African American History Archives

Debbie Sims Africa, Move Nine, African American Activist, Black Activist, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

‘This is huge’: black liberationist speaks out after her 40 years in prison | The Guardian Exclusive: Debbie Sims Africa, the first freed member of a radical Philadelphia group many say were unjustly imprisoned, talks about reuniting with her son and defends the Move members still locked up: ‘We are peaceful people’

June 19, 2018

Exclusive: Debbie Sims Africa, the first freed member of a radical Philadelphia group many say were unjustly imprisoned, talks about reuniting with her son and defends the Move members still locked up: ‘We are peaceful people’

African American History, Black History, Patrice A. Harris, American Medical Association, American Medical Association President, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

The American Medical Association Just Elected Its First African American Woman President | Because of Them We Can Since the American Medical Association (AMA) was founded in 1847, it has never been led by a Black woman, until now.

June 14, 2018

Since the American Medical Association (AMA) was founded in 1847, it has never been led by a Black woman, until now.

African American History, Black History, Homer A. Neal, Physics, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

Homer A. Neal, Leader in Physics Who Explored Matter, Dies at 75 | The New York Times Homer A. Neal, a physicist who helped shape education for physics undergraduates nationwide and led teams that took part in the hunt for the fundamental particles of matter, died on May 23 in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was 75.

June 14, 2018

Homer A. Neal, a physicist who helped shape education for physics undergraduates nationwide and led teams that took part in the hunt for the fundamental particles of matter, died on May 23 in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was 75.

African American History, Black History, Dorothy Cotton, Civil Rights, African American Activist, Black Activist, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

Dorothy Cotton, Civil Rights Pioneer and MLK Colleague, Dies | Afro Dorothy Cotton, who worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., taught nonviolence to demonstrators before marches and sometimes calmed tensions by singing church hymns, has died. She was 88.

June 13, 2018

Dorothy Cotton, who worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., taught nonviolence to demonstrators before marches and sometimes calmed tensions by singing church hymns, has died. She was 88.

African American History, Black History, Segregated Beaches, Segregation, Racial Tension, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

America’s segregated shores: beaches’ long history as a racial battleground | The Guardian For decades officials imposed regulations to restrict African Americans’ use of to public beaches – and the fight for equal access if far from over

June 12, 2018

For decades officials imposed regulations to restrict African Americans’ use of to public beaches – and the fight for equal access if far from over

Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, African American Music, Black Music, Rap, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN. KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

Jalal Mansur Nuriddin: farewell to the ‘grandfather of rap’ | The Guardian As the founder of the Last Poets, Nuriddin, who has died aged 73, was a hero to everyone from Tupac Shakur to Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis

June 8, 2018

As the founder of the Last Poets, Nuriddin, who has died aged 73, was a hero to everyone from Tupac Shakur to Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis

President Obama, Barack Obama, Former President Barack Obama, Gentrification, Obama Presidential Center, African American History, Black History, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

As Obama Presidential Center comes closer to reality, tensions on race, class surface | Chicago Tribune The Obama Foundation’s plans to build the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park have sparked a complicated, and at times emotional, conversation about race, class, segregation, privilege and power on the South Side.

June 7, 2018

The Obama Foundation’s plans to build the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park have sparked a complicated, and at times emotional, conversation about race, class, segregation, privilege and power on the South Side.

Millicent Brown, African American History, Black History, School Desegregation, Segregation, Linda Brown, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D

The Forgotten Girls Who Led the School-Desegregation Movement | The Atlantic Before the 9-year-old Linda Brown became the lead plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education, a generation of black girls and teens led the charge against the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools.

June 6, 2018

Before the 9-year-old Linda Brown became the lead plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education, a generation of black girls and teens led the charge against the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools.