Black History
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Nation Observes March 10 as Harriet Tubman Day
When one speaks of freedom fighters, Harriet Tubman’s name should always be among the first – if not highlighted as…
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Hampton to Commemorate Landing of First African in America
In August 1619, more than 20 Africans landed at Old Point Comfort, the present-day Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. They…
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Hattie McDaniel: The Unapologetic ‘Shero’
Hattie McDaniel, an actress and radio performer, took advantage of opportunities that existed during the pre-civil rights era that many…
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Southeast Tennis and Learning Center Presents 13th Annual ‘Blacks in Wax’ Performances
The Recreation Wish List Committee, founded by Cora Masters Barry, and The DC Department of Parks and Recreation will bring…
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Black Georgetown Overflows with History
More than 50 people journeyed throughout Georgetown under the auspices of the Washington Informer Charities Black History Tour on Saturday,…
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Phenomenal Women: Fannie Lou Hamer
Mississippi native Fannie Lou Hamer, co-founder and vice chair of the Freedom Democratic Party, was a voting and women's rights…
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‘Bloody Sunday’ Commemoration Points Out That Not Much Has Changed
Decades after Martin Luther King Jr. led peaceful demonstrators to Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on March 7, 1965,…
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New Interactive Website Featuring Henry Louis Gates Tracks Slave Voyages
In his PBS series "Finding Your Roots …" Henry Louis Gates Jr. presents guests whose roots cover the globe –…
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Local Leaders Step Up to Protect Sacred Remains of ‘Sugar Land 95’
The arc of the moral universe is bending towards justice for the 95 victims of the unjust and inhumane convict-leasing…
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Bill Jenkins, Doctor Who Tried to Stop Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Dies
Dr. William "Bill" Jenkins, the legendary epidemiologist who worked for the U.S. government, died at age 73 on Feb. 17.
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