Found this while going around the internet. It's been a while since Oscars, but it's still very meaningful. ...
Posted Wednesday, May 4th 2016 at 2:47AM
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On the evening of Wednesday, August 11, 1965, 21-year-old Marquette Frye, an African American man behind the wheel of his mother's 1955 Buick, was pulled over for reckless driving by white California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer Lee Minikus. Aft ...
Posted Tuesday, April 5th 2016 at 11:37PM
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On 4th of March 1980, Robert Mugabe won a sweeping election victory to become Zimbabwe's first black prime minister. At the time, he was one of the leaders of the rebel groups against white minority rule. He served in that office until 1987, when he ...
Posted Thursday, March 3rd 2016 at 1:48AM
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I haven't yet been able to validate it, but from the initial view of it, seemingly following data is correct:
If we consider Oscar Awards since 1995, 20% of awards for best supporting actress went to blacks, only 10% for best supporting actors, 15 ...
Posted Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 at 4:35AM
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As we are getting closer to the end of the Black History Month, there are a bunch of quotes that motivate us to move forward and go beyond what's already been built.
1. "We should emphasize not Negro history, but the Negro in history. What we need ...
Posted Monday, February 29th 2016 at 2:03AM
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We're already into last 12 days of the Black History Month, this year. I used this opportunity to learn as much as possible about the past of Afro Americans and believe that I spent it effectively.
There is a lot of info out there, good and bad, b ...
Posted Thursday, February 18th 2016 at 2:30PM
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