Thursday, November 19 After nine years of exile in Cuba, Algeria and France, Eldridge Cleaver returned to California in 1977, to face charges of attempted murder following a 1968 shootout with Oakland police. He returned to the United States and surrendered to the F.B.I. under a deal with the government by which he pleaded guilty to the assault charge stemming from the … [Read more...] about THIS WEEK IN Black History
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Thursday November 12: The Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., was founded by seven young educators who sought to raise the standards of school teachers in 1922, at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. These individuals included Mary Lou Allison Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Dublin Redford, Bessie M. Downey and Cubene … [Read more...] about This Week in Black History
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November 5: A record number of nine African Americans were elected to U.S. House of Representatives on this day in 1968. Along with eight men, Rep. Shirley Chisholm became the first black congresswomen. Sen. Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass.) had been elected two years previously giving African Americans a record total of 10 members of Congress. The previous record of eight occurred … [Read more...] about This Week in BLACK HISTORY
Cream City Medical Society: The history of African Americans in medicine in Milwaukee (part 1)
By: Rene’ Settle-Robinson, D.P.M., Cheryl R. Martin, M.D. (2002), Bernestine Jeffers and Sana Montgomery (2002), Additions and Revisions by: Mbili F. Waller (2007), Janine A. James, M.D. (2002 and 2007) in Health Care: Closing the Gap. Another involvement is The Healthiest Wisconsin 2010: A Partnership Plan to Improve the Health of the Public, a framework for transforming … [Read more...] about Cream City Medical Society: The history of African Americans in medicine in Milwaukee (part 1)
Who’s afraid of Black History?
By Joe Brewster Co-Producer and Co-Director, American Promise Recently, the Dalton School found itself in a jam when a teacher aired "C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America," a satirical "mockumentary" that explores slavery through the lens of a speculative history where the South won the Civil War and slavery endures today. The effort backfired: according to a … [Read more...] about Who’s afraid of Black History?
First black congresswoman honored with postage stamp
By: Stephanie Allen-Gobert On Friday, January 31, at 11:00 am, black elected officials and activists celebrated the legacy of Bed-Stuy native Shirley Chisholm, with the unveiling of a USPS forever stamp. The celebration and unveiling took place at Brooklyn’s Borough Hall. Chisholm is the country’s first black congresswoman who later ran for president in 1972. The stamp, … [Read more...] about First black congresswoman honored with postage stamp
The Magnitude of Black History Month
By the late Eddie Bernice Johnson (former Former United States Representative for Texas) During the month of February the nation pauses to acknowledge the significant contributions made by people of African American ancestry to American greatness. The practice began in 1926 when Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard trained black historian, … [Read more...] about The Magnitude of Black History Month
Newseum opens “1964: Civil Rights at 50” exhibit featuring powerful photographs of Freedom Summer
Student civil rights activists joined hands and sang as they prepared to leave Ohio to register black voters in Mississippi.The 1964 voter registration campaign was known as Freedom Summer. Photo Credit: Ted Polumbaum/Newseum collection WASHINGTON — On Friday, January 17, 2014 the Newseum will open “1964: Civil Rights at 50,” a yearlong exhibit about Freedom Summer, a bold … [Read more...] about Newseum opens “1964: Civil Rights at 50” exhibit featuring powerful photographs of Freedom Summer
I Have A Dream Speech
Milwaukee Honors The 5oth Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I Have A Dream Speech I Have A Dream - 50 Years Later - Fighting for Victory - One Milwaukee Saturday, August 24, 2013 11am to 2pm … [Read more...] about I Have A Dream Speech
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April 4 Marks 45th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination Thursday April 4, 2013 marks the 45th anniversary of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's. assassination in 1968. He was struck down by a sniper's bullet while standing on a hotel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. His death is one of the saddest chapters in world history What Dr. King did for … [Read more...] about Did You Know?