African American History
Barack Obama’s Second Swearing In Ceremony 2013
Photo by Sonya Hebert
(1966) The Black Panther Party Ten-Point Program
Written October 15, 1966 1. We Want Freedom. We Want Power to Determine the Destiny of Our Black Community. We...
Scott Turner (1972- )
Scott Turner is the 19th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He is the first African American to hold a...
Black History Will Not Be Erased
In the article below, Quintard Taylor, the founder of BlackPast.org, describes the recent attempts to marginalize African American history and...
Unit 29: Writings from Parchman Prison: Stories Seldom Told
Mississippi State Penitentiary, or Parchman Prison, has long influenced the Mississippi cultural landscape, functioning as a literary setting in many...
Cedric Bradford Glover (1965- )
Cederic Bradford Glover is an American politician who became the first African American mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana in 2006. Glover...
Calvin O. Pressley (1937-2007)
Theologian and Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Grand Sire Archon Calvin O. Pressley was born Calvin Oliver Pressley on November 10,...
Stephen Bishop (1821-1857)
Stephen Bishop was an American cave explorer and geologist who became one of the first people to explored Mammoth Cave...
Coretti Arle-Titz (1881-1951)
Coretti Arle-Titz was a singer and popularizer of the spiritual music genre in Europe and the USSR (Russia). She was...
Joy Reid (1968-)
Joy Reid, a prominent national correspondent, political analyst, commentator, and television host, has made a significant impact on the media...
