Origins of Black History source: History.com A brief look at the history of African Americans and Black History Month. (3 min) TV-G Text “LIGHT” To 37890 for your chance at ticket giveaways and news before anyone else!…Standard Messaging Rates Apply LIKE The Light On Facebook To Keep Up With your favorite artist and […]
"This is football, not Hollywood, and I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack police officers who are the people who protect her and protect us, and keep us alive," Giuliani said of Beyonce's halftime performance.
I love being a black American. From the various hues of our skin to the depths of the creativity that flows from our souls, I can’t think of any other race of which I’d rather be a member. For many, blacks aren’t truly American. Our humanity and civil rights have been challenged since we were […]
To celebrate Black History Month, The Urban Daily will be reviving its “Black History Retold” series. The initiative began last year as we featured celebrities…
If you cut on the news today you might be a bit confused. Is this 1956 or 2016? Seems like the civil and human rights issues that our ancestors were fighting have resurfaced. While the racism isn’t as overt as whites only and blacks only sections on buses and in restaurants, the levels of police […]
Today Rosa Parks would’ve been 103 years old. She was born in 1913 and passed away in 2005. Here are 10 things you may not know about Ms. Parks- 1. Parks was not the first African-American woman to be arrested for refusing to yield her seat on a Montgomery bus. 2. Parks was a civil […]
Day 3 of Black History Facts… As a child one of the first things you learn during Black History Month is that Garrett Morgan invented the street light. He was the first to apply for and to be awarded a U.S. patent for the traffic signal. However, he didn’t stop there. According to the African […]
Day 2 of the 28 days of Black History Facts…. On February 12, 2009, the NAACP marked its 100th anniversary. Spurred by growing racial violence in the early twentieth century, and particularly by race riots in Springfield Illinois in 1908, a group of African American leaders joined together to form a new permanent civil rights […]
For the month of February, we will give you a Black History fact a day. Some you may be familiar with and some you may not. DAY 1… FACT 1: Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, scholar, educator, and […]
Don’t let Diane Nash’s small role in the film "Selma" fool you. She was a crucial figure in the Freedom Rides, the lunch counter sit-ins, protests for Blacks’ voting rights and the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1965.
What does black history month mean to Showtime? Let him tell you. Ava DuVernay, Melissa Harris-Perry, Black Lives Matter, & More To Be Honored At Revolution Awards For Black History Month Celebrating Black History Month By Honoring Diane Nash: Instigator, Freedom Fighter, Eternal Boss Chick
