More than a century before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus in 1955,…
The 400-year existence of Africans and their descendants in the U.S. can be summed up with a word like “exclusion.”…
Black History Month began as a weeklong celebration, proposed by Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) in 1926 to honor, in his…
There’s a saying, “Better late than never.” In this case, “late” refers to the century-long attempt to pass anti-lynching legislation…
Australia is the sixth largest nation in the world. It is an island continent between the Indian and Pacific oceans.…
The life of Olivia Juliet Hooker came to an end this year with her death on Nov. 21. She was…
Amid the spate of hate crimes in the U.S., on Nov. 1, in broad daylight in New York City, the…
At the end of the U.S. Civil War, the 13th, 14th and 15th Reconstruction Amendments to the U.S. Constitution were…
Wildfires have been raging ferociously in California this year. According to meteorologist Craig Clements at San Jose University, wildfires have…
Mother’s Day is a designated annual day to honor all mothers and celebrate their love, sacrifices and dedication to their…