Category: Black History
Langston Hughes stands as one of the most influential and beloved literary figures of the 20th century, a poet, playwright, and social commentator who transformed the rhythms of Black life into the rhythms of American literature. Born in 1902 in Joplin, Missouri, Hughes became a central voice of the Harlem Renaissance, the cultural explosion of […]
James Baldwin remains one of the most powerful literary voices in American history, a man whose words spoke truth to power and whose insight into race, sexuality, and humanity continues to shape global thought decades after his death. Born in Harlem in 1924, Baldwin rose from poverty to become one of the most influential writers […]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was more than a civil rights icon, he was a moral force who reshaped the conscience of a nation. Born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, King was raised in a family rooted in faith and social awareness. His father, Martin Luther King Sr., was a Baptist minister and […]
In the dark waters of the South Pacific during World War II, a 22-year-old Black sailor named Charles Jackson French performed an act of courage that should have made history books, but instead, was nearly forgotten. After the USS Gregory was sunk by Japanese destroyers off the coast of Guadalcanal in 1942, French tied a […]
Talladega College, one of the nation’s oldest historically Black colleges, has made a difficult and emotional decision, selling part of its prized art collection to help stabilize its finances. The move has sparked both understanding and outrage within the Black community, reopening conversations about how underfunded HBCUs continue to sacrifice pieces of their cultural legacy […]
