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Rankin County, Mississippi CNN — On the eve of the last two sentencing hearings this week in the case of a pair of Black men tortured by six White law enforcement officers, a cousin of Emmett Till’s mother thought of her . . .
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment salute during their Basic Combat Training graduation held Feb. 14 at Hilton Field. (Photo Credit: Nathan Clinebelle) VIEW ORIGINAL Fort Jackson and the Institute for Religious Leadership celebrated Black History Month. Chaplain (Col.) Louis Deltufo, commandant of the IRL and Command Sgt . . .
Editor’s note: The Block Club Chicago Book Club Event “Black Women Taught Us” with Jenn M. Jackson, originally scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 29 at Bronzeville Winery, has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. You can find out more here. BRONZEVILLE — There are lessons to be learned from the Black foremothers who endeavored to change the world, […]
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – As Black History Month soon comes to a close, Black business ownership in the capital city is poised to remain among the highest in the U.S. According to LendingTree, 2.7% of U . . .
Born in Washington D.C., to school teacher parents and growing up in Miami-Dade County, Fla., Jackson built a path to greatness beginning with several milestones leading up to her greatest accomplishments, including graduating from Harvard Law School and working as a clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court. But she also has a lengthy legal career, […]
By John CelestandWord In Black It’s not breaking news that there was a time when the greatest Black athletes were steered away from playing the quarterback position in the NFL. With quick feet, the ability to cut back on a dime, solid hands, and blistering speed to blow past defenders, you would undoubtedly be led […]
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Jenn M. Jackson chose one sentence to encapsulate the message of their first book, “Black Women Taught Us: an Intimate History of Black Feminism.” “It’s actually the one the publisher chose, the very last sentence in the introduction. It’s the […]
By 1944, Adams Earley was the commanding officer of the first battalion of predominantly Black women. By the war’s end she’d risen to the rank of Lt. Col., which was the highest rank a woman could legally hold at the time, and it made her the highest-ranking Black woman in the military.
By 1944, Adams Earley was the commanding officer of the first battalion of predominantly Black women. By the war’s end she’d risen to the rank of Lt. Col., which was the highest rank a woman could legally hold at the time, and it made her the highest-ranking Black woman in the military.
By 1944, Adams Earley was the commanding officer of the first battalion of predominantly Black women. By the war’s end she’d risen to the rank of Lt. Col., which was the highest rank a woman could legally hold at the time and made her the highest-ranking Black woman in the military.