African American History Archives

Dorothy Bulter Gilliam, Washington Post, First Black Female Reporter, African American History, Black History, U.S. History, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

Washington Post’s first black female reporter: Newsrooms still aren’t diverse enough | Perspective | The Inquirer, Philly.com

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

Dorothy Butler Gilliam, For the Inquirer, The Inquirer, Philly.com Dorothy Butler Gilliam in the fall of 1961 or early in 1962, soon after having arrived at The Washington Post. (Harry Naltchayan / Washington Post). Featured Image When I first walked into the Washington Post newsroom in 1961 as its first black female reporter, I felt […]

Mary Eliza Mahoney, African American History, Black History, U.S. History, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

Black History Legacy: Mary Eliza Mahoney, The First Black Nurse | Essence

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

Mary Eliza Mahoney was one of only four students to complete the rigorous graduate nursing program at the New England Hospital for Women and Children, making her the first Black licensed nurse.

Transatlantic Slave Trade, Slavery Reparations, Reparations, African American History, Black History , U.S. History, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

Equal-Opportunity Evil | Slate

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

A new history reveals that for female slaveholders, the business of human exploitation was just as profitable—and brutal—as it was for men.

Frederick Douglass, African American History, Black History, U.S. History, African American Slavery, U.S. Slavery, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

Frederick Douglass died Feb. 20, 1895, just hours after his public makeup with Susan B. Anthony | The Washington Post

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019

Steve Hendrix, The Washington Post A deathbed portrait of Frederick Douglass, taken at his home in February 1895. (National Park Service) (unknown/National Park Service). Featured Image When Frederick Douglass got home on the evening of Feb. 20, 1895, he was energized. A voluble storyteller prone to imitating his characters, the great man walked through the […]

Queen Anunay, Kishia Clemencia, African American History, Black History, Black Fire Fighters, African American Fire Fighters, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

‘They’re pioneers’: Two women rise through the male-dominated ranks of D.C.’s fire department | The Washington Post

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019

Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post Battalion Chiefs Queen Anunay, left, and Kishia Clemencia in Washington. Both lead mostly male teams in a field dominated by men. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post). Featured Image A Young cadets Queen Anunay and Kishia Clemencia stood out in their class at the D.C. fire academy as being among the […]

Reparations, Atonement, American Slavery, U.S. Slavery, African American History, Black History, U.S. History, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

America doesn’t need another apology for slavery, but atonement | Dallas News

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019

Joyce King, Contributor, Dallas News Black History Month, 2019, has been a sobering reality check for millions of white Americans who are expressing shock and outrage at everything from elected officials donning blackface to a beloved movie star’s admission he once wanted to take revenge on a random black man. America does not need another […]

Black History, African American History, Racism, U.S. Racism, N-Word, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

If you truly knew what the N-word meant to our ancestors, you’d NEVER use it | The Undefeated

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019

It was used and still can be used to make us hate ourselves

The Crimson, African American Studies, Cornel West, Black History, African American History, Racism, U.S. Racism, N-Word, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

Cornel West to Teach Intro to African American Studies After 18-Year Break | The Crimson

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019

Sophia S. Armenakas, The Crimson Cornel R. West ’74 spoke with Danielle S. Allen, Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, as a part of the center’s Diversity, Justice, and Democracy lecture series in 2016. Photo: Sidni M. Frederick. Featured Image Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy Cornel R. West ’74 will […]

Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Michelle Obama, Langston Hughes, Ntozake Shange, Octavia E. Butler, Lucille Clifton, bell hooks, African American History, Black History, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

10 Quotes About Love From Iconic Black History Makers | HuffPost

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019

Maya Angelou, Beyoncé, James Baldwin and other Black icons have a lot to teach us about love.

Howard Thurman , African American History, Black History, African American Politics, Black Politics, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue, WRIIT,

Revisiting the Legacy of Howard Thurman, the Mystic of the Civil Rights Movement | Religion & Politics

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019

Gene Zubovich, Religion & Politics Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard Greenberg Gallery. Featured Image In February, local PBS stations will premiere an hour-long documentary about a theological giant of the twentieth century, Howard Thurman (1899-1981). Famous among activists for his influence on the civil rights […]

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