Tag: African Americans

A Voting Rights Odyssey: Black Enfranchisement In Georgia

A Voting Rights Odyssey: Black Enfranchisement In Georgia [Mcdonald, Laughlin] on . *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Voting Rights Odyssey: Black Enfranchisement In Georgia

Popeyes Sandwich Strikes a Chord for African-Americans

Credit...Nick Kindelsperger/Chicago Tribune, via Getty ImagesKANSAS CITY, Mo. — The videos of mind-numbing first bites and long lines, the celebratory memes and fawning reviews: The return of the Popeyes chicken sandwich on Sunday has met with the same social-media frenzy that first greeted it last summer.But embedded in many of the catchy memes and witty…

William Loren Katz, Historian of African-Americans, Dies at 92

He documented the often overlooked contributions of black people in books for young adults, helping to refashion social studies curriculums across the country.William Loren Katz in an undated photo. He wrote some 40 books about the integral roles that black people played in American history.Published Nov. 21, 2019Updated Nov. 22, 2019The fountainhead of the historian…

Inventing Victoria

Inventing Victoria eBook: Tonya Bolden: Kindle Store

The River of No Return: The Autobiography of a Black Militant and the Life and Death of SNCC

The River of No Return: The Autobiography of a Black Militant and the Life and Death of SNCC [Cleveland L. Sellers EdD., Robert L. Terrell] on . *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The classic memoir by Cleveland Sellers that offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into his volunteer work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during

Assata: An Autobiography

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On May 2, 1973, Black Panther Assata Shakur (aka JoAnne Chesimard) lay in a hospital

By Any Means Necessary (Malcolm X Speeches and Writings) (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings)

By Any Means Necessary (Malcolm X Speeches and Writings) (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings) [Malcolm X] on . *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The imperialists know the only way you will voluntarily turn to the fox is to show you a wolf. In eleven speeches and interviews

Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements

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Dread Nation

Dread Nation (9780062570604): Justina Ireland: Books

Greater variety of African-Americans working for workplace in Arizona

At least 30 African-Americans are working for places of work in Arizona this 12 months, which some say is as a result of elevated political engagement Read Extra

Marcus Garvey: Black Nationalist (Notable Americans)

Marcus Garvey: Black Nationalist (Notable Americans) [Peggy Caravantes] on . *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Profiles Marcus Garvey, a self-educated black man who worked to end world-wide discrimination against Africans

The Black Arts Movement: Literary Nationalism in the 1960s and 1970s (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)

The Black Arts Movement: Literary Nationalism in the 1960s and 1970s (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture) (9780807855980): James Smethurst: Books

A Time to Speak, A Time to Act

A Time to Speak, A Time to Act [Julian bond] on . *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Book by Julian bond

Black Political Parties: An Historical and Political Analysis

Black Political Parties: An Historical and Political Analysis [Hanes Walton] on . *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.

Living for the City: Migration, Education, and the Rise of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)

Living for the City: Migration, Education, and the Rise of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture) [Donna Jean Murch] on . *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. In this nuanced and groundbreaking history, Donna Murch argues that the Black Panther Party (BPP) started with

Republicans-If You&’re Really Against Racism-Restore Voting Rights Act

WASHINGTON (Wednesday, June 24, 2015) – Two years since the Supreme Court gutted core protections in the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder ...

White Supremacist Donated to Several 2016 Republican Presidential Candidates

The head of a white supremacist group, cited by the suspected gunman who killed nine people at a black South Carolina church last week, has given thousands ...

Azealia Banks Calls for $100 Trillion in Reparations for African Americans

Azealia Banks says major corporations made bank off slave labor. The hip hop star published a series of accusatory tweets on Friday, arguing that major corporations owe African Americans “major bucks” after profiting from slavery in the 18th century. Banks tweeted on Friday afternoon, after linking to stories from various newspapers describing the ways in

1960S BLACK STUDENT MOVEMENT: SNCC – & THE SIT-INS

"In the sixties one of the main objectives of the black student movement was to breakdown barriers to African Americans achieving economic, political, and social parity in American society. When these barriers were temporarily altered, many African Americans thought the  "collective" struggle was over and concentrated on individual success. African Americans need to understand that

Revitalizing the African American Reparations Movement

International Human Rights and Humanitarian Treaties establishing basis for Reparations: The right to effective remedy and duty to provide reparation International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Article 2 1. Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to respect and to ensure to all individuals within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction the

28 Unknown Facts: Black History

Black History is American History. This piece cites many amazing African Americans who’s contribution to our nation often go unrecognized. This video is brought to you by S4T Works, a multimedia education non profit, specializing in workshops that fuse education and the arts.

Alabama City Remembered as Climactic Battle of Civil Rights Movement

Sunday, August 28, in Washington, President Obama leads the nation in dedicating a new national memorial to the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. King was a southern Baptist minister who rose to become the leading voice of the nation’s modern day civil rights movement during the1950’s and 1960’s. His struggle for equal

Folk Medicine Use Among The Gullah: Bridging The Gap Between Folk Medicine And Westernized Medicine

By Tiara S. Banks This study examined the practice of folk medicine among a group of African Americans living on the coast of the Sea Islands, the Gullah/Geechee. The Gullah/Geechee are descendants of enslaved Africans, transported from Western and West-Central Africa, who have preserved their African influenced culture consisting of language, food ways, rituals, and

History of the Civil Rights Movement

Beginning with the end of the U.S. Civil War in 1865, African Americans toiled to reach equal status in the eyes of the law. http://www.WatchMojo.com explores the history of the United States’ Civil Rights Movement. Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/DOhS/

Understanding the Ferguson Uprising in the Context of Mass Incarceration

Glen Ford: The mainstream media’s refuses to contextualize the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by Ferguson, Missouri police in America’s tradition of the mass incarceration of African Americans and police brutality sparking black uprisings

Police Brutality – Protect Your Rights

Police Brutality Police brutality and outright murder against Black people in the US  is a persistent problem that will not go away. One Black Man Is Killed Every 28 Hours by Police or Vigilantes. It has been said, and demonstrated in practice, that police in America have a license to kill Blacks with impunity. The

Race In U.S. Court Cases; Beyond Trayvon Martin

Findings of Case Study The Impact of Race In U.S. Court Cases; Beyond The Trayvon Martin Case Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) July 25, 2013 A Just Cause, an advocate for the wrongfully convicted, released findings from it study on race and justice in the United Sates. The study includes a review of the IRP-6 case and the

African American Politics: A History of Struggle

[wzslider autoplay=”true” transition=”‘slide'” lightbox=”true”] African American Politics: A History of Struggle   In the year 2008, tens of millions of African Americans turned out in historic numbers to propel Barak Obama to the US Democratic Party nomination and, ultimately, the Presidency of the United States.  The turnout in that election was the culmination of a

Race a Significant Factor at Almost Every Stage of Criminal Prosecutions in Manhattan

Race is a significant factor at nearly every stage of criminal prosecutions in Manhattan, from setting bail to negotiating a plea deal to sentencing. A 2-year study  conducted by the Vera Institute of Justice confirmed what has been common knowledge among African Americans. nationwide. The study of the Manhattan D.A’s office found that, in Manhattan, Black and

African American Mayors Conference of Black Mayors

  African American Mayors The Conference of Black Mayors African American Mayors In 1967 Carl Stokes and Richard Hatcher were elected as mayors of Cleveland, Ohio, and Gary, Indiana, respectively. They are considered as the first African American mayors of major American cities. Together with Kenneth Gibson of Newark, New Jersey, Carl Stokes and Richard G. Hatcher, became