Today in African American history: Muhammad Ali the champ!
On this date in 1964, Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, became world heavyweight boxing champion by defeating Sonny Liston in a stunning upset.
Today in African American history: Birthday of W.E.B. DuBois
One of the greatest scholars, thinkers and activists for African American liberation was born on this date in 1868.
Today in African American history: Birthday of Eddie Robinson
Edward Gay Robinson (February 13, 1919 - April 3, 2007) was an outstanding American football coach.
Adjunct Prof. Leleua Loupe’s office: the trunk of her car
"At the beginning of the semester," explains historian and lecturer Leleua Loupe, "students don't know history or understand the world around them."
American Indians oppose glorification of Andrew Jackson
Native Americans are oppposing the campaign of local historians and an organization to raise the infamous Indian killer, Andrew Jackson to the status of a "great president."
Ferguson and St. Louis demonstrators reclaim the memory of Dr. King
Demonstrators carrying signs that read "Black Lives Matter" and wearing "Justice for Mike Brown" t-shirts gathered at the Old Courthouse downtown Monday morning.
Fifty years later it’s not too late for Dr. King’s dream
Dr. King wrote with an optimism that a nation that could produce such wealth could do better; he understood what many do not.
AFL-CIO opens Civil and Human Rights Conference in Atlanta
Today kicks off the AFL-CIO's 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference in Atlanta.
The CIA backstory needs to be remembered
As the debate on the Feinstein Committee's torture report continues, we need to remember the "backstory."
