The Team Nobody Would Play (audio)
Subject One Year 1955; Little League Description The Cannon Street All-Stars dreamed of playing in the 1955 Little League World … Continue reading The Team Nobody Would Play (audio)
Category: Civil Rights
‘The Point’ was once Haddonfield’s vibrant Black community. Now their stories will be preserved.
Subject Preserving Black Haddonfield History Project Description Having grown up in Haddonfield, Malcolm Talton has become accustomed to telling the … Continue reading ‘The Point’ was once Haddonfield’s vibrant Black community. Now their stories will be preserved.
Frustrated by Florida’s changes to Black history curriculum? A scholar urges people to speak up
Subject Florida’s New Standards for Black History Education: A Step Backward? Description Florida has barred students from taking a new … Continue reading Frustrated by Florida’s changes to Black history curriculum? A scholar urges people to speak up
BELFAST UNVEILS A FREDERICK DOUGLASS STATUE IN EUROPE
Subject Belfast becomes first European city to honor Frederick Douglass with statue Description A life-size statue of famed abolitionist Frederick … Continue reading BELFAST UNVEILS A FREDERICK DOUGLASS STATUE IN EUROPE
Black men defend security guard from white men in viral Montgomery Riverfront brawl
Subject A Show of Unity and Support Description Black Twitter is certain that the ancestors were made proud when Black men … Continue reading Black men defend security guard from white men in viral Montgomery Riverfront brawl
Charles Ogletree dies at 70; longtime legal and civil rights scholar at Harvard Law School
Subject Ogletree Jr.’s early life and humble roots in California’s Central Valley Description Charles J. Ogletree Jr., a law professor … Continue reading Charles Ogletree dies at 70; longtime legal and civil rights scholar at Harvard Law School
Mayor Eric Adams accuses media of being “intentionally destructive” to Black men at National Urban League Conference in Houston
Subject Intentional Destructive Media Coverage Description HOUSTON — Mayor Eric Adams offered a stinging rebuke of the media while speaking at a National … Continue reading Mayor Eric Adams accuses media of being “intentionally destructive” to Black men at National Urban League Conference in Houston
Black male teacher perspective: A desperate field
Subject Closing the Gap: Addressing the Lack of Black Male Teachers in NYC Public Schools Description In America’s most extensive … Continue reading Black male teacher perspective: A desperate field
James Meredith risked his life doing civil rights work. At 90, he says religion can help cut crime
Subject James Meredith; Civil Rights; Religion Description JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — James Meredith knew he was putting his life in danger in … Continue reading James Meredith risked his life doing civil rights work. At 90, he says religion can help cut crime
ST. LOUIS PROSECUTING ATTORNEY WESLEY BELL ANNOUNCES BID FOR U.S. SENATE
Subject Bell announces candidacy for U.S. Senate Description Wesley Bell, Prosecuting Attorney for St. Louis County, has announced that he … Continue reading ST. LOUIS PROSECUTING ATTORNEY WESLEY BELL ANNOUNCES BID FOR U.S. SENATE