Revisit: JAMES V. MARINSHIP (1944)
James v. Marinship was a California Supreme Court decision that ruled that jobs requiring labor union membership could not exclude blacks or other racial groups. Continue reading Revisit: JAMES V. MARINSHIP (1944)
Category: African American History
Profile: Mona Kosar Abdi (1991-)
Mona Kosar Abdi is an American multimedia journalist. She graduated from the University of California, San Diego where she earned a BA in International Studies, Political Science, and Communications. Continue reading Profile: Mona Kosar Abdi (1991-)
Today’s Lesson: THE HISTORY OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
The story of Black History Month begins in Chicago during the late summer of 1915. An alumnus of the University of Chicago with many friends in the city, Carter G. Woodson traveled from Washington, D.C. to participate in a national celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of emancipation sponsored by the state of Illinois. Continue reading Today’s Lesson: THE HISTORY OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Revisit: WATTS SUMMER FESTIVAL (1966- )
A coalition of antipoverty organizations and black nationalist groups initiated the Watts Summer Festival in 1966 as a way to focus the Watts community on celebrating black heritage and culture annually on the anniversary of the Watts riots. Although the groups involved in establishing and organizing the festival had differing styles and philosophies – some were cultural nationalists, some emphasized economic nationalism and others focused on political power – they all supported the ideals of community empowerment and self-definition. Continue reading Revisit: WATTS SUMMER FESTIVAL (1966- )
Black Art Story 