Black History
Today in labor history: air conditioning patented by black inventor
July 12, 2012Today in 1949 African American inventor Frederick McKinley Jones submitted 3 patents: for an automatic refrigeration system for trucks; the starter generator; and a generator for cooling gas engines - and hence air conditioning was born!...
Read moreRichard Wright: a great peoples artist and journalist
February 25, 2011It is time to restore Richard Wright's place fully as a major people's artist and ground breaking journalist of the 20th century.
Read morePhilly celebrates African American history with calls for peace action
February 26, 2010PHILADELPHIA -- More than 50 people crowded into the Du Bois Center on Baltimore Avenue in West Philadelphia last Friday to hear Anthony Monteiro, professor of African American Studies at Temple University, deliver a history lecture.
Read moreBlack History Month: Working together for justice
February 26, 2010Connecticut Black History Month event features author Dr. Gerald Horne and the New Haven Firebirds.
Read moreBlack History video celebrates change-making movements
February 25, 2010Video celebrates Black History Month with interviews of two Southern California participants in the great social movements for democracy and equality.
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