Just in time for Black History Month, on Friday, Jan. 31, the U.S. Postal Service honors legendary New York congresswoman Shirley Chisholm with the issuance of a new Forever Stamp. […]
Read moreTag: Martin Luther King
The Importance of Teaching Black History
Editors Note: This guest post is part of the Blog Carnival of Blogging While Brown for Black History Month 2014. -M.P. By Femi Lewis One of the greatest aspects of […]
Read more
Uptown Hall: Dreams for NYC Inspired By MLK
The Apollo hosted an event in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday. The event was part of the Uptown Hall series- one that focuses on the needs of […]
Read more50th Anniversary of The March on Washington Recap
The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington was a fitting bookend to a summer marked by heightened activism. I participated in the events yesterday, and it was a memorable […]
Read moreWhy I Am Going To The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
Good afternoon everyone. The last time that I made mention of why I was not going somewhere, it was a sharp point of contention. So for you all, I decided […]
Read more