Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass Statues Installed in Maryland State House
Bronze Statues of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman (via Kingsport Times-News)During a ceremony Monday night in the Maryland State House, bronze statues of famed abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass were unveiled, according to ABC News. To...
BHM: Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner – The Forgotten Inventor Who Revolutionized Menstrual Pads
From Vice: Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner (1912–2006) always had trouble sleeping when she was growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her mother would leave for work in the morning through the squeaky door at the back of their house and the noise would wake Kenner...
Director Merawi Gerima Wins Awards for Feature Debut “Residue” at 2020 Slamdance Film Festival
Director Merawi Gerima (photo via blackfilm.com)According to deadline.com, writer/director Merawi Gerima’s Residue won the Audience Award at the 2020 Slamdance Film Festival, as well as receiving an Honorable Mention for the Grand Jury Prize....
African American Miniature Museum Founder and Artist Karen Collins Has”Greensboro Four” Piece Highlighted by Google to Kick off Black History Month
“The Greensboro Four” by Karen CollinsSixty years ago, four African American college students sat down quietly at a whites-only Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. They received no service, only requests to leave, but they kept waiting for hours....Now Hear This
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