Arthur W. Mitchell

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Islam

Islam | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Trump's rally in Tulsa invokes the horror of the 'Red Summer' for Blacks

(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty

fave

Source: theGrio

Rep. Cedric Richmond’s Smoothly Sidesteps Rep. Matt Gaetz’s MAGA Rage

An incident that occurred during a discussion between two congressmen, Rep. Cedric Richmond and Rep. Matt Gaetz, got especially testy but Richmond handled it quite

fave

Source: The Urban Daily

Win for Reparations: California Assembly Committee Votes Yes on Bill

On May 11, the California Assembly Judiciary Committee voted yes on a bill that would mandate the state to set up an 8-member commission to examine how California engaged in — and benefited from — the enslavement of Black men, women, and

fave

Source: La Focus Newspaper

Family, friends mourn late Milton Brown

LATE JAMAICA Labour Party Councillor Milton Brown has been praised as a committed community activist and a voice of fairness who sought to achieve bipartisanship amid fierce political

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

300 Tested for COVID-19 Doctors Consortium Sets up at Masjidullah Philadelphia | Muslim Journal

PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium offered free coronavirus testing at Masjidullah on Tues., May 5, 2020, marking the first time the group has organized an effort at an Islamic house of

fave

Source: Muslim Journal | Publishing Community News weekly since 1975!

Brazilian History: Biographies

Brazilian History: Biographies | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Blacks, Don’t Fall for the President’s “Rope-A-Dope” on Churches Reopening

Editor’s Note: This commentary is Special to California Black Media partners courtesy of Hardy Brown, Sr., Publisher Emeritus, Black Voice News, and co-founder of California Black Media

fave

Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Ali Al Amin Mazrui

Ali Al Amin Mazrui , (born February 24, 1933, Mombasa, Kenya—died October 12, 2014, Vestal, New York, U.S.), Kenyan American political scientist who was widely regarded as one of East Africa’s foremost political

fave

Source: Brittanica

Oct

12

2014

The Black Crisis In The Midst Of The Coronavirus Crisis

Dr. Maulana Karenga, chair of the Department of Africana Studies at CSU Long Beach, wants the Black community to make sure that physical distancing during the pandemic does not interfere with relationships or establishing

fave

Source: https://seattlemedium.com

Let’s rename Army bases honoring Confederate officers –

As commander of the Army of the Mississippi, Braxton Bragg (Fort Bragg, North Carolina) was outmaneuvered in several campaigns; defeated Union forces at Chickamauga but was then routed by U.S. Grant in the battle of

fave

Source: Florida Courier

Mandeville cops clean up home away from home

WHILE MOST people in Manchester abided by the stay-at-home guideline for Labour Day projects, personnel at the Mandeville Police Station paid special attention to their second home, which received a much-needed

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy , (born October 15, 1900, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died September 13, 1987, Beverly Hills, California), American motion-picture director whose wide variety of films included dramas, romances, epics, comedies, and musicals. He also produced films, including the classic The

fave

Source: Brittanica

Sep

13

1987

Seeing This Revolution Through A Wider Lens

Mayor James Butts of Inglewood shared his experience as chief of police and serving in law

fave

Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

District Conference of the Southwest District, South Mississippi Conference

The Rev. Banks presided over her first District Conference as an anointed leader, leaning and depending on the Holy Spirit for direction with Mr. Tony Banks, the district consultant, provided the spiritual support as a loving and dedicated

fave

Source: The Christian Recorder

We Don't Have To Halt Climate Action To Fight Racism

There’s just one problem: This new commitment to Black people often seems to come with an assumption that the fight for climate justice has to

fave

Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter (BLM) is an international activist movement, originating in the African-American community, that campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards black people. BLM regularly holds protests against police killings of black people and broader issues of racial

fave

Source: AA Studies Research Guide

America Has Tried And Failed To Explain Its Racism To The World | HuffPost

Thousands of people around the world are sending a dual message to Americans as they protest the death of George Floyd, the latest casualty of the systemic violence against Black residents of the

fave

Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

(1901) Congressman George H. White's Farewell Address To Congress

In January 1901, at the beginning of a new century, George H. White was ending his term as a Congressman from North Carolina’s Second Congressional District. Realizing that he was bringing to a close a thirty two year period when nearly forty Southern African Americans sat in Congress, White used

fave

Source: Black Past

I CAN’T BREATHE: George Floyd Murdered by Minneapolis Police Officers Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao, and J. Alexander Kueng

Pastor Seth Martin, a resident of Minneapolis spoke to the AFRO about the May 25 death of George Floyd, the calls for the prosecution of the officers and the tension mounting in the Black

fave

Source: Delivering News You Can Use

Oscar DePriest elected to Seventy-first Congress

Oscar DePriest elected to Seventy-first Congress from Illinois First Congressional District (Chicago). He was the first congressman from the North and the first Black in Congress since the departure of George H. White in 1901.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

6

1928

A Brief History of the San Diego NAACP, 1917-2007

In 1917, realizing the hunger for social justice among the one thousand African American residents of San Diego, W. E. B. DuBois traveled from Los Angeles to San Diego as part of his western states tour on behalf of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Having

fave

Source: Black Past

Two-in-one election? - Renewed calls for local gov’t, national polls to be held together in COVID-19 era

With both the local government and general elections on the horizon, there are mounting calls for the Government and the Opposition to give urgent consensus to holding both polls simultaneously in light of a number of prevailing conditions being faced by the

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Alfonso Elder: Second President of North Carolina College (North Carolina Central University)

Dr.Alfonso Elder was the second president of North Carolina Central University located in Durham, North

fave

Source: Black Then

The Black crisis in the midst of the coronavirus crisis | Dallas Weekly

Dr. Maulana Karenga, chair of the Department of Africana Studies at CSU Long Beach, wants the Black community to make sure that physical distancing during the pandemic does not interfere with relationships or establishing

fave

Source: Dallas Weekly

Joe Louis

Joe Louis , byname of Joseph Louis Barrow, also called the Brown Bomber (born May 13, 1914, Lafayette, Alabama, U.S.—died April 12, 1981, Las Vegas, Nevada), American boxer who was world heavyweight champion from June 22, 1937, when he knocked out James J. Braddock in eight rounds in

fave

Source: Brittanica

Cuban History: Biographies

Cuban History: Biographies | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

1st Black Democratic Congressman

Arthur L. Mitchell defeated Oscar DePriest in a Chicago election and became the first Black Democratic congressman.

fave

Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

7

1934

The Deep Roots Of Louisville’s Rage Over The Police Killing Of Breonna Taylor

For each of the past two nights, large protests have broken out on the streets of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, much as they have in cities across the country after Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, a Black man, on

fave

Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

BlackFacts Details

Arthur W. Mitchell

Recent Facts

Facts About Women

African American Facts

Southern United States Facts

Michael Steele and Dave Rubin Talk Republicans, Trump, and Free Speech

Barack Obama Facts

Politics Facts