The disproportionate incarceration and legal mistreatment of Black and brown people is a problem that has lasted for what seems like the test of time. But its momentum has been slowed as of late through a series of acts of…
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Pearl Harbor Hero, Doris Miller, Finally Gets Deserved Recognition
Doris “Dorie” Miller didn’t think about heroism on Dec. 7, 1941, when he grabbed an anti-aircraft gun aboard the USS West Virginia and fired at Japanese fighter planes attacking Pearl Harbor. Because he died in combat two years later, he…
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How EBONY Chronicled the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
EBONY had the privilege of chronicling the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, through photography and exclusive features. Scroll through to see our coverage of the couple’s contributions to civil rights…
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On This Day: We Celebrate the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice and for putting his life on the line for racial equality and the advancement of African-Americans. Born Michael King Jr. on Jan. 15, 1929, the…
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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Celebrates 100 Years!
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded Jan. 16, 1920, at Howard University, in Washington, D.C. Since its founding, the organization has chartered hundreds of chapters worldwide and has a membership of more than 100,000 in addition to chronicling a…
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Happy Founders’ Day to the Devastating Divas of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.!
Today, the Devastating Divas of Delta Sigma Theta are celebrating 107 years of sisterhood! The sorority was founded on Jan. 13, 1913, by 22 collegiate women at Howard University. The innovators wanted not only to use their collective strength to…
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Rosa Parks Led a Crusade Against Sexual Assaults on Black Women
Rosa Parks is best known for her refusal to give up her bus seat to a White man, thus inspiring the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. But The Washington Post reports that Parks was an advocate long before propelling the historical protest. A decade…
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Celebrating EBONY Magazine, Which Turns 75 in 2020: Then and Now
It’s our anniversary! On November 1, 1945, the first issue of EBONY magazine was published. Also, JET magazine was born on this day in 1951. Founded by John H. Johnson, these two publications pioneered the representation of Black America in the mainstream media,…
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