Maya Angelou Coin has finally be release. After a decades-long fight – and, to be clear, amidst enduring, egregious inequities – the U.S. Mint has begun circulating a new quarter featuring the late poet, author and activist Maya Angelou, now the first Black woman to appear on the coin. The Angelou tribute is the first in an American Women Read More…
Benjamin Banneker: A Monumental Effort for A Black Hero, Here is a valentine of sorts from a couple of “she-ros,” District historian Louise Hutchinson and community activist Peggy Seats. They have been trying to erect a monument in the nation’s capital to Benjamin Banneker, America’s first black man of science, whether they get help from Read More…
BenBen The Mythical: The Landing Site of The Egyptian God Atum. The Benben stone is a mythological artifact unearthed in ancient Egypt. This imaginary stone is claimed to have been held in a shrine inside the enclosures of Heliopolis’ temple devoted to the divinity Atum. The Benben stone is also an architectural term for the Read More…
Linnentown, Georgia destroyed a Black neighborhood. Now former residents want justice. Many who lived in Linnentown are urging leaders in Athens to pay for destroying their community more than 50 years ago to make way for the University of Georgia. Hattie Thomas Whitehead has fond memories of her childhood in Linnentown, a 22-acre neighborhood in Read More…
2YR Old Child Prodigy ISAIAH GYAMFI, A Genius Who Taught Himself how to speak Japanese: Isaiah Gyamfi, a 2-year old boy from Ghana, is getting international attention as a child prodigy that knows how to count in at least 4 different languages and how to solve complex math problems. Isaiah started showing extraordinary intelligence at Read More…
Black NASCAR Driver Wendell O. Scott Wendell Scott & sons Frank Scott (Left),Wendell Scott Jr. (R) Wendell Scott, the only black driver in NASCAR for virtually all of his career, probably earned more respect than he did money. His career was a constant struggle with low budgets. The Danville, VA native started racing in 1947. Read More…
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