Valentine’s day is more than just giving flowers, jewelry and candy to someone.
News Talk 1450 WOL afternoon host Bernie McCain began the process of tracing his roots to Africa with Gina M. Paige, President and Co-Founder of…
July 2nd, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. The signing of this act was the most sweeping civil rights legislation since reconstruction. The Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion or national origin. See President Johnson’s remarks on the signing of this bill:
On October 1, 1962 James Meredith became the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. President Kennedy had to send 5,000 federal troops after rioting broke out. Check out some footage from that day below:
Check out our gallery of African American Political Firsts. Without the work of the late great Dr. Martin Luther King none of this would be possible! Enjoy!
There are several African Americans that have made strides for us in media, check out this gallery that pays tribute to a few of those people:
Two days before Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2008, our President Barack Obama had the privilege to speak at Dr. Kings church in Atlanta, Georgia. See his inspiring speech below:
VIA: NEWSONE.COM WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will spent much of Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrating the civil rights leader’s life and legacy. Following a Monday morning meeting with senior advisers, the president and first lady Michelle Obama participated in a public-service event. Later at the White House, Obama hosted a conversation with a […]
After signing a landmark service bill, the President issues a nationwide call for citizens to deliver change in their own communities by signing the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.