Ten Revolutionary Quotes by Huey P. Newton
Huey P. Newton (February 17, 1942 – August 22, 1989), was an African American activist best known for founding the Black Panther Party with Bobby...
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Queen Mother Moore: 20th Century Woman Warrior
“Our purpose in life is to leave a legacy for our children and our children’s children. For this reason, we must correct history that at...
7 Things You Would Have Learned If You Read ‘From The Browder File’ by Anthony T. Browder
“It is the responsibility of every adult to know their history and culture, to preserve it and then pass it on to the next generation…”...
7 Things You Would Have Learned If You Read “Stokely Speaks” by Kwame Ture
“No spring changes the desert. The desert remains; the spring runs dry. Not one spring, not a thousand springs will change the desert.” ~Ayi Aweh...
Henry Ossawa Tanner: First internationally acclaimed African American artist
“Many of the artists who have represented Negro life have seen only the comic, ludicrous side of it, and have lacked sympathy with and appreciation...
Salem Poor: African American Soldier at Bunker Hill
Salem Poor was a distinguished military hero during the American Revolutionary War. He is best remembered today for his actions during the Battle of Bunker...
Billy: The enslaved African American charged with treason!
Billy was an enslaved African American who became a principal in a court case during the American Revolution (1775–1783). In 1781, the Prince William County...
The Art of Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (June 9, 1877 – 18 March 1968) was an African-American sculptor, whose career lasted more than seventy years. Fuller is considered the leading woman artist...
The Lena Baker Story
Lena Baker was an African American maid who was executed for murder by the State of Georgia in 1945 for killing her employer, Ernest Knight...
Benjamin Rucker aka Black Herman: The Militant African-American Magician
Benjamin Rucker was an African American magician, better known by his stage name Black Herman. Rucker, who was the most prominent African-American magician of his...