Black History News
A Heroine Honored: Barbara Johns Day in Virginia Honored Student Activist Who Helped Dismantle Public School Segregation
By Saraya Wintersmith Special from the Richmond Free Press (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Today’s students need to continue to speak out when they see injustice. That was the message from Joan Johns Cobbs, the younger sister of the late Barbara Johns, and Mrs. Cobbs’ classmate, Joy Cabarrus Speakes, as Virginia prepared to celebrate the first Barbara Johns Day…
Read MoreCollege of Charleston to Host Septima Clark Historic Marker Dedication
South Carolina Teaching Fellows Ridgeland Welch and Aly Lain were deep in a discussion about education in the civil rights era during their Foundation of Education class, when educational history professor Jon Hale mentioned that Septima Poinsette Clark, a nationally known civil rights leader, education advocate and freedom fighter, was born at a location now embedded within the College of Charleston…
Read MoreFifty Years Later, Fair Housing Act Recognized As A Factor In Fighting Housing Discrimination
By Christopher G. Cox, Publisher/Managing Editor, realesavvy.com One of the signature achievements of the Civil Rights Era was the passage by Congress in April of 1968 of the Fair Housing Act (FHA), also known as Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Looking back on this historic legislative accomplishment, Majurial “MJ” Watkins, president…
Read MoreNNPA Chairman Dorothy R. Leavell Celebrates 50 Years as Publisher of the Crusader Newspapers
By Erick Johnson, Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member The year 1968 was one of the worst years in the short history of the United States. Major cities were on fire, following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4 in Memphis, Tenn. Robert F. Kennedy was killed two months later in California as he…
Read MoreBree Newsome is keynote speaker at CCU’s Ella Baker Day Celebration
Bree Newsome is the keynote speaker for the fifth annual Ella Baker Day Celebration at Coastal Carolina University, which will be held on April 19 at 6 p.m. in the James J. Johnson Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Newsome drew national attention in 2015 when she climbed the flagpole in…
Read MoreMLK50: ‘Mountaintop’ Speech Remembrance Summons Crowd For Reflection, Action
By Joyce Kyles, The New Tri-State Defender/NNPA Member MEMPHIS, Tenn.—As the days of our lives mesh into a reel of memories that can become challenging to recall as the volume of them increases, some days standout and we know at the time that they always will. Such was the case for many who made their…
Read MoreThree Views Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 50 Years After His Assassination
By Barney Blakeney Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin L. King Jr. I asked several local civil rights leaders their thoughts about the progress made since King’s murder and how his life impacts our world today. South Carolina National Action Network President Elder James Johnson, NAN V.P. for Religious Affairs…
Read MoreMike Colter, Gabourey Sidibe, Danny Glover and an All-Star Cast Perform The Radical King for Audible
Audible Inc., the world’s largest seller and producer of downloadable audiobooks and other spoken-word entertainment, today announced the release of The Radical King. This collection of twenty-three of Martin Luther King Jr.’s essays and speeches, curated by Cornel West, is performed by LeVar Burton, Mike Colter, Leslie Odom, Jr., Colman Domingo, Danny Glover, Gabourey Sidibe,…
Read More50th Anniversary of King Assassination: Coretta King’s Last Wish to Expose Secrets About Her Husband’s Killing is Yet Unfulfilled
By Dr. Barbara A. Reynolds (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Efforts must be increased to break down the wall of secrecy surrounding the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who was gunned down on April 4, 1968 as he stepped out onto the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. That was one of the lasting wishes…
Read MoreIn South Africa, Pain and Shock at Passing of Winnie Madikizela Mandela
Tributes to anti-apartheid icon Winnie Madikizela Mandela filled the South African radio air waves this week as news of her untimely passing reached the far corners of the nation and the continent. Heart-rending classics from the American songbook – from The Song for Mama by Boyz to Men to Donny Hathaway’s A Song for You…
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