Black History Month: Garrett Augustus Morgan
Garrett Augustus Morgan Garrett Augustus Morgan was born in Paris, Kentucky, on March 4, 1877. An African-American inventor and businessman, he never let his skin color get in the way of accomplishing...
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Charles B. Brooks was an African-American inventor, born in Virginia in 1865. He eventually moved to Newark, New Jersey, in the 1980’s. It 1896, he invented the street sweeper, a truck which had...
View ArticleBlack History Month: Walter Francis White
Walter Francis White Walter Francis White was born on July 1, 1893, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was an American civil rights activist. From 1931 to 1955, he led the National Association for the Advancement...
View ArticleBlack History Month: Diane Judith Nash
Diane Judith Nash Diane Judith Nash was born on May 15, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois. She was a leader and strategist in the African-American civil rights movement in the 1960’s. Nash initially attended...
View ArticleBlack History Month: James Zwerg
James Zwerg James Zwerg was born on November 28, 1939, in Appleton, Wisconsin. He was member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (also known as SNCC) and the Freedom Riders movement to...
View ArticleBlack History Month: Shirley Chisholm
“Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth”Shirley Chisholm Shirley Chisholm on November 30, 1924, as Shirley Anita St. Hill. She was an African-American politician, educator, and...
View ArticleBlack History Month: Madam C. J. Walker
“There is no royal flower-strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not found it for if I have accomplished anything in life it is because I have been willing to work hard.”Madam C.J. Walker...
View ArticleRacial Profiling: As American As Apple Pie
Before I left the States, I remember watching a show titled “What Would You Do?”, hosted by ABC News correspondent John Quiñones. In the series, actors are put in scenes of conflict or illegal...
View ArticleMartin Luther King, Jr.: Will “I Have A Dream” Remain His Nightmare?
Today is a very special day for my America, although my day here in Germany is almost over. It’s the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It’s also the day of Dr. Martin...
View ArticleThe Message of the Film “Soul Man”
I recently released a humor eSingle, titled “Oh sh!t, you’re black!”. My goal was to examine how we judge each other when we only hear them over the phone. Is he as handsome as his voice sounds? Is...
View ArticleHuffPost: Will President Obama be Jack Johnson-ed?
This was originally published at HuffPost (formerly known as The Huffington Post) May 1, 2012 while I lived in Germany. In the age of Trump and in the current climate, this point could more relevant...
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