The Cruel Story Behind The ‘Reverse Freedom Rides’
After three days on a Greyhound bus, Lela Mae Williams was just an hour from her destination—Hyannis, Mass.—when she asked the bus driver to pull over. She needed to change…
In 1918, A Black Man Avoided Lynching & Convinced The Mob To Donate To His School.
His passion for his students was so strong that not even tornadoes, financial difficulties, or an attempted lynching could stop his work. In the dictionary, a hero is defined as…
Goodbye, Columbus Day. CPS ends the holiday in favor of Indigenous Peoples Day — and parade organizers call it ‘a slap in the face.’
Columbus Day will no longer be observed in Chicago Public Schools — and the group behind the city’s annual Columbus Day parade is already pushing to reverse that decision. “This…
The Black Girls Cheer Movement Empowers Young Cheerleaders of Color
A movement to empower young black girls is gaining momentum, according to ABC News, thanks to Black Girls Cheer. Sharita Richardson was and still is fond of cheerleading, a lifelong…
Calls to boycott the black woman-owned Honey Pot Company backfired spectacularly
After deeming a Target ad for the feminine-product brand “racist,” some people attempted to trash the company online. Target is consistent when it comes to branding itself as inclusive and…
Black church snubs Bloomberg as congregants stand, turn their backs
Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg was snubbed Sunday by numerous congregants at a historically black church in Selma, Alabama. According to a report in the New York Daily News,…
The Cruel Story Behind The ‘Reverse Freedom Rides’
After three days on a Greyhound bus, Lela Mae Williams was just an hour from her destination—Hyannis, Mass.—when she asked the bus driver to pull over. She needed to change…
Josephine Holloway cleared path for girls of color to be Scouts
While many things have changed since Holloway launched her first troop in 1924, the essential value of Girl Scouting remains. When people think of Girl Scouts this time of year,…
Before Making Military History, She Witnessed One Of History’s Worst Race Riots
Olivia Hooker was a 6-year-old in Tulsa, Okla., when a race riot destroyed her community as well as her own home. In less than 24 hours, mobs of white men…
79 years of love: Virginia’s longest married couple celebrates another anniversary
A.J. and Lillie Reeves celebrate lifetime together We Were Eight Years in Power Virginia’s longest married couple just celebrated another anniversary. A.J. and Lillie Reeves recently celebrated 79 years of…