[two_third padding=”0 15px 0 0px”]A History Of African-American Gun Advocacy – And Why It’s Never Talked About Book Traces The Often-Untold Story Of Black Americans’ Relationship With Firearms.JOHN MERFELD | JUNE 2016 | WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO [mashshare][/two_third][one_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 15px”] “… a struggle for survival, where guns were vital… ” [/one_third_last][two_third padding=”0 15px 0 0px”][dropcap]When[/dropcap] the U.S. Department of […]
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Has Obama Ignored African American Concerns? Nope. Here’s the Evidence.
When he gave the commencement address recently at Howard University, President Obama spoke about race and the interests of African Americans in the United States.
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Tales of African-American History Found in DNA – KOLUMN Magazine
The history of African-Americans has been shaped in part by two great journeys.
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President Obama Officially Declares June 2016 African-American Music Appreciation Month
As his presidency comes to a close, Barack Obama, is going out with a bang. Within his two terms he’s made some major changes in the country and his latest is one of cultural homage.
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Muhammad Ali and the Black Panthers – KOLUMN Magazine
As for Muhammad Ali, he was not only aware of the Panthers. He saw what they were doing as a critical contribution to Black Freedom.
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Before They Were Lonnie and Muhammad Ali – KOLUMN Magazine
The photograph of Muhammad Ali with his future wife, Lonnie, which ran in Sunday’s magazine, has a fascinating back story.
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Race, Civil Rights and Photography – KOLUMN Magazine
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders relied on the power of photographs to persuade and to motivate.
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The Eisner Nominated “Black Death in America” by Tom King and John Paul Leon – Free Download
Death in America” is an Eisner nominated short story that originally appeared in the Vertigo CMYK: Black issue. Written by Tom King with art by John Paul Leon it follows the true story of Henry Louis Johnson, an African-American soldier in World War I who was held up as a war hero but died in poverty.
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Deeply Rooted: The Complex Equation of What Makes You Black
After taking a 23 and Me DNA test to explore her roots, EBONY Senior Editor Jamilah Lemieux gets some surprising news about her heritage.
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Young, Black, and Watching Roots
Roots, the novel by Alex Haley, appeared on bookstore shelves in 1976; the mini-series debuted to record audiences a year later. Unflinchingly honest, it launched a necessary discourse on the brutality of slavery and the way its repercussions continue to shape the lives of black Americans.
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