Dee Williamsadded this to These Are The People In Your Neighborhood · 6hPlay buttonGhana Ghana’s ‘Year of Return’ is emotional for descendents on both sides of the slave tradekosu.org - Rupa Shenoy, Selase Kove-Seyram Over one doorway at Elmina Castle, a former hub of the slave trade in Ghana, a brass plaque reads, “door of no return.” It was the last door that …
EEDRadded this to And Still I Rise · 1hAfrican-American News Gov. Northam establishes Commission on African American history educationwset.com - Laura Taylor HAMPTON, Va. (WSET) -- Governor Northam signed an executive order establishing the Commission on African American History Education on Saturday, …
LL Blakeadded this to Race · 1dWorld War I Pierre Réjon (1895–1920)blackpast.org - by contributed by: Etienne Lock Pierre Réjon was the first black French military pilot to fly during World War I and one of the first people of African ancestry to become a military …
Katieadded this to History · 1dDWP Most slave shipwrecks have been overlooked—until nowNational Geographic - Kim M. Williamson400 years after slavery began in the United States, black scuba divers are searching for ships that carried enslaved Africans to the Americas. No one ever asked the free Africans if they wanted to leave
Slavery Before cotton, sugar established American reliance on slave laborpbs.org - www.pbs.org Four hundred years ago this month, in August 1619, the first African slaves arrived in Virginia. It is regarded by many as the beginning of America's …
Civil Rights Michael Van Leesten, R.I. civil rights icon, dies at 80providencejournal.com - Madeleine List PROVIDENCE — Michael Van Leesten, a champion of civil rights and a “drum major for justice,” died Friday at age 80. “It’s a blow to our community,” …
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Arts & Entertainment · 1dIllinois The Shedd Aquarium is going to be free to Illinois residents for almost half of September. Here’s how to get iChicago Tribune - Ben MeyersonLooking for something to do for free this fall? The Shedd Aquarium will be free for Illinois residents for nearly half of September. The aquarium will be free 12 days in September to anyone who shows photo
jesse mcnairadded this to MATTERS OF BLACK LIVES · 1dNMAAHC Virginia marks pivotal moment when African slaves arrivedABC News - The Associated Press Four hundred years after American slavery and democratic self-rule were born almost simultaneously in what became the state of Virginia, ceremonies …
The Wall Street Journal.added this to US · 2dSlavery Virginia to Commemorate 1619 Slavery AnniversaryThe Wall Street Journal. - Cameron McWhirterTidewater Virginia will hold events this weekend to mark the 400th anniversary of the first arrival of captured Africans to this eastern coastal region, which many historians consider the beginning of
The Conversation USadded this to Conversation US · 2dPlay buttonNMAAHC 400 years of black giving: From the days of slavery to the 2019 Morehouse graduationtheconversation.com - Tyrone Freeman When African American businessman Robert F. Smith declared during a Morehouse College commencement speech that he would pay off the student loan debt …
Jeff Buhmannadded this to History · 1dSlave Ship Diving into the unfolding history of wrecked slave shipsNational Geographic - Tara RobertsA National Geographic explorer searches for forgotten wrecks that conceal family histories buried underwater. Lead instructor Kamau Sadiki sits in the ocean at 12-feet depth in lotus position, legs folded
IMANIMANadded this to MIMESIS · 2dMurals New mural honors African-American history in Athensonlineathens.com - Caitlin O'DonnellCorrespondent After three years of planning, the Hot Corner Mural is finally a reality. Artist Broderick Flanigan, public art coordinator Tatiana Veneruso and Hot …
United States stopwatchusab.com - www.usab.com Building A Team: Episode 301 // The USA Men's National Team Digital Series Sights & Sounds: 2019 USA Men's National Team Blue Vs. White Game Best Of …
American Legion When Did the Right Become Unable to Deal With the Complexity of American History?slate.com - Rebecca Onion Conservative uproar over the 1619 Project is just the most recent clash in a decades-old battle over how we should understand America’s past.
USA TODAYadded this to Top Stories · 2dSlavery Knowing where you come from is so important. Leave us a message to help record black historyUSA TODAY - Mabinty Quarshie and Shannon Rae GreenThe search for family history can be complicated for many African Americans. Slavery's devastating legacy stripped family stories away from black Americans. As the United States commemorates the 400th
Passionfish12added this to ALL THINGS ANCIENT · 3dGenius 24: Black History Buff Blitz: Imhotep Father of Medicinespreaker.com - black history buff Become a friend of the show Show Notes: Have you ever wondered how the medical profession came to be? or in fact who started the profession at all? …
The New York Timesadded this to U.S. · 3dWorld News National Rifle Association, Greenland, Migrants: Your Wednesday BriefingThe New York TimesInternal records reveal how the Trump administration turned to the federal bureaucracy to help make its case for oil exploration in Alaska. Destroyed residential buildings in Aleppo, Syria. Without government
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Will Commemorate 1619thewayofimprovement.com - / johnfea The PHMC will commemorate 400 years of African-American history through a social media campaign. Here is a taste of J.D. Prose’s article at The Beaver …
The Atlanticadded this to All Stories · 4dAngel-A The Historical Significance of 1619The Atlantic - Ibram X. KendiMarking the 400-year African American struggle to survive and to be free of racism Her name was Angela, one of the first known Africans in British North America. His name was John, the first known antiblack
Michael Russo iVadded this to 1 · 3dAfrican-American News What The 1619 Project Leaves OutNational Review - Jim Geraghty “The goal of The 1619 Project, a major initiative from The New York Times that this issue of the magazine inaugurates, is to reframe American history …
Passionfish12added this to Daily Life · 3dConservative View The Ghost Of John C. Calhoun Haunts Today's American Leftthefederalist.com - John Daniel Davidson It’s impossible to understand The New York Times’ 1619 Project as anything but sweeping historical revisionism in the service of contemporary …
Mark Springeradded this to Black History · 3dSlavery Maryland teacher incorporates hard lessons about slavery into public school curriculumsplcenter.org - Brad Bennett At a workshop for teachers about educating children on American slavery, one instructor grew angry and insisted that Thomas Jefferson – who fathered …
POPSUGAR · 4dKamala Harris Why Kamala Harris’s Presidential Candidacy Means So Much to Me as a Fellow HBCU AlumPOPSUGAR - Jennifer RobinsonAs rumors swirled about Kamala Harris's potential presidential bid last January, a white Washington Post reporter covering a stop on her book tour tweeted about "screeching" from "members of her Howard
Victor Moruzziadded this to DC Happiness · 4dSmithsonian Must-Have Apps for Touring D.C. Like a ProWhereTraveler - By WhereTraveler Staff Calling all techies! Clear space on your home screen—you’ll want easy access to these free, D.C.-centric mobile apps, which delve into the area’s …
Research Dept.added this to Black History · 5dFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSlavery The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism - 046500296X | Storesmithsonianmag.com - by A groundbreaking history demonstrating that America's economic supremacy was built on the backs of slaves Winner of the 2015 Avery O. Craven Prize …
NMAAHC PNC donates $1M to National Museum of African American History and Culturebizjournals.com - Laura Spitalniak The Smithsonian's Museum of African American History and Culture is getting a donation from another major U.S. bank.
CCecily Hoaglandadded this to Black History · 4dSan Antonio, TX Why we should remember 1619mysanantonio.com - Amanda Brickell Bellows, The Washington Post Four hundred years ago, the first Africans set foot on mainland English America. Held as captives first on a Portuguese slave ship and then an …
Plantations Hicks column: History wasn't all moonlight and magnolias. Time to accept thatpostandcourier.com - Brian Hicks They come in search of Twelve Oaks, and aren’t real happy to instead find “12 Years a Slave.” It seems some tourists leave Charleston disgruntled …
Michael Russo iVadded this to 1 · 3dNMAAHC Historians retrace first Africans in Americaphillytrib.com - John N. Mitchell Tribune Staff Writer Four hundred years ago on Aug. 20, 1619, the English warship White Lion docked at Port Comfort (now Fort Monroe), Virginia. It carried “20 and odd” …
