Gov. Reeves Declares Confederate Heritage Month, A 30-Year-Old Mississippi Tradition BY ASHTON PITTMAN APRIL 4, 2023 For the fourth year in a row, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a proclamation declaring April as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive…
Following its ratification by the requisite three-fourths of the states, the 15th Amendment, granting African American men the right to vote, is formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution. Passed by Congress the year before, the amendment reads, “the right of citizens…
Martin Luther King III Says His Father Is Probably ‘Spinning In His Grave’ Over Attacks Against Voting Rights, Black History In Schools He believes his father would be shocked to see what is happening after all the progress he helped…
Greensboro sit-in begins On February 1, 1960, in Greensboro, North Carolina, four Black college students spark a nationwide civil rights movement by refusing to leave a “whites-only” lunch counter at a popular retail store after they are denied service. The…
January 31 House passes the 13th Amendment On January 31, 1865, the U.S. House of Representatives passes the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery in America. The amendment read, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude…shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their…
NFL quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver A.J. Brown, and tight end Hayden Hurst have helped break down stigma by sharing their experiences with depression, anxiety, and more. By Christina VogtMedically Reviewed by Seth Gillihan, PhD Reviewed: January 19, 2023 Given that nearly 1…
BY JULIA MUELLER – 01/16/23 7:32 AM ET NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson said the racial wealth gap is the “single greatest barrier” to realizing the civil rights dream of the late Martin Luther King Jr. “From voting rights and police reform to…
November 10, 20223:24 PM ET About 27% of voters between the ages of 18-29 cast a ballot in the midterm election this year, according to an early estimate from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts…
October 21 President Harding publicly condemns lynching On October 21, 1921, President Warren G. Harding delivers a speech in Alabama in which he condemns lynchings—extrajudicial murders (usually hangings) committed primarily by white supremacists against Black Americans in the Deep South and elsewhere. Read more……