History Makers
Shakia, joins us today to discuss the Missouri Historical Society’s “How Did We Get Here?” series and the importance of rooting today’s movement to the past.” Shakia M. Gullette is the director of the African American History Initiatives at the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis, Missouri. As an experienced museum professional, she tackles informative […]
I’ve always been a firm believer in if you don’t know you’re past, you’ll never reach your future! We all need a baseline on how successful we can be and as we fall on the 99th Anniversary of the destruction of The Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma… I believe their story should set the tone […]
LET ME START BY SAYING THAT THIS CORONAVIRUS HAS BEEN THE MOST TRYING TIME IN ANY OF OUR LIVES… BUT IT WILL NOT BE THE END OF US. WITH THAT… WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, I WASN’T READY FOR THE HEADLINES SAYING THAT BILL WITHERS HAD PASSED… WE’VE LOST TOO MANY GREATS IN THE […]
Doggy dog world Calvin Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is a rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, media personality, entrepreneur, and actor. His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre and featured on Dre’s solo debut, Deep Cover.
Despite his struggles of being in and out of homelessness, 17-year-old Dylan Chidick has been accepted into 17 different colleges — and that’s only including the acceptance letters he’s received so far.
Welcome to The Time Tunnel, a time when life was full of ups and downs, and crazy turnarounds. No matter who you are, or where you were raised everyone has their story… good, fair, or not so good but my mission is to brighten your days with music and historical events that you may have […]
Welcome to The Time Tunnel, a time when life was full of ups and downs, and crazy turnarounds. No matter who you are, or where you were raised everyone has their story… good, fair, or not so good but my mission is to brighten your days with music and historical events that you may have […]
Welcome to The Time Tunnel, a time when life was full of ups and downs, and crazy turnarounds. No matter who you are, or where you were raised everyone has their story… good, fair, or not so good but my mission is to brighten your days with music and historical events that you may have […]
Welcome to The Time Tunnel, a time when life was full of ups and downs, and crazy turnarounds. No matter who you are, or where you were raised everyone has their story… good, fair, or not so good but my mission is to brighten your days with music and historical events that you may have […]
Finally some justice for Emmett Till? The federal government has reopened its investigation into the 1955 lynching murder of Emmett Till, the black teenager whose brutal kidnapping, torture, lynching and murder by two white men in Mississippi helped spark the civil rights movement: A Justice Department report to Congress said the agency is reinvestigating Till’s […]
There are a select few about whom it truly can be said: ‘He changed the game.’ Willie O’Ree is among that select few. MAD Props and Congratulations are in order for Mr. O’Ree who in 1958 became the VERY FIRST black player to play in the National Hockey League, was among the six individuals selected […]
On August 30, 1967, history was made. In the height of racial tensions in the United States, the first African-American was confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice. That man was Thurgood Marshall. This is a remarkable accomplishment given the fact that he was denied entrance to the University of Maryland School of Law due to […]