Remembering Dr. King’s Call for Direct Action
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
16 April 1963
My Dear Fellow Clergymen:
While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came
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The 35th Council District celebrates Spike Lee’s Oscar Win
New York City Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo
The 35th Council District celebrates its own Spike Lee on his first Oscar win! His film BlacKkKlansman won Best Adapted Screenplay, and the night …
Maya Angelou, Legendary Poet and Civil Rights Activist Who Had Disability, Inspires Generations
By Tameir Yeheyes
Maya Angelou on american postage stamp
Maya Angelou was an award-winning author, poet, civil rights activist, college professor and screen writer. Most recognized for …
BLACK & WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTHS: ‘Sisters in Freedom’ Spotlights Trailblazing Female Abolitionists
Narrated by Sheryl Lee Ralph, the new documentary shines a light on the brave black and white women who crossed racial lines to fight slavery in America
| Sisters in Freedom, the extraordinary story of the black and white women who together created America’s first organized female political force and their |
Black History Month 2019
USA. Alabama. Selma. 1965. Led by Martin Luther King Jr., a group of civil rights demonstrators march from Selma to Montgomery to fight for …