Black History Month

Professor Marvin Dunn, PhD Florida
Marvin Dunn has been leading Floridians on a "Teach the Truth" tour since Gov. DeSantis began his mission to devalue…
/ January 23, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, theGrio.com
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration claims that the course violates state law and is historically inaccurate.
/ January 19, 2023
Herbert Young was 25 in 1961 when he bused Freedom Riders through Alabama’s capital city where an angry mob confronted…
/ January 18, 2023
Juneteenth Marked With Celebrations And Marches In Cities Across America
Dr. King didn’t just dream about a better America and a better world — he worked with all his energy…
/ January 16, 2023
Annual tributes and commemorations of the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. began nationwide Friday.
/ January 14, 2023
Albert Kligman Holmesburg Prison experiments
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia is apologizing for honoring Albert Kligman with the Distinguished Achievement Award in 2003.
/ January 13, 2023
Annual tributes and commemorations of the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., which begin nationwide on…
/ January 13, 2023
Ruby Bridges was the first Black student to attend her Louisiana elementary school more than 60 years ago.
/ January 13, 2023
Michelle Commander has been named the new deputy director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
/ January 12, 2023
The Alabama Black Belt has been designated as a National Heritage Area, qualifying it to receive up to $1 million…
/ January 12, 2023
Evanston Reparations Committee
Evanston Reparations Committee, established in 2019, initially set aside $10 million to help Black residents fight housing discrimination.
/ January 11, 2023
Jesse Brown, theGrio.com
Jesse Brown died in 1950 after crash landing his damaged plane during the Korean War.
/ January 11, 2023