One of the last images of John Lewis was taken when he made his way to Lafayette Square to be a part of the Black Lives Matter movement. In the middle of his cancer treatment, this man who devoted his life to civil rights had one last glimpse on the road he helped pave. Hopefully, […]
Maybe we can look back to December 8, 1969, as the day the police decided to militarize itself against black people. There\’s an Opinion piece on the Los Angeles Times website that pronounces that \”50 years ago, LAPD raided the Black Panthers. SWAT teams have been targeting Black communities ever since\”. This article dissects how
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“Every year we must remind successive generations that this event triggered a series of events that one by one defines the challenges and responsibilities of successive generations. That’s why we need this holiday.” — Al Edwards, American Politician There was a time when a few people knew of this holiday. When this particular holiday—even still—was
There are two images that continue to haunt me when watching George Floyd\’s life drain away under the knee of a sadistic policeman. It\’s the words Floyd gasped as he made his final pleas for mercy; \”Please, sir\” and a call for mom. Every Black man worth anything has to feel the pain and agony
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On Monday, May 25th in Minneapolis, Minnesota, an African American male by the name of George Floyd lost his life. He lost his life at the hands of a white officer by the name of Derek Chauvin during an altercation where the officer had Floyd in the street on his chest as he put Floyd\’s
This post was first published in February of 2015. I couldn\’t think of a better way to open the celebartion of Black history than with what my parents and grandparents referred to as the Negro National Anthem. And let us not forget that Black History is American History. Lift every voice and sing Till
A little known story of 8 student-athletes who risked their futures to protest injustices at Syracuse University. Their attempt to follow in the footsteps of Syracuse University legends like Ernie Daivs, Jim Brown and Floyd Little is chronicled in Leveling the Playing Field: The Story of the Syracuse 8.
Top Blogs · Bookmark/Share · Contact Us Search The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom On August 28, 1963 a quarter million people came to the nation’s capital to petition their duly elected government in a demonstration known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Frustrated by the inaction of […]
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We often drive by signs citing some historic landmark or city and really never know why. Why was the question that led The DC Voice to Prince George\’s African American Museum and Cultural Center at 4519 Rhode Island Ave, North Brentwood, Maryland? Thanks to Ms. Palmer, the granddaughter of the first black law officer in
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The DC Voice hopes you enjoyed our series of Black History Month articles. We wanted to highlight the contributions and contributors who have shaped America. We took you through a very small sampling of Black America\’s contributions to sports, music, science, military, politics, and the road to freedom. Including the parts that history sometimes tries
