Black History
For Love of Liberty – World War I & The Harlem Hellfigthers
Courtersy of the History Channel
For Love of Liberty – The Story of America\’s Black Patriots
Maryland Public Television has been re-airing a very informative and important accounting of blacks and their military contributions. The DC Voice is running this series in honor of African American History month. These are but excerpts from that series. Don\’t be cheated of the glory of our black patriots and look for the entire series …
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Black Lives Matter during Black History Month with a Week of Action at Eastern Senior High School
Black History Month was conceptualized by American Historian Carter G. Woodson to preserve the culture and heritage of blacks in America. A tradition most celebrated in the United States during the calendar month of February. During the celebration of Black History Month, many people have an opportunity to learn of the marvelous contributions to America, …
Famous Firsts: Marion Anderson
Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) was an American singer. Anderson was one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Anderson became an important figure in the struggle for black artists to overcome racial prejudice in the United States during the mid-twentieth century. In 1939, the Daughters of the American …
Famous Firsts: Max Robinson
Maxie Cleveland \”Max\” Robinson, Jr. (May 1, 1939 – December 20, 1988) was an American broadcast journalist, most notably serving as co-anchor on ABC World News Tonight alongside Frank Reynolds and Peter Jennings from 1978 until 1983. Robinson is noted as the first African-American broadcast network news anchor in the United States. Robinson was a …
Famous Firsts: Guy Bluford
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr., Ph.D. (born November 22, 1942), (Col, USAF, Ret.), is an American aerospace engineer, retired U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, who was the first African American in space[1] (but not the first African American astronaut). Before becoming an astronaut, he was an officer in the U.S. …