This Day in Black History: Feb. 4, 1986
On Feb. 4, 1986, the U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative postage stamp honoring abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth as part of its Black Heritage series.
Sojourner Truth was ...
Posted Saturday, February 4th 2023 at 10:36AM
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This Day in Black History: Feb. 4, 1913
Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks is born in Tuskegee, Alabama.
Civil rights icon Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Ala., on this day in 1913.
On Dec. 1, 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat to a white p ...
Posted Saturday, February 4th 2023 at 10:11AM
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For Immediate Release From Vatican News!
"I thank you from my heart, my brothers and sisters, for who you are and what you do, for your witness to the Church and to the world. Do not be discouraged, because we need you! You are precious and imp ...
Posted Saturday, February 4th 2023 at 9:48AM
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HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!!! ON FEBRUARY 3…
in 1870, the 15TH AMENDMENT, giving BLACKS THE RIGHT TO VOTE was ratified
in 1874, in Mississippi, BLANCHE KELSO BRUCE was elected to a full 6-year term in the US Senate becoming the FIRST BLACK SENAT ...
Posted Friday, February 3rd 2023 at 1:37PM
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Remembering Three Lynchings in Montgomery County
Historian Anthony Cohen of The Menare Foundation, Inc. reveals the stories of three racial terror lynchings that occurred in Montgomery County in 1880 & 1896.
George Washington Peck was the first ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2023 at 10:12PM
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For Immediate Release From Vatican News!
Bishops of nations split by conflict unite around the Pope
Amid ongoing tensions between the bordering nations, Bishops from DRC and Rwanda come together during Pope Francis' Apostolic Visit to the Dem ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2023 at 5:21PM
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Black Americans Who Broke Barriers in the Business World
Story by Kris Scott •
Taking Care of Business
Historically, we've tended to hear about the major successes of Black Americans only when they happen on the field or on a stage, and that ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2023 at 4:52PM
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(1955) CONGRESSMAN ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, JR., “SPEECH ON CIVIL RIGHTS”
On February 2, 1955, New York Representative Adam Clayton Powell, then one of only three African Americans in the U.S. Congress, rose to argue that his colleagues should support ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2023 at 11:00AM
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Black History in Automotive: Edmond Berger Invented the Spark Plug
Edmond Berger was born in Bolivia, the city of CumGyauy (Birthdate: Unknown).
Some historians have reported that Edmond Berger invented an early spark plug (sometimes in British ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2023 at 10:23AM
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Eric Holder
On February 2, 2009, the United States Senate confirmed Eric Holder as the first African American Attorney General in the United States by a vote in the affirmative of 75-21.
Holder had been nominated by President Barack Obama on De ...
Posted Thursday, February 2nd 2023 at 10:01AM
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