Nikki Giovanni “Deal with yourself as an individual worthy of respect.” — Nikki Giovanni Giovanni reminds us that self-worth is power. Her message is simple: self-respect is the root of liberation.
Honoring those we lost on September 13 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Tupac Shakur Full name: Tupac Amaru Shakur Born June 16, 1971 — died September 13, 1996 Rapper, poet, and actor. The son of Black Panther Afeni Shakur gave hip-hop "Dear Mama," "Keep Ya Head Up," and […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 13 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1962 — Ross Barnett vows that Mississippi will never integrate On September 13, 1962, Mississippi governor Ross Barnett delivered a statewide television address declaring that no school would be integrated while he was governor and […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on September 13 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Alain Locke Full name: Alain LeRoy Locke Born September 13, 1885 — died June 9, 1954 Philosopher and "Dean of the Harlem Renaissance." The first Black Rhodes Scholar edited The […]
Angela Davis “Justice is indivisible. You can’t decide who gets to be free.” — Angela Davis Davis’s activism made clear that freedom is collective. Her words demand equality without exception or compromise.
Honoring those we lost on September 12 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Mal Goode Full name: Malvin Russell Goode Born February 13, 1908 — died September 12, 1995 Broadcast journalism pioneer. In 1962, ABC hired Goode as the first Black correspondent for a national television network, where he […]
What happened on this day. These are the September 12 moments in Black history worth knowing, remembering, and passing on. 1958 — The Supreme Court rejects Little Rock’s delay in Cooper v. Aaron On September 12, 1958, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Cooper v. Aaron that Little Rock could not postpone school desegregation because […]
Born on this day. These are the birthdays we celebrate on September 12 — the people whose lives added to the story of Black history. Jesse Owens Full name: James Cleveland Owens Born September 12, 1913 — died March 31, 1980 Track and field legend. Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, […]
Ida B. Wells “There must always be a remedy for wrong and injustice if we only know how to find it.” — Ida B. Wells Wells fought injustice with relentless truth. Her words remind us that solutions exist — if we have the courage to seek them. Wear the history: Ida B. Wells — from […]
Honoring those we lost on September 11 — remembered for what they gave, and for what they left behind. Peter Tosh Birth name: Winston Hubert McIntosh Born October 19, 1944 — died September 11, 1987 Reggae revolutionary and founding Wailer. Alongside Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, Tosh built the Wailers, then made solo anthems of […]