All posts tagged "black history"
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UNCF Mourns the Passing of Lou Rawls
“The entire United Negro College Fund (UNCF) family mourns the passing of Lou Rawls, whose distinctive voice graced the entertainment scene for more than 40…
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TPC Foundation, Inc. Names Myia Jones 2006 Emerging Living History Maker
Myia Jones is a 14-year-old high school freshman who is a wise leader, mature well beyond her years. As well as founder and president of…
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Nordstrom Celebrates Black History Month With Kamoinge Photo Exhibit
In celebration of Black History Month, Nordstrom will showcase a photography exhibit by Kamoinge, a talented group of African American photographers.
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NASA’s First African American Mission-Control Flight Director
The first African-American to lead Mission Control is working shifts as a flight director for the International Space Station (more)
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Rosa Parks Remembered and Praised for Her ‘Pathways to Freedom’ Program
Rosa Parks, who died Monday (24) at 92 was the U.S. civil rights movement’s most famous heroine. But little known was her humanitarian “Pathways to…
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Why Black Business Must Rebuild New Orleans
November’s BLACK ENTERPRISE Examines the Devastating Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Black Businesses and How to Save Them (more)
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Four African American Women Scuba Divers Make History
On July 7, 2005, four African-American women became the first organized group of African-American women to dive on the world famous WWII wreck of the…
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Commemorative Stamps Honor Civil Rights Movement
The United States Postal Service dedicated 10 stamps commemorating Civil Rights Movement (more)
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Chicago Historical Society Remembers Emmett Till
Fifty years from the day that Chicago youth Emmett Till was abducted and brutally lynched, the Chicago Historical Society takes a look at racial violence…
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40th Anniversary Of The Voting Rights Act
Bishop T.D. Jakes meets with Rev. Jesse Jackson prior to the “Keep the Vote Alive” March and Rally (more)
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Aflac Presents $1 Million Towards Creation Of African American Museum
Aflac becomes the first corporate citizen to make a donation toward the museum’s construction (more)¿0a¿0a
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Original Copy Of Emancipation Proclamation Unveiled
An original copy of the Emancipation Proclamation was unveiled during a ceremony (more)
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Famed Attorney Johnnie Cochran Dies At 67
High profile attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. died of a brain tumor on March 29, 2005
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Barack Obama Celebrates Landslide Senate Victory
Obama becomes the third black Senator in the last 150 years (more)
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Barack Obama Campaigns In Chicago
U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama speaks to the media at the Ann Sather restaurant September 7, 2004 in Chicago, Illinois.
