Black family reunions are a time for people to connect over shared history and memories, and can be documented and preserved through personal and communal agency, as demonstrated by Thelma Doswell and Melbahu Gibbs.
Category: Black History
Posted inMaryland News
From the Bay to the table: Black crabbing history in Maryland
African-American watermen and waterwomen have been the backbone of the Chesapeake Bay’s seafood and maritime industry for centuries, enduring grueling labor and low wages to build a legacy for themselves and their families.
Posted inGovernor Wes Moore
Maryland celebrates African Heritage Month
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has officially recognized September 2024 as African Heritage Month, recognizing the contributions of African immigrants to the state’s economy and society.
Posted inCivil Rights
William ‘Bill’ Lucy, labor union and civil rights activist, dies at 90
William ‘Bill’ Lucy, a labor union stalwart and civil rights activist, passed away at age 90, leaving behind a legacy of advocacy for workers’ rights and social justice, including his role in the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike and his work with the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists.
Posted inBlack History
Reginald F. Lewis Museum hopes to spark conversation with new Douglass mural
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture has installed a new mural, “Frederick Douglass / Liberty” by contemporary artist Adam Himoff, which reimagines the iconic abolitionist, writer and orator Frederick Douglass in a modern, stylish pose against a backdrop of graffiti.
Posted inNational News
Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice opens to public after years of renovation
The Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice, a new museum and education center in Durham, North Carolina, has opened to the public in honor of civil rights activist Pauli Murray, who fought for equality for all.
Posted inAfro Briefs
Unearthed letters and research notes expose journalist’s role in distorting Emmett Till’s story
Newly unearthed research notes and letters from William Bradford Huie reveal that he deliberately concealed vital details that could have implicated additional participants in the murder of Emmett Till, prioritizing his financial interests and the protection of his sources over the pursuit of truth and justice.
Posted inScience
Meet Dr. Gina Paige who’s reconnecting Blacks to their African ancestry
AfricanAncestry.com, co-founded and led by Gina Paige, provides genetic testing to trace African heritage, offering personalized DNA results that connect people to their African tribes, and empowering African Americans to transform their view of themselves and Africa.
Posted inBlack History
National Council of Negro Women to celebrate 50th Bethune Height Recognition Program
The Bethune Height Recognition Program of the National Council of Negro Women’s Mid-Atlantic Region will celebrate its 50th anniversary on September 7 with a luncheon featuring over 400 guests and raising funds for NCNW in the name of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune and Dr. Dorothy Irene Height.
Posted inHBCU
Bowie State University honors late student with image in new MLK center
Bowie State University celebrated the ribbon-cutting of the $166-million Martin Luther King Jr. Center, which features a two-story image of late BSU student 1st Lt. Richard W. Collins III, who was killed in 2017, as well as a new sociology course and a fitness center for ROTC students.
Posted inNational News
Remembering Gladys Blount and Romay Johnson-Davis, women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
Two members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, Mrs. Gladys Blount and Mrs. Romay Johnson-Davis, are remembered for their courageous service during WWII, their long and meaningful lives, and their contributions to the fashion industry.
Posted inEducation
Give our children the right to read
Book bans on books by Black authors and about the Black experience are a threat to the reading development of Black children, and it is important to ensure that our children have the right to read great works by Black authors and about Black history and culture.