Hurricane Katrina: The Lower Ninth Ward
[dropcap size=small]H[/dropcap]urricane Katrina which formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005, was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic tropical cyclones of the 2005 Atlantic...
Category : Black History
Black History from across the African World. African, African-American, African-Caribbean, Afro-Latino, Australasia, Black-British, Black-Canadian, Black Presence in Arabia, Asia and Europe.
A date to remember – 22 August 1791: The Haitian Revolution
“Revolution moves in a mysterious way, its wonders to perform.” –C.L.R. James “It was the first time in human history that enslaved people had destroyed...
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
“As the black spot passed over the sun, so shall the Blacks pass over the earth.” – Nat Turner [dropcap size=small]O[/dropcap]n Sunday, 21 August 1831,...
Antoney, Isabella, and Pedro: The “first” African Americans
“Your country? How come it yours? Before the Pilgrims landed we were here. Here we have brought our three gifts and mingled them with yours:...
Strange Fruit: The lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith
Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith were two African American men who were lynched on August 7, 1930, in Marion, Indiana, after being taken from jail...
The Maji Maji War 1905-1907
The Maji Maji War in Tanganyika (modern-day Tanzania), which began in July 1905 and ended in 1907, was one of the most significant African challenges...
The Slocum Massacre
“Some people don’t want that part of history told because it makes them or their ancestors look bad, but history is history. You can’t just...
“Spirit of Freedom” monument by Ed Hamilton
In 1993, The District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities commissioned a new memorial to African-American soldiers and sailors who fought in the...
The Massachusetts 54th Regiment: The Glory Regiment
The United States Colored Troops (USCT) were regiments in the United States Army composed of African-American (colored) soldiers; they were first recruited during the American...
Spell It With a Capital by Ida B. Wells Barnett
We have noticed an error, which all journalists seem to make. Whether from mistake or ill-intention, we are unable to say, but the profession universally...