Keeper of the Past and Promise of our People
Calvin Mitchell wrote an excellent tribute to Marian Anderson. He states, “Marian Anderson—one of the greatest concert and classical singers of the twentieth century—was honored on a stamp issued by the United States Postal Service on January 27, 2005. She was the first female singer and the eighth woman to be honored in the Black Heritage Stamp Series issued annually
» Read more1963 – More than 200,000 people march on Washington, D. C., in the largest civil-rights demonstration in U. S. history; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gives his “I Have a Dream” speech. 1963 – Four young Black girls are killed in the bombing of a Birmingham, AL church. 1964 – President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act of 1964, giving government
» Read more1955 – Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, AL leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. 1957 – Little Rock Nine integrate Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas. 1960 – Four Black student stage famous sit-in at a whites-only Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. 1961 – Freedom rides
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Week of January 20 1/20/1992 – President Bush declares M. L. King, Jr. birthday national holiday. 1/21/1824 – Osai Tutu Kwamina defeated British at Assamaka, Ashanti. 1/22/1793 – Benjamin Banneker helped plan Washington, DC. 1/23/1977 – First ABC-TV showing of “Roots”. 1/24/1991 – Aids recognized as major health threat to African Americans 1/25/1966 – Constance B. Motley appointed federal judge,
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The late actor and dancer Gregory Hines and legendary singer Marvin Gaye both left indelible marks on the entertainment and music industry respectively and will be recognized with Forever Stamps. To pay homage to their legacies, the U.S. Postal Service announced that the two would be a part of it’s 2019 Forever stamp collection, the Philadelphia Tribune reported. The Gregory Hines will be released January 28,
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Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. His religious upbringing in the King home shaped his destiny and thereby shaped the destiny of Black Americans, now and for evermore. He graduated from Morehouse College at the age of nineteen and entered Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. He graduated at the top of his class
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Happy New Year and Welcome to 2019! As we celebrate and look forward to the coming year here are some history making events that happened this week. We will post some more through out this year. Thanks for visiting. 1/6/1773 – Massachusetts slaves petition for freedom. 1/7/1923 – Roland Hayes acclaimed after Boston recital. 1/8/1811 – Slave revolt in New
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We had an opportunity to join the ladies of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Alpha Upsilon Sigma Chapter for their Bagels and Bras event bringing awareness to breast cancer. We set up a display honoring Hattie McDaniel and gave a presentation. Here are a few pictures and the presentation. Hattie McDaniel was born in Wichita, Kansas and she was the
» Read moreWe are very pleased to share this article published on the American Alliance of Museums blog. It’s entitled By Any Means Necessary: Digital, Virtual, and Travelling African American and Civil Rights Exhibitions and was written by Charlene Blair, NMAAS Director.
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