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The man who raised a black power salute at the 1968 Olympic Games
The man who raised a black power salute at the 1968 Olympic Games
When John Carlos raised his fist in a black power salute at the 1968 Olympics, it changed 20th-century history - and his own life - for ever. How does he feel about it now?
Gary Younge
guardian.co.uk, Friday 30 March 2012 17.59 EDT
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black indians
i randomly came across a book titled black indians: a hidden heritage by william loren katz. it does justice in exposing a hidden heritage, the contributions and early progress of african-americans, and how relationships developed between africans and native americans ( Read more... ) -
Gaspar Yanga
On Gaspar YangaThe first shiploads of slaves from Africa to Mexico were hardly off the boat when an abortive slave uprising occurred in Mexico City. It was in 1537. This uprising frightened the Spaniards on many counts. The conquest was still proceeding. Only about a fifth of Mexico was in Spanish hands, and much of that not yet secure. The threat ( Read more... ) -
Black Men Under The Black Flag
Nobody can give you freedom.
Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything.
If you're a man, you take it.
(Malcolm X)Victims of good movies and bad scholarship, pirates have long stood shrouded in mists of myth and myopia. Utterly divorced from historical reality, the romantic appeal of fiction such as Treasure Island and Captain Blood is ( Read more... ) -
DID YOU KNOW THAT CALIFORNIA WAS NAMED AFTER A BLACK QUEEN?
Los Angeles, CA - (BlackNews.com/BlackPR.com) - It is well documented that of the 44 people who founded the City of Los Angeles, 26 were of Afrikan descent. What is amazing, and not taught in California schools, the majority of the founders of San Francisco, San Jose and San Diego were of Afrikan descent, or that Orange County, Beverly Hills and ( Read more... ) -
Black Business - the littte known story - C
From "Entrepreneurship and Self-Help Among Black Americans" - John Sibley Butler ( Read more... )
