December 10: the first African-American Received the Nobel Peace Prize, 1950
December 10: the first African-American Received the Nobel Peace Prize, 1950
December 10: the first African-American Received the Nobel Peace Prize, 1950
Last summer, after the May 25, 2020 killing of George Floyd by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, there were protests in the streets around the U.S.
December 9: The First African American Photographer to be receive a Guggenheim Honor,, born in 1919
December 8: NAACP filed first suit to equalize salaries for Black Teachers
A Black woman who sued the weight loss and wellness clinic chain Lindora LLC alleging her management job was wrongfully eliminated in 2020 can proceed with part of her race harassment claim, in which she says she was offended by being called “Cardi B,” a judge ruled.
After the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, the University of Minnesota’s College of Design launched the Design Justice Initiative, which seeks to support the retention and inclusion of Black, Indigenous and students of color through affinity spaces, policy adaptations and operational changes.
There was a time during the pandemic when Jacoby Browder, a Birmingham native who grew up around Prattville, was unemployed for around seven months. Add to that the pressure of being the non-working partner in a relationship and caring for a child, and Browder found himself in a depressed state of mind.
December 7: American Contemporary Writer Richard Wright wins the Spingarn Award, 1941
Some University of Southern Mississippi students are working on a project to document the story of a Black man who was barred from attending the university in the 1950s.
December 6: First Black Internationally Known Opera Singer Dies, 1967
December 5: Mary McLeod Bethune created the National Council of Negro Women, 1935
The Ohio sheriff’s deputy who shot Casey Goodson Jr. in the back five times was charged with murder Thursday, as Goodson’s family also filed a federal civil rights lawsuit and the now-retired deputy publicly shared details of what happened from his perspective for the first time.
A South Florida law school on Thursday announced the creation of a social justice center named after Ben Crump, the Black civil rights attorney who has gained national prominence representing victims of police brutality and vigilante violence.
Annie (Celina Smith) sings the classic “Tomorrow” during Annie Live!
Josephine Baker becomes first Black woman to enter France’s Panthéon • FRANCE 24 English