“3/5 of a human” refers to the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted three-fifths of enslaved people for purposes of congressional representation and taxation, not as a statement about their humanity. MILITARY INJUSTICES ON BLACKS “How the Government Broke Their Promise to Black Veterans After WWII” Trump wouldn’t ‘want to stand next to a Black female officer,’ Army chief was told: NYT Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff told the Secretary of the Army that Trump “would not want to stand next to a Black Read More…
Author: Mahogany Revue
Singleton H. Coleman: An African American clergyman and politician who represented Marion County in the Florida House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era
Singleton H. Coleman was an African American clergyman and politician who represented Marion County in the Florida House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era, serving from 1873 to 1874.[1][2] As a reverend affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, he contributed to early post-Civil War community leadership among freedmen in Florida, including involvement in church Read More…
Gone But Not Forgotten – The Union School Academy Deed
Alonzo shared detailed historical information regarding the 1867 deed transferring land for the Union School Academy in Ocala, Florida. The deed conveyed 1-1/8 acres in Block #35 from Ebenezer J. Harris to trustees for $68 for school purposes. The schoolhouse built on the lot later became known as Howard Academy, and the property now contains Read More…
THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRST TIME PASSAGES – Edward Marion Augustus Chandler Plus Many More
Edward Chandler: Born April 10, 1887, Ocala, Fla; died March 22, 1973 (aged 85), Chicago, Ill.; buried in Graceland Cemetery; father Henry Wilkins Chandler; mother Anna Matilda Onley Edward Marion Augustus Chandler was the second African American to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States, which he received from the University of Illinois Read More…
Ghosts of the Orange Bowl – RIP Elroy Morand
RIP Elroy Morand. The former Florida A&M quarterback is pictured below in action during a 43-26 victory over Alabama A&M in the 1966 Orange Blossom Classic. The Orange Blossom Classic was a postseason game hosted by Florida A&M University against a highly ranked HBCU team. The game was held annually at the Orange Bowl during Read More…
Inside The Magic Moment Demands Truth: UN passes resolution naming slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’
By Reuters and The Associated Press A United Nations resolution, proposed by Ghana, to recognise transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations, has been adopted despite pushback from Europe and the United States. At a UN General Assembly (UNGA) vote on Wednesday, 123 countries supported the resolution, which is Read More…








