Donald Lee Hollowell
As one of a handful of Black lawyers practicing civil rights law in the 1950s and 1960s, Donald Hollowell was instrumental in the movement to...
Author : joe bodego
Henry L. Morehouse
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Henry Lyman Morehouse, a prominent figure in the Baptist denomination, was born on October 2, 1834, in Stanford, New York. His lineage can be traced...
Oliver Otis Howard
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Known as “the Christian General,” Oliver Otis Howard is a unique figure in Civil War history. Despite lackluster performances by troops under his command, Howard’s...
Dr. Edward Vivian Scobie
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Dr. Edward Vivian Scobie was born in 1918 in the Commonwealth of Dominica, a former British colony. As a working journalist in London, Scobie became...
Yosef Alfredo Antonio ben-Jochannan
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Yosef Ben-Jochannan, also known as Dr. Ben, was a highly esteemed African American historian, educator, and author whose profound impact on the study and celebration...
DON’T BUY COORS – Here’s why
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1. COORS SUPPORTS TERRORISM IN NICARAGUA Each sale of Coors beer helps the contra terrorists in Nicaragua, who have been ambushing and killing civilians, murdering...
John Woodruff
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John Woodruff was one of several African-American athletes who won gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Sometimes referred to as...
Wole Soyinka
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Wole Soyinka, in full Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka, (born July 13, 1934, Abeokuta, Nigeria), a Nigerian playwright and political activist who received the Nobel Prize for...
Beah Richards
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As an acclaimed African-American actress, poet, and playwright, Beah Richards made significant contributions to the arts throughout her career. Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1920,...
Percy Ellis Sutton
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Percy Ellis Sutton was born the last child of 15 children to Samuel J. and Lillian V. Smith-Sutton. While supporting himself, he attended Prairie View...