History, Art & Culture Organizations
Minnesotans Are Petitioning To Replace Their State Capitol’s Columbus Statue With One of Prince
August 25, 2017 -
The debate over memorials and statues has become a hot topic in the US over the last two weeks. With the taking down of Confederate memorials, Americans are starting to reevaluate the importance and meaning of other public memorials in their cities, opening up the debate about what cities should do with statues of Cristopher Columbus. A group of citizens led by community or... Read more
Jamele Hill Suspended From ESPN for Social Media Post
October 12, 2017 - ESPN anchor Jemele Hill, who once tweeted that Donald Trump is a “white supremacist” (still looking for the lie), has been suspended for two weeks after violating what the sports station is calling “a second violation of social media guidelines.” This tweet apparently was considered a violation of some sort because ESPN wants its news anchors to ... Read more
A Black Tomi Lahren?: Candace Owens Says Kaepernick is a fraud
November 30, 2017 -
Candace Owens, a conservative personality who claims to be a reformed liberal and the voice behind the Red Pill Black website, had sharp words for GQ’s decision to call Colin Kaepernick the “Citizen of the Year.” “The last time I mistook skin complexion for progress, I called him Barack Obama,” Owens said in the ... Read more
Millennial Groups Make a Stand to Give Back to Historically Black Colleges and Universities
October 17, 2017 - “The struggle is real,” said Joshlyn Thomas, B-CU Alumni Affairs Coordinator. Upon graduation, students are strongly encouraged to give back to their alma mater. How is this done when young alumni has not secured a stable job or income? Not to mention payment of loans. Graduates between the ages of 21-40 are considered young alumni and fall in the “millenn... Read more
Florida House Approves Mary McLeod Bethune Statue In U.S. Capitol Statuary Hall
February 26, 2018 - By a vote of 111-1 on Tuesday afternoon, February 20, 2018, the Florida House approved HB 139 to place a statue of Mary McLeod Bethune in U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall. "More than 14,000 graduates and countless others have benefited from the measure and manifestation of 'the answered prayer of a dream' of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, to provide an education f... Read more
Free Film Showing, "Flesh and Blood"
Watch https://youtu.be/owb0FH90Ugw. The Trailer
Please join Refuge Ministries of Tampa Bay International and Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign as we show this amazing film about Cheri Honkala, her Family and the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign. It will take place at 6pm Saturday, May 5th at Good Samaritan Church in Pinellas Park, Fl. We will also view s... Read more
Here's Why Black Women Take the High Road
June 1, 2018 -
This week, Roseanne Barr—a bona fide racist—was outed, fired and hung out to dry.
Former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett was the butt of a tasteless, racist joke. And at MSNBC’s Everyday Racism town hall, Jarrett had a few words for Barr.
“I think we have to turn it into a teaching moment,” Jarrett said. &ldq... Read more
Charges Dropped Against 6 Officers Involved In Arrest And Death Of Freddie Gray
September 14, 2017 - According to the Associated Press, the United States Department of Justice will not charge the 6 officers involved in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray. Charges were brought against the officers by state prosecutors when Gary’s neck was broken while riding in a police transport vehicle in April of 2015. At the time Grey was handcuffed and shackled to the... Read more
NAACP slams national anthem as ‘racist’ and ‘anti-black’
November 14, 2017 -
The California chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) wants the national anthem to be changed, because “The Star-Spangled Banner” is racist.
The chapter has circulated two petitions in the California State Legislature about the national anthem. The first praises Colin Kaepernick for taki... Read more
19-Year-Old Harvard Student Becomes America’s First Youth Poet Laureate
November 6, 2017 -
In April, 19-year-old Amanda Gorman was named America’s first National Youth Poet Laureate. The Los Angeles native is a sophomore at Harvard University studying sociology. According to the New York Times, Gorman’s work is “a cleareyed mix of autobiography, social issues like Islamophobia, and historical motifs picked up from her college’s ... Read more