Even the Mayor of Glenarden, Edward Estes, did not know this Baseball History! The Washington Nationals are in the World Series. It’s a fact that, though official now for a week, it is hard to believe for even the team’s most loyal fans. And that’s because it’s a first for the franchise. But D.C. has a much…
Tag: Black History
There Are Over 1,200 Majority-Black Cities in the U.S.
Some urbanists believe large cities should subsume the small black cities in their orbit. But that won’t erase a legacy of discrimination. Can less populated cities on the outskirts of larger metropolitan areas be too small to succeed? Are urban municipalities with fewer than 100,000 people vestiges of a bygone era? Should small “inner-ring” cities…
150th Anniversary Nears for 14th Amendment That Declared Blacks U.S. Citizens
July 9 marks the 150th anniversary of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting American citizenship to former Black slaves following the Civil War. The 14th Amendment, one of the Reconstruction Amendments, was adopted on July 9, 1868, after being bitterly opposed by states that were former members of the Confederacy. The states were…
Oprah Winfrey’s Stirring introduction to Exhibit at NMAAHC
Oprah recites Sojourner Truth at exhibit opening Oprah Winfrey makes remarks at the opening ceremony for the “Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture” exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.Click this link to enjoy Oprah’s theatrical Exhibit opening greeting. www.cnn.com/videos/cnnmoney/2018/06/07/oprah-winfrey-nmaahc-exhibit-opens-sot.cnn
As New Orleans mayor is sworn in Monday, La. has three black women leading its largest cities
African American Women are leading the way in gaining trust and support as Political Leaders of large Metropolis Cities! NEW ORLEANS — When LaToya Cantrell raises her right hand Monday to take the oath of office, she will make history, becoming the first female mayor in New Orleans’s 300-year existence. Her installation also means that…