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The late James Forman, a former leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, introduced his “Black Manifesto” document in April 1969 at a conference in Detroit. The manifesto demanded $500 million in reparations from white church organizations to make up for the crimes and injustices suffered by Black Americans. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! The […]

  Dr. Frank Smith committed his life to both civil rights and to documenting Black history. Smith is a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and is the founding director of Washington, D.C.’s African-American Civil War Museum. Smith was born September 17, 1942 in Newnan, Ga. He entered Morehouse College in 1959, and […]

Gloria Richardson was a civil rights leader in Maryland who led a series of protests in the Eastern Shore region. The Cambridge Movement was one of the more violent protests of the ’60’s, ignited by economic and racial inequality. The future activist was born Gloria St. Clair Hayes on May 6, 1922 in Baltimore. Her […]

#civilrights #julianbond #rip #BlackHistory #trailblazer #NAACP pic.twitter.com/DZyRL2HtQD — Africa in America (@aiamagazine) August 16, 2015 Civil rights legend Julian Bond died last night in Fort…