Three African-American women in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance in 1925
NOVEMBER 13
1839—The Liberty Party—the nation’s first anti-slavery political party—is formed in Warsaw, N.Y. Among...
by Jamaal Abdul-Alim, University of Maryland
If you ask just about anyone at Howard University what’s the other name for their school, they will readily...
by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier
During the first decade of the 20th century, W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington had a philosophical...
For the week of Sept. 18-24
September 17
1787—The United States Constitution is approved but it includes three clauses allowing for the continuation of slavery even...
For the week of April 16-22
April 16
1862—President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill ending slavery in Washington, D.C. Approximately nine months later he would issue...
(NNPA)—One of the greatest entrepreneurs in this nation, Arthur George Gaston, offered these wise words of advice to prospective business owners: “Find a need...
