Black History Month

Black History Month – February 24, 1999 James Byrd Jr was a black man who was murdered by three white supremacists in Jasper, Texas. On June 7, 1998, Byrd, age 49, accepted a ride from […]

Black History Month – February 21, 1965 Malcolm X (1925–1965) was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, a man who indicted white America for its […]

Black History Month – February 20, 1864 The Battle of Olustee was fought in Baker County, Florida on February 20, 1864, during the American Civil War. It was the only major battle fought in Florida during the war. Union General Truman Seymour had landed […]

Black History Month – February 19, 1992 On this day in 1992 John Singleton became the first African American and the youngest ever in Academy Award history to be nominated for best director. The movie […]

Black History Month – February 15, 1965 Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts. Cole […]

Black History Month – February 14, 2019 What is “unctuous sycophancy?” Well lets break it down. unctuous – (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily. sycophancy – behavior toward someone important in order to […]

Black History Month – February 13, 1965 On February 13, 1965, Malcolm X’s home in New York City was bombed.  He and his family were not hurt and he decided to keep a longstanding speaking […]

Black History Month – February 12, 1793 Before today, I thought there was only one kind of slavery, the kind African Americans suffered through for 400 years in the United States. That particular form of […]