Moses, Robert Parris
Black History Month Spotlight Biography | Stanford University | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute Born: January 23, 1935 Although he avoided publicity and was reluctant to …
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Elder Statesmen : An Era Is Passing for Five Authors Known for Reclaiming the Role of Blacks in History
BY YEMI TOURE | MARCH 3, 1991 | 12 AM PT | TIMES STAFF WRITER It was only 8:30 on a Friday evening at the carpeted, cozy Eso Won bookstore in South-Central …
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What Happened to Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream of Economic Justice?
Photo: Fast food workers and union members carry signs as they stage a protest outside of a McDonald’s restaurant in Oakland, Calif., on Feb. 12, 2018, the 50th anniversary of …
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Reversing the ‘Devil’s Bargain’: Honor Dr. King by Fulfilling His Dream of Economic Justice
By REV. CANON ROSA LEE HARDEN for Mississippi Free Press Growing up in northeast Mississippi in the 1960s, I knew practically nothing about Martin Luther King Jr. But by the …
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Gwinnett Honors Black School’s Legacy: Hooper-Renwick Library Branch
The Hooper-Renwick School in Lawrenceville, Georgia, has a long and significant history within the Black community of Gwinnett County. Before the desegregation of schools in the 1960s, it was the …
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Acclaimed Food Critic Gave A History Lesson On Korean Fried Chicken’s Origin
by Kui Mwai for Blavity.com During the “Battle Tailgate” episode of Netflix’s Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend, host Alton Brown dropped some knowledge about Korean fried chicken’s origin, and it …
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Black Ancestor’s Day: Invoking the Spirits Across Social Media on February 28th
Mark Your Calendar and Spread the Word! Monday, February 28, 2022 is #BlackAncestorsDay on Social Media and Across the Internet For 24-hours, we are going to invoke our Black ancestors’ …
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Review: HBO Max’s Biopic: Judas and the Black Messiah
HBO Max’s biopic, Judas and the Black Messiah, premieres on February 12, 2021. In Ryan Koogler and Shaka King’s historical drama, Daniel Kaluuya plays Chicago Black Panther Party leader, Fred Hampton,, …
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Gwinnett County’s Black History: The Promised Land
There Is a Real Promised Land in Georgia! by Tom Livsey, former OurTown National News Editor Gone With The Wind is still the number one novel on the planet, even …
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Why Is Black August Celebrated?
As we start the month of August 2018, Mars is retrograde and everything seems to be moving slow. But over the years, the month of August has been anything but …
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