If you havn't been living under a rock, you know Febuary is Black History month. So how about a series that features today's history makers? In 29 Days?...Let's see!
Ever since I was in the play A Raisin in the Sun, I've admired the writings of James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1902 – May 22, 1967). He was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the period that "Harlem was in vogue."
The Civil Rights movement incorporated jazz, folk, R&B and gospel in its music to help change America in the 1950s and 1960s. Today, these songs still resonate...
The Civil Rights movement incorporated jazz, folk, R&B and gospel in its music to help change America in the 1950s and 1960s. Today, these songs still resonate...
(Washington, DC) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill yesterday hinted that DC Public Schools could see a cut in federal funding if a federal voucher program isn’t brought back. A Senate committee led by independent Senator Joe Lieberman and Republican Susan Collins held a hearing and made clear they wanted to see the DC Opportunity Scholarship […]
What a magnificent time we had at the New Horizon Hall of Elegance as Winston Chaney and the WYCB Family unveiled the 2011 Pastor’s Calendar. Pastors and all that attended enjoyed food, fun and fellowship…. Here are a few pictures in case you missed te event! […]
VIA: SmokeyRobinson.Com The dictionary defines the popular term “comfort food” as “food prepared in a traditional style having a usually nostalgic or sentimental appeal.” It has been known to have a buffering effect as it soothes the soul and spurs memories of more “comforting” times. If that concept holds up in the kitchen, then it […]
VIA: History.Com On January 18, 1958, hockey player Willie O’Ree of the Boston Bruins takes to the ice for a game against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first black to play in the National Hockey League (NHL). Born in 1935 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, O’Ree was the son of a civil engineer, in one […]
The NAACP elected a health care executive as its youngest board chairman Saturday, continuing a youth movement for the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. Roslyn M. Brock, 44, was chosen to succeed Julian Bond. She had been vice chairman since 2001 and a member of the NAACP for 25 years. Brock works for Bon Secours Health Systems in Maryland as vice president […]
VIA: AltheaGibson.Com Born August 25, 1927 in Silver, SC, A right-hander, grew up in Harlem. Her family was poor, but she was fortunate in coming to the attention of Dr. Walter Johnson, a Lynchburg VA physician who was active in the black tennis community. He became her patron as he would later for Arthur Ashe, […]