Black history month
Today in black history: Malcolm X assassinated
February 21, 2013Malcolm became an influential figure to many African-Americans and supporters of civil rights and equality, and continues to be so today.
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Today in black history: Actor Sidney Poitier born
February 20, 2013Born to Bahamian parents in Miami, Fla., while they were selling produce from their island farm, Poitier began life in humble working-class circumstances, which he never forgot.
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Today in black history: Du Bois organized Pan African Congress
February 19, 2013W.E.B. Du Bois was an early proponent of Pan-Africanism and helped organize several Pan-African Congresses to free African colonies from European powers. The first of those was on Feb. 19,1919.
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Today in black history: First protest against slavery
February 18, 2013On this day in 1688 Pennsylvania Quakers organzied the first protest against slavery, the "Germantown Protest." It was the first of its kind in the English colonies. The protest took the form of a petition based...
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INTERVIEW: Prof. Jamie Wilson, the Black Power Movement and lessons for today’s activists
February 17, 2013Prof. Jamie Wilson is giving a special People's World Black History Month teleconference presentation on Tues, Feb 19. This interview is a preview of the themes of his presentation.
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