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Kani Saburi Ayubu May 19, 2015 Leave a Comment

8 Facts About Dr. James Bevel, the Father of Voting Rights

James Bevel and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Filed Under: Black Historical Facts, Civil Rights Movement Tagged With: birmingham, black history, chicago freedom movement, civil rights, diane nash, freedom riders, freedom rids, james bevel, martin luther king, million man march, sclc, selma, sncc, voting rights

Kani Saburi Ayubu July 20, 2013 1 Comment

The Man That Killed Jim Crow: 9 Charles Hamilton Houston Facts For You!

Charles Hamilton Houston

“This fight for equality of educational opportunity (was) not an isolated struggle. All our struggles must tie in together and support one another. . .We must remain on the alert and push the struggle farther with all our might.”

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Filed Under: Black Historical Facts, NAACP Tagged With: brown vs board of education, charles hamilton houston, civil rights movement, howard university, jim crow, naacp, plessy vs ferguson, thurgood marshall

Kani Saburi Ayubu June 5, 2012 Leave a Comment

7 Facts About Brigadier General Hazel W. Johnson-Brown

Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown

The First African American female General and the First Black Chief of the United States Army Nursing Corps

Learn More About Brigadier General Hazel W. Johnson-Brown

Filed Under: Black Historical Facts, Buffalo Soldiers, Memorial Day Tagged With: african american military women, armed forces, army, black military, buffalo soldier, educator, nurses, nursing, pennsylvania, teacher

Kani Saburi Ayubu May 30, 2012 Leave a Comment

8 Facts About Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper

Henry Ossian Flipper

The First African American to Graduate from
the United States Military Academy at West Point

Learn More About Henry O. Flipper

Filed Under: Black Historical Facts, Buffalo Soldiers, Memorial Day Tagged With: arizona, army, bill clinton, buffalo soldier, clark university, engineer, georgia, henry flipper, morris brown, soldier, texas, thomasville, us army, west point academy

Kani Saburi Ayubu February 27, 2012 2 Comments

8 Facts About Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth

Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth

“The most courageous Civil Rights fighter in the South.”

Learn More About Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth

Filed Under: Black Historical Facts, Civil Rights Movement Tagged With: alabama, barack obama, bill clinton, birmingham, cincinnati, civil rights, florida, fred shuttlesworth, martin luther king, ohio, ralph abernathy, selma, st. augustine

Kani Saburi Ayubu February 8, 2012 5 Comments

9 Facts About Eugene Jacques Bullard

Eugene Jacques Bullard

“The First Black Military Pilot”

Learn More About Eugene Jacques Bullard

Filed Under: Black Historical Facts, Tuskegee Airmen Tagged With: air force, biography, black military hero, black pilot, black pilots, eugene bullard, pilot, tuskegee airmen

Kani Saburi Ayubu December 31, 2011 20 Comments

7 Facts About Dr. Maulana Karenga, Founder of Kwanzaa

Dr. Maulana Karenga

“The Nguzo Saba are the moral minimum value system Black people need in order to rescue and reconstruct their history and humanity, indeed their daily lives, in their own image and interests.”

Learn More About Dr. Maulana Karenga

Filed Under: Black Historical Facts, Kwanzaa Tagged With: african, black nationalism, black nationalist, culture, holiday, holidays, Kwanzaa, maulana karenga, nguzo saba, pan-african, pan-africanism, us

Kani Saburi Ayubu December 17, 2011 3 Comments

9 Facts About Macon Bolling Allen

Macon Bolling Allen

“The First African American licensed to practice law in the United States and the First African American American Justice of the Peace”

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Filed Under: African American History, Black Historical Facts

Kani Saburi Ayubu July 9, 2011 2 Comments

10 Facts About Dr. Benjamin E. Mays

Dr. Benjamin E. Mays

“It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy of life lies in having no goal to reach.”

Learn More About Dr. Benjamin E. Mays

Filed Under: Benjamin Mays, Black Historical Facts, Civil Rights Movement, Morehouse College Tagged With: atlanta, author, civil rights, educator, howard university, mentor, morehouse college, non-violence, teacher

Kani Saburi Ayubu July 1, 2010 15 Comments

12 Facts About Thomas A. Dorsey

Thomas A. Dorsey, the Father of Gospel Music

Thomas Dorsey
“The Father of Black Gospel Music”
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Filed Under: African American History, African American Leaders, Black Historical Facts Tagged With: georgia tom, gospel music, mahalia jackson, music, thomas dorsey

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