Category African American History Month
On May 26, 1956, Florida A&M students Carrie Patterson and Wilhelmina Jakes refused to give up their seats in the whites-only section of a Tallahassee, FL, city bus. This brave act launched the Tallahassee Bus Boycott. Click the link to learn more.
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We are closing out Black History Month with a quote from the Father of Black History Month, Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Click the link to learn more or listen via podcast.
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Mae Mallory founded the “Harlem Nine” in 1956. This group of Black mothers sued the New York City Board of Education to desegregate its public schools and improve the conditions for black children. Click the link to learn more by reading the blog post or listening via podcast.
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The Igbo Island mass suicide in Glynn County, Georgia was a tragic act of resistance by enslaved Africans. Click the link to learn more.
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Black History: Special Delivery Welcome To The Black Mail Blog and Podcast! At Black Mail, we bring you, Black History: Special Delivery. Our topic today is the 1962 Second Emancipation Proclamation. In 1962 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other… Continue Reading →
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Quote: Inequities and disparities are toxins planted with intention and inattention into the souls, soil, and systems within our communities.
Our ‘strategies of choice’ in addressing inequities and disparities too often prioritize the comfort of the oppressor over and above the liberation of the oppressed.
Enid Gaddis, ©2021 All Rights Reserved
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Many folks know about Michigan’s role as an important stop on the Underground Railroad. What you may not know is that early settlers of the area owned slaves. Click the link to learn more.
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Robert Robinson Taylor is recognized as the first academically trained Black architect in the U.S. Click the link to learn more.
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Esteban Hotesse is the only member of the Tuskegee Airmen known to have been Latinx. Hotesse was also one of the Tuskegee officers involved in the Freeman Field Mutiny, where Tuskegee Airmen officers were arrested for seeking to desegregate a white officers club. Click the link to learn more.
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McKissack and McKissack is the oldest black-owned architecture, construction, and engineering company in the U.S. Click the link to learn more.
