Maurice Ashley is a Jamaican-American chess grandmaster, author, and commentator. In 1999 he earned the grandmaster title (GM), making him the first black person to attain the title of grandmaster. Continue reading Profile: Maurice Ashley (1966-)
The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing was a white supremacist terrorist bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, on Sunday, September 15, 1963. Continue reading Four Black schoolgirls killed in Birmingham church bombing
Katrina Andry is an American visual artist based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Continue reading Profile: Katrina Andry (1981-)
Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze is a Brooklyn-based Nigerian-British artist noted for drawings and works on paper which focus on cultural hybridity or “post-colonial non-nationalism.” In addition to being an artist, she has also worked as a teacher and curator. Continue reading Profile: Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze (1982-)
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