African American historyBlack History“The City That Bombed Itself”: The 1985 MOVE Bombing and the War on Black LifeMeserette KentakeMay 13, 2026May 13, 2026 by Meserette KentakeMay 13, 2026May 13, 20260 On 13 May 1985, the City of Philadelphia carried out a military-style aerial bombing on a residential row house at 6221 Osage Avenue, in the...
Black CanadianBlack FirstsFamous CancerHistory MakersSheroViola Desmond: Black Canadian Civil Rights PioneerMeserette KentakeJuly 6, 2015July 6, 2020 by Meserette KentakeJuly 6, 2015July 6, 20200 Civil rights pioneer, Viola Desmond, was a Black-Canadian businesswoman who was jailed and fined in 1946 for refusing to give up her seat in the...