Category Archives: Black History

Top 10 African Contributions To World Civilization

Posted on July 23, 2020 by agogo22

 

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BONUS: The Kerner Commission : Planet Money

Posted on July 22, 2020 by agogo22

In 1967, President Johnson created a commission to investigate racial unrest in America. But, the answer they came up with was not the answer he was hoping for. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. Source: BONUS: The Kerner Commission … Continue reading →

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Edward Colston statue replaced by sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester Jen Reid

Posted on July 15, 2020 by agogo22

Exclusive: Artist Marc Quinn leads secret mission to install resin-and-steel figure of Jen Reid at site of toppled Bristol slave trader Read an interview with the sculptor and his subject The statue of slave trader Edward Colston was replaced in … Continue reading →

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Who was Olive Morris? Google Doodle celebrates 68th birthday of co-founder of the British Black Panthers

Posted on July 10, 2020 by agogo22

Adam Maidment 26/06/2020 Google likes to change its logo to acknowledge holidays, events and notable figures on the search engine’s homepage. Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Ella Fitzgerald, and Scottish scientist Mary Somerville have all been immortalised in this way. … Continue reading →

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BLACK POWER IN BRITAIN IN 1950`s DOCUMENTARY

Posted on July 10, 2020 by agogo22

Hubert Baron Baker 1925 – 1996

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Leona Tate Turns School She Helped Desegregate Into Center for Equality

Posted on July 7, 2020 by agogo22

By Kelly Richman-Abdou on July 6, 2020 “The history of the school desegregation in New Orleans has not been told correctly…it’s time people learned the truth.”   On May 17, 1954, the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court … Continue reading →

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Imarn takes on racism in the UK | DW Documentary

Posted on July 7, 2020 by agogo22

Activist Imarn Ayton organizes demonstrations with thousands of protesters. So why hasn’t UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson rung her up? Her hope is to see the anti-racism protests result in effective policy-making. Boris Johnson has already responded. He has convened … Continue reading →

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The most powerful woman you’ve never heard of

Posted on July 6, 2020 by agogo22

Everyone’s heard of Martin Luther King Jr. But do you know the woman Dr. King called “the architect of the civil rights movement,” Septima Clark? The teacher of some of the generation’s most legendary activists — like Rosa Parks, Diane … Continue reading →

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Revolution

Posted on July 3, 2020 by agogo22

Revolution is comprised of 7 vignettes where individuals talk, discuss how being Black has impacted them and what the word revolution means to them, It captures the modern-day diversity within the Black community. It’s a celebration of collective Blackness, pride, … Continue reading →

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At This Harlem Apartment, Live Jazz Every Sunday

Posted on July 2, 2020 by agogo22

Every Sunday, for the past 24 years, Marjorie Eliot and Rudel Drears open the doors of their Harlem apartment to anyone in the mood for jazz. Initially beginning the apartment sessions as a way to honor her son’s passing, Marjorie’s … Continue reading →

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