History
World renowned icon and legend Nelson Mandela who is considered the founding father of South Africa’s democracy, has been hospitalized since June 8 for a recurring lung infection. Authorities have described his condition as critical since Sunday and as of right now his condition has not improved. Stay updated with the news on Mandela with […]
March 9, 2013 Georgetown University played it’s last Big East Conference basketball game vs. perennial rival Syracuse. The Hoyas are moving to a new home w/the “Catholic 7” and The Orangemen are moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Theirs’ was perhaps the most intense and hotly contested rivalry in the Big East. Some of the […]
Emancipation day in D.C, in 1862, found Philip Reid working in a Bladensburg foundry, helping to cast a giant bronze statue destined to crown the massive new dome of the U.S. Capitol building. Via Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/2012/04/15/gIQAvSJCKT_story.html?hpid=z3
A documentary called Brown Babies explores the many children that were produced as a result of African American soldiers being stationed in Germany. Check out a snippet from the CNN report.
Vertus was one of ten children, all experimented on with radiation that day.
The nation’s first black Marines received a rare national tribute Tuesday as the House voted to award the Montford Point Marines with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor given by Congress. Read more at Black America Web
Yassin Bey f.k.a Mos Def & Brooklyn Philharmonic- Coming Together (Troy Davis Tribute)
Sunday, on the 16th anniversary of the historic Million Man March, thousands of African Americans will stand shoulder-to-shoulder to commentate the official dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.
As a noted surgeon and scientist, Charles Drew was responsible for creating the technology to store blood for long periods of time. His lifelong concern for the necessary transport and storage of blood and plasma made him a pioneer in his field and a valued scientist in world history. Drew saved thousands of soldiers’ lives […]
If there is one person from history whose impact on the Black woman’s self-image rivals that of Oprah Winfrey, it is the hair mogul Madame C.J. Walker. Walker was the first successful Black female entrepreneur. Her insistence on involvement in both the business world and civic affairs predates Oprah’s story, and to the extent that […]
Despite the rough nature of his sport, Muhammad Ali was one of the smoothest persons ever to walk the Earth. His poetic verse and well-considered metaphors came out a time during the 1960s when boxers were better known for punching than speaking. But Muhammad Ali did speak, and spoke intelligently – in a loud, boisterous […]
