In 1973, journalist Tony Brown hosted a “Black Journal” television special featuring the time’s most prominent Black leaders. Audiences were tuned into a roundtable that included thought leaders such as Kwame Ture, formerly known as Stokely Carmichael; Fannie Lou Hamer, and Angela Davis. Other voices included politicians such as Congressman Louis Stokes, then of the Congressional Black Caucus; and Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton while organizations such as the National Business League, National Urban League, and NAACP were represented by Berkeley G. Burrell and James D. Williams, respectively.

EDUCATION, JournalismIssa KhariDecember 25, 2020education, blackhistory, community

Today in Black History: February 18 1867 the Augusta Theological Institute was founded which will later become Morehouse

Founded in 1867 in the basement of Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga., by the Rev. William Jefferson White, with the encouragement of former slave the Rev. Richard C. Coulter and the Rev. Edmund Turney of the National Theological Institute, Morehouse College has had a 150-year legacy of producing educated men and global leaders.

historyIssa KhariFebruary 18, 2020history, blackhistory, blackexcellence, Black Men, Education

Today in Black History: February 11, 1644 Enslaved Africans protested and won their freedom establishing the first black community of freed Africans.

Recognized as the first settlement established by freed Africans on the American continent, right here in New York City, (at the time known as New Amersterdam) eleven African petitioned for their freedom after fulfilling the term of their “contracts” to a Dutch Company. This community is located in what is now known as the heart of Manhattan’s art and fashion scenes.

history, Community, Black Power, cultureIssa KhariFebruary 10, 2020blackhistory, new york city, slavery, soho, history

Today in Black History: Toussaint L’Ouverture was born May 20th, 1743.

François-Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture, also known as Toussaint L'Ouverture or Toussaint Bréda, was the best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution.He was a leader of the growing resistance. His military and political acumen saved the gains of the first black insurrection in November 1791.

Black Power, historyIssa KhariMay 20, 2019blackhistory, history

Today in Black History: On May 9th, 1897 Physician, Orator and Musician, Rudolph Fisher was born.

Unlike Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, and W.E. B. DuBois who tried to put the stereotypes of black exoticism in Pan-African, Rudolph Fisher worked on articulating the broader struggle for black labor privilege, and women's empowerment.

Black Power, historyIssa KhariMay 9, 2019blackhistory, history

The Story of "Black Wall Street", 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma Race Riots

June 1st, 1921 will forever be remembered as a day of great loss and devastation. It was on this day that America experienced the deadliest race riot in the small town of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ninety-four years later, that neighborhood is still recognized as one of the most prosperous African American towns to date. With hundreds of successful black-owned businesses lining Greenwood Avenue, it became a standard that African Americans are still trying to rebuild.

Journalism, Black PowerIssa KhariJune 1, 2017blackhistory, War, blackamerica, blackexcellence, blackownedbusiness

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