Black History
Trump meets only hand-picked backers for Black History Month
February 6, 2017What does the president notice about Frederick Douglass? Seemingly only that he commands a certain buzz.
Read moreAmina Baraka records debut CD, headlines NYC performance
February 3, 2017"This CD is very important right now as we face a kind of American fascism we haven't known before."
Read moreBlack history celebration: Up close and personal
March 9, 2016"We have to use the vote, because it can be a deciding factor in electing someone who will stand with us."
Read moreToday in history: Philip and Jack Foner are born
December 14, 2015Two of the four Foner brothers who were leaders in the American labor movement were born on December 14 in 1910.
Read moreToday in black history: Andrew Johnson impeached
February 24, 2014On Feb. 24, 1868 the House voted to impeach President Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Abraham Lincoln as president of the United States.
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