Rastafari
Rastafari also spelled Ras Tafari, is a religious and political movement, that began in Jamaica in the 1930s and was adopted by many groups around...
Category : Politics
War on Poverty
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The Civil Rights Movement and investigative journalism combined in the early 1960s, inciting a nation to address the growing problem of poverty in America. A...
Oscar J. Dunn
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Oscar J. Dunn is best remembered as Louisiana’s first Black Lieutenant Governor, serving from 1868 to 1871. Dunn was born in New Orleans to an...
The Soiling of Old Glory, 1976
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Stanley Forman was early for his shift at the Herald American on April 5th, 1976 and he decided to head out to an anti-busing demonstration...
Saundra Brown Armstrong
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On June 21, 1991, President Bush appointed Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong to the United States District Court. With her appointment, she became the first African-American...
Ebenezer D. Bassett
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Ebenezer D. Bassett was appointed U.S. Minister Resident to Haiti in 1869, making him the first African American diplomat. For eight years, the educator, abolitionist,...
Patricia Roberts Harris
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Patricia Roberts Harris was a trailblazing figure in American politics and law. Born on May 31, 1924, in Mattoon, Illinois, Harris went on to become...
Condoleezza Rice
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Condoleezza Rice is one of the most prominent and influential figures in American politics and foreign policy. She has served as the national security adviser...
Colin Powell
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Colin Powell, in full Colin Luther Powell, (born April 5, 1937, New York, New York, U.S.), U.S. general and statesman. He was chairman of the...
Fair Housing Act of 1968
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Fair Housing Act, also called Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, is U.S. federal legislation that protects individuals and families from discrimination...