Monthly Archives: May 2015
Obama To Posthumously Award “Harlem Hellfighter” With Medal Of Honor For Heroism
By Lynette Holloway A member of the best-known African-American unit of World War I, popularly […]
Considered The Greatest Lightweight Boxer Of All Time, Joe Gans Was First African American To Win World Boxing Championship
By Blackthen Joe Gans was born and raised in Baltimore and is considered among the […]
Making Over Life After The YMCA
About 50 volunteers came out Sat., May 16, to spruce up the Austin Plaza Arms, […]
Cook County’s Land Bank is betting on Austin
When, earlier this month, the Cook County Land Bank Authority identified 13 Chicago neighborhoods and […]
The Youngest Person to Receive the Death Penalty in Indiana Has Died
By Mark A. Clements Board Member of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty In […]
She’s Breeding Age: Dehumanizing Price For Getting Pregnant During Slavery
By Blackthen Most people know of slavery, but we don’t know about slavery. Specifically, we […]
Southern Rites – Not Just Another Story About A White Man Killing An Unarmed Black Man
By Kovie Biakolo Source: Rolls Press/Popperfoto / Getty Having seen the documentary, Prom Night In […]
Scientific Racism: Fictitious Diseases That The Medical Community Used To Keep Blacks Enslaved
By Blackthen By Mickinney Williams Drapetomania is a disease that was created by a Dr. […]
“We Are Victims Of Terrorism:” Fred Hampton Jr. Recognizes 30th Anniversary Of Philadelphia MOVE Bombing
By Doshon Farad Source: (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images) In a country that prides […]
Austin High School Part of City-Wide Talks to Promote Community
Chicago Community Trust celebrates 100 years at Christ the King Read More… …read more Source: […]
