by FikesRobert | Dec 6, 2015 | African American History, People
Oscar Wayman Holmes Jr., the first African American commissioned officer in the United States Navy and its first Black aircraft pilot, was also the first Black air traffic controller. Born January 31, 1916, he was the son of Oscar Sr. and Grace Holmes of Dunbar, West...
by NielsenEuellA. | Nov 2, 2015 | African American History, People
Octavius Valentine Catto was a prominent Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, activist, scholar, athlete, and military officer in the National Guard during the Civil War. Catto was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on February 22, 1839. His mother, Sarah Isabella Cain, a...
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by McCrayKenja | Sep 9, 2015 | African American History, Places
Oyotunji Village (The Village) was the first known black nationalist settlement developed by African American worshippers of the orishas (African deities). While the Village’s founders modeled Oyotunji on West African cultures, they also sought to build a...
by Herbert G Ruffin II | Aug 23, 2015 | African American History, Perspectives
In the article below, Syracuse University historian Herbert Ruffin explores the rapid rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement in 2013 as the most recent development in the ongoing struggle for racial and social justice in the United States. In the summer of 2013,...
by BlackPastAdmin | Jul 7, 2015 | African American History, Speeches
On June 26, 2015, President Obama delivered the eulogy at the funeral of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney at the College of Charleston’s campus. Here is the text of the speech. Giving all praise and honor to God. The Bible calls us to hope, to persevere and have faith in...
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