Shirley Chisholm, first Black woman to be elected to Congress (in 1968) and to run for president (in 1972) 3. “History has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of ...
terrorized and traumatized a community of Black students and committed one of the gravest sins in our city’s history," NBC reported. "The spring of 1970 saw the first general student strike in ...
Dr. Christina Greer: Hi, and welcome to The Blackest Questions. A trivia game show meant to teach us more about Black history. I’m your host, Dr. Christina Greer, Politics Editor for theGrio ...
“If you spend as much time looking at local and national Black history as I have, you understand that systemic racism is real,” Cohen said. “It still impacts us today.” The 205-page text ...
Williams wanted to write plays or screenplays with strong Black roles, but there were no classes or other guidance at home.
“Yes, we have a lot of questions. I think all of us who deal with Black history have a lot of questions,” said Vickie Oldham, president of the Sarasota African American Cultural ...
VOA's Scott Stearns reports the campaigns are working to win the support of Black voters in Wisconsin.
Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A long history of systemic racism and ...
with a black prewrap. “A Mal Pugh ponytail,” Shaw called it, in honor of Mallory Swanson, née Pugh, the US national team forward who wore her hair the same way. On Saturday, 19-year-old Shaw ...
Its history ... the US supreme court ordered Alabama lawmakers to redraw its seven congressional districts, noting that more than a quarter of Alabama’s residents are Black but only one of ...
Within weeks, she made history as the first Black woman to top Billboard's hot country songs chart with "Texas Hold 'Em." Prior to releasing "Cowboy Carter," Beyoncé opened up about her creating ...