NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — For Black History Month, New York City bestowed a huge honor to a pioneering civil rights attorney who served as a speechwriter and friend to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams issued a proclamation, declared Feb. 27, Clarence B. Jones Day in the city. Dr. Jones …
IRVINGTON, New York (WABC) — Madam C.J. Walker drove her own expensive cars, started her own haircare company, employed thousands of women and built her own mansion with every high-tech amenity. Eyewitness News got a look inside her mansion in Irvington, New York. Imagine the reaction in 1918 when people found out the mansion was …
In a wide-ranging interview with the WTOP Book Report, Joy Reid, host of MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” and bestselling author of New York Times bestseller “Medgar & Myrlie,” unveils the layers of the remarkable love story of Medgar and Myrlie Evers, set against the backdrop of the violent and tumultuous Civil Rights Movement in 1950s-1960s Mississippi. …
Co-founded in 2007 by couple Ramunda and Derrick Young, MahoganyBooks was born out of a simple yet powerful vision — to make Black literature accessible to communities across the United States. This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. …
Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History Month. Join us on air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. Matt About Town: …
Emmett Ashford became the first African American Major League Baseball umpire when he worked his first American League game in D.C. on Opening Day in 1966. Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History Month. Join us on air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. This …
Black History Month’s historical origins explained Here’s why the founder Carter G. Woodson created Black History Month and how it’s different today than he originally planned. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY February is Black History Month and to celebrate, Google is honoring American writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin with Thursday’s Google Doodle. Baldwin, …