African Americans – Page 49

February 18, 2015 By Eric A. Gordon

How recent these events! How deeply seared in living human memory!

February 13, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Edward Gay Robinson (February 13, 1919 - April 3, 2007) was an outstanding American football coach.

February 12, 2015 By Eric A. Gordon

What you may not realize is that the founding of the NAACP took place, significantly on Abraham Lincoln's centennial birthdate, in 1909.

February 11, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Leontyne Price's recordings earned her numerous honors, including more than a dozen Grammy Awards.

February 9, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The writer and activist Alice Walker was born on this day in 1944 in Putnam County, Georgia.