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In 1893, Charles Douglass, son of the famous Frederick Douglass, was denied entry into a white-only resort in Bay Ridge, Maryland. Upset, Douglass purchased his own plot of beach land from a nearby black farmer. Although the land was as small as two city blocks, it became it’s own getaway for blacks, and gave root […]
On May 12, 1968, over 2,500 activists from Mississippi arrived by bus in Washington, D.C. for a gathering of mass protest that was planned to be long-term at the National Mall. An architect named John Wiebenson secured five acres around the Reflecting pool in Washington in order to build a small independent city with its […]
African-American actor Frank Silvera starred in many top-tier Hollywood shows and films as a white man. The Kingston, Jamaica native held his strongest roles in the 1950’s and 60’s. With a fair-skinned complexion, Silvera usually played the leading white man on Broadway. He wasn’t able to play a black man until he financed his own […]
Rihanna recently sat down with Oprah Winfrey and talked candidly about the night she and former boyfriend, Chris Brown, were involved in the infamous 2009 domestic dispute. In the interview, set to air Sunday night on OWN, Rihanna cries about that night, describing how she “lost her best friend.” “Nobody’s going to say he needs […]
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — A neighbor calmly talked to a 911 dispatcher while reality TV star Evelyn Lozada sat bleeding from the head following a domestic incident with her husband, former Miami Dolphin wide receiver Chad Johnson. In the tape released by Davie police Monday night, the neighbor says the Saturday night altercation involves a […]
With all of the excitement building — combined with the media hype and the film company publicity blitz — it seemed only right to go back to where it all began. The original “Sparkle,” a Warner Bros. film directed by Sam O’Steen, was released in 1976 and became a favorite, particularly in the African-American community […]
Conservative Christian group, One Million Moms, is upset with Cedric the Entertainer’s new TV show “The Soul Man” because it is not “family friendly.” The group asserts the show is a “mockery of Jesus Christ” and the christian faith, saying it does not represent how pastors really are. One Million Moms also does not believe […]
U.S. Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas became the first African-American to win the all-around Olympic gold and the first American athlete to win both the team gold in gymnastics and the all-around gold medal. The 16 year-old left her home to live with a host family in Des Moines, Iowa two years ago to train for […]
A congratulatory tweet wasn’t a big enough gesture for Beyonce to express her excitement over Gabby Douglas’ historic Olympic win. Read More: wonderwall.msn.com
Griqua was the name given to a mixed race culture in the Cape Colony of South Africa, around the 17th and 18th Century. During apartheid, however, the Griqua were called “Coloured” by Europeans. The group originated through the interracial marriages and relations between the KhoiKhoi people and the European Colonists. The actual name was derived […]
U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenant Emily Perez a.k.a. “Kobe” was the first black woman at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to reach the rank of Corps Commander Sergeant Major. She was nicknamed “Kobe” because she “always made the shots” according to family and friends. A 2005 graduate, Perez was fluent in German and a […]