Historianspeaks

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Our web platform is devoted to presenting complex portraits of the Black past and present. We publish blogs weekly. Visit us at historianspeaks.org. #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMatters #MaketheWorldBetter
Historianspeaks13h ago
Walt Clyde Frazier, Basketball Player and NBA PG Broadcaster
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Walt Clyde Frazier, Basketball Player and NBA PG Broadcaster

Walt "Clyde" Frazier Jr (Mar 29, 1945). Former NBA PG, broadcaster. As their floor general and top perimeter defender, he led the NY Knicks to their only 2 championships (1970 & 1973), and was inducted into the NBA HOF i...

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Historianspeaks14h ago
Pearl Bailey, Actress, Singer, Dancer and Author
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Pearl Bailey, Actress, Singer, Dancer and Author

Pearl Bailey (Mar 29, 1918 - Aug 17, 1990). Actress, singer, dancer, author. Ms Bailey made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman (1946). She received a Tony Award for the title role in the all-Black production of ‘Hello...

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Historianspeaks16h ago
Martin Luther King and Sanitation Worker's Strike in Memphis, TN
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Martin Luther King and Sanitation Worker's Strike in Memphis, TN

#OTD Mar 28, 1968: Rev Dr MLK Jr returned to Memphis, TN, to lead a march with Rev James Lawson to support the sanitation workers strike. The protest turned violent when outside group infiltrated the marchers leading to ...

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Historianspeaks19h ago
Amazon Coronavirus Strike, 2020
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Amazon Coronavirus Strike, 2020

On 30 March 2020, workers at the JFK8 Amazon distribution centre on Staten Island, NY, walked out on strike demanding better safety measures amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Historianspeaks21h ago
Atlanta Sanitation Strike, 1977
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Atlanta Sanitation Strike, 1977

On 28 March 1977, over 1,300 mostly Black sanitation workers in Atlanta walked off the job for a 50-cent-an-hour pay increase. The city's first Black mayor, Maynard Jackson, who had come to power on the back of the civil...

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Historianspeaks22h ago
Take some time today to reflect on the tremendous sacrifice Dr. King made for our people and for humanity. We must never forget and we must work tirelessly to make his Dream a reality in America. #MLK #TheDream
Historianspeaks1d ago
Atlanta Sanitation Strike, 1977
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Atlanta Sanitation Strike, 1977

On 28 March 1977, over 1,300 mostly Black sanitation workers in Atlanta walked off the job for a 50-cent-an-hour pay increase. The city's first Black mayor, Maynard Jackson, who had come to power on the back of the civil...

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Historianspeaks1d ago
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, 1923
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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, 1923

#OTD Mar 30, 1923: Zeta Phi Beta sorority was incorporated. It was founded on Jan 16, 1920 at Howard University in Washington D.C., by 5 women; Arizona Cleaver, Myrtle Tyler, Viola Tyler, Fannie Pettie and Pearl Neal.

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Historianspeaks1d ago
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, 1988
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Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, 1988

OTD Mar 23, 1988: Angolan and Cuban forces defeat South Africa in the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale. The battle was the largest engagement of the Angolan conflict and the biggest conventional battle on the African continent ...

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Historianspeaks3d ago
Reginald F. Lewis museum hosts children’s book festival
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Reginald F. Lewis museum hosts children’s book festival

Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum's Children's Book Festival on April 11 for a day of literary exploration and activities for African-American children.

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