938. Lawson was noticed by three Seattle Police Department officers, approached Lawson…
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Unsung Trailblazer In American History: Salaria Kea O’Reilly
Salaria Kee was born on July 13, 1913 orphaned as a baby and raised by family and friends. Once she graduated high school, she become a nurse although she was denied by three nursing schools because she was Black. Leveraging connections…
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Herbert Lee helped register Black voters, was killed in broad daylight by state legislator E. H. Hurst in Mississippi
Herbert Lee helped register Black voters, was killed in broad daylight by state legislator E. H. Hurst in Liberty, Mississippi On Sept. 25, 1961, Herbert Lee, a farmer who worked for voting rights to help register Black voters was killed…
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