HONORING THE LEGACY OF MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY
Marcus Garvey was born August 17, 1887 in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica to Marcus and Sarah Garvey. Marcus Sr., his
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Black History
U.N.I.A. MANIFESTO: Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World
The greatest mass movement of Black people in history remains that of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities
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Enslaved Africans Built The White House…And A Few Other Things Too…
•The Smithsonian Institution, built between 1847 and 1855, is made from red sandstone, which was quarried by enslaved Africans.
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Cater G. Woodson: The Father of Black History
Carter Godwin Woodson was born on December 19, 1875, in New Canton, Virginia, to Anna Eliza Riddle Woodson and James
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We’v Seen That Mob Before…
Ed. Note: When the violent mob descended on the White House last Wednesday, the sight shocked the nation and
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Telling Our Stories: Doug Ruffin Launches The Buffalo History Channel on YouTube ; Continuing the Mission to Tell Stories about Buffalo Through His Lens
photos by Cams Banks Since his relocation from his beloved City of Buffalo for his new digs in Prince Georges
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A Brief History of Slavery and the Origins of American Policing
By Victor E. Kappeler, Ph.D. The birth and development of the American police can be traced to a multitude of
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City Installs Historic Marker at Home Owned, Occupied by Frederick Douglass
The City of Rochester has installed a new historical marker at the site of the only home owned and occupied
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“Harriet Tubman is My Aunt” One Buffalonian Reveals His Own Black History
by Kent Olden I have a secret. It’s something that I’ve been sitting on my entire life. Sometimes it manages to
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Black History and Mass Incarceration
Black History is American History. There is no aspect of America’s history that you can consider and leave Black people
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