Brown was the chairperson of the party from 1974-1977 while Huey Newton was in exile in Cuba, appointed by Newton himself. She most notably expanded the BPP’s objectives to include matters of importance to black women.
View MoreCategory: African American News
In a Puerto Rican Town, ‘Water Came Out of Nowhere’ | The New York Times
Iris Rodriguez, 55, who lost her house, has not yet found her daughter and two grandchildren. Their family home was in one of the neighborhoods left 15 feet underwater, Ms. Rodriguez said.
View More[VIDEO] When James Baldwin Met Bill Buckley | The Atlantic
(2012) “The problem in Mississippi isn’t that too few Negroes can vote, it’s that too many whites can”
View MoreDr. Carla Hayden Talks Making History As The First Woman And First African-American To Become Librarian Of Congress | Essence
We’re proud to help celebrate Carla Hayden as part of the TIME Firsts series, highlighting phenomenal from multiple industries who broke barriers and made history.
View MoreFor the first time in 30 years, a book celebrates black women photographers | Quartz
I’m doing my small part to add to this conversation by creating this document. But it is the gatekeepers, the editors, and curators, who really need to do examine their processes of inclusion.
View MoreOpening a window on Worcester’s past | The Boston Globe
WORCESTER – On a winter day around 1904, Raymond Schuyler perched on a sled with his wee daughter between his knees and posed with his children for a portrait. The only boy, standing behind his father, wears a big knit cap.
View MoreLena Waithe Made History, and She Gave an Emmys Speech for Right Now | The New York Times
“The things that make us different, those are our superpowers,…”
View MoreCondoleezza Rice recalls racial blast that killed childhood friend | Reuters
(2013) BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – When a church bombing killed four young black girls on a quiet Sunday morning in 1963, life for a young Condoleezza Rice changed forever.
View MoreRemember Aunt Harriet | NPCA
She taught them courage and endurance. Now, Harriet Tubman’s descendants can pay their respects at a park honoring the great liberator.
View More#DrawingWhileBlack Is an Online Celebration of Gifted Black Artists | OkayAfrica
The hashtag was created by Twitter user, Annabelle H, who mapped out the rules for #DrawingWhileBlack on her page last Wednesday.
View More