Martin Luther King
Join Junior & Reec on Saturday, September 13th from 11 AM – 3 PM at the Tractor Supply parking lot (2661 Fairburn Rd., Douglasville) for the Mega Farmers Market & Chicken Coop Giveaway! Enjoy gardening workshops, fresh fruits & veggies, food trucks, kids’ activities, and tons of giveaways. Reec will also be giving away a […]
On Friday February 26th, President Obama renewed the executive order that assists historically black colleges. See what he had to say here.
On July 2, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. See his remarks on this historic day here.
On October 1, 1962 James Meredith became the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. See the historical footage from this day here.
In the last administration Condoleeza Rice held it down in the fore front for the African American community, in the Obama Administration African Americans have much more representation. Take a look at the group of African Americans in the Obama Administration.
On January 19, 2008 President Barack Obama had the privilege to speak at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, where the late great Dr. King started his ministry. See that inspiring speech in full here.
Carl Stokes pictured left was the First African American Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as well as the first African American Mayor of a major city. Check out our gallery of other African American political firsts.
There are several African Americans that have made strides for us in media, check out this gallery that pays tribute to a few of those people.
