Here’s some key events that happened on this day brought to you by Black Facts 1. 1997 – First 24-Hour Black Movie Channel BET Holdings and Encore Media Corp. launch BET Movie/Starz the first 24 hour Black Movie channel. 2. 1997 – Black Facts Online Goes Live! Black Facts Online, the premiere spot for […]
Our future is a reflection of the seeds we sow today, let’s make Black History. 93.1 WZAK and the Cleveland Monsters presents Future History Makers, recognizing those who are making history in the Cleveland community. Do you know a future history maker? We want to honor them! Nominate the person you feel is making a […]
We’re coming to the end of Black History Month and our tribute to books and authors. So what better way to wrap things up than to offer our picks for the top 10 Black authors you should be reading. No, this is not a comprehensive list – we keep telling you 10 choices is not […] The post The Top 10 Black Authors appeared first on Black America Web.
On December 5th 1955 the first large scale protest against segregation was born. That Movement will forever be known as the Montgomery Bus Boycott. When Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama on December 1st, 1955, it sparked an entire revolution that would change America forever. The Montgomery Bus Boycott took place […]
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” Dr. Martin L. King Jr. “The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” 1 John 4:8
In honoring those who stood their ground for justice and pushed past adversity over the past few decades, we decided to recreate some of those powerful moments that were actually caught on camera.
For the first time states have joined together to promote civil rights tourism.
We all know the story of Rosa Parks. Or we think we do. She was the ‘tired’ Alabama seamstress who sparked the Civil Rights Movement by refusing to give up her bus seat for a white man. She was arrested on December 1, 1955 and four days later one of the most successful boycotts of […]
Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and author, born into slavery sometime around 1818 in Maryland, became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and lecturing to thousands on a range of causes, including women’s rights. He is quoted as saying, “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” […]
Georgia’s 13th Congressional District Congressman David Scott shared a moment of Black History from Poet Laureate Langston Hughes called “Mother to Son,” which gives the essence of the glorious story of the African American people in America. Check out the video below…
#Blacklivesmatter is a household name, like McDonald’s, like Apple, like Nike. by: @blogzworth You send a tweet. It gets retweeted, creates a 100 impressions. As small as that seems, its pretty impactful. Think about it. Something you created was shared and it crossed 100 sets of eyes. It reaches twice as many people as you […]