Black History Month - Page 16
Two former residents of Idlewild, Michigan are joining forces to revitalize the historic Black community once known for its thriving businesses, schools, and cultural vibrancy through their TEEM Center initiative.
How do you get a whole race of people to uplift themselves after years of persecution? This was the very question Colonel Allen Allensworth asked himself before he embarked on one of the most important journeys in African American history: to build the first Black self-sufficient town in California.
Black people have been washing chicken, steak, and just about every other kind of meat since forever, but why?
When Nelson Mandela won the first-ever multiracial presidential election in South Africa on May 2, 1994, the freedom fighter changed the course of history. Here's how.
Tariffs did far more than adjust trade balances throughout the 19th century. They stoked regional tensions and played a major role in unraveling America's troubling slavery system.
Countless riots—tragic and often ignored—have unfolded throughout American history. Here are five you may not have learned about in school.
Lee Elder, the first African American golf star to break barriers in the sports, showed the world what it truly meant to bring inclusivity and unity to the game of golf.
Dr. Martin Luther King was fighting for the rights of Black sanitation workers in Memphis before his tragic death on April 4, 1968.
Line dancing carries a robust history in the Black community. From the 'Ring Shout' to the 'Shim Sham', let's take a look at its roots.
Lula “Mae” Reeves, one of the first Black women in Philly to own her own business, created one-of-a-kind and custom hats
The 'Freedom's Journal,' founded March 16, 1827, was the first newspaper owned and operated by African Americans. It aimed to address issues of slavery, racism, and civil rights.
Jesse Jackson’s political rise likely encouraged the exodus of racially conservative white voters out of the Democratic Party.
