July 3rd, 2019 Happy Freedom Day! Praise be to Supreme Minister Morrison! Long may he govern! It's incredible how much can be achieved in three years. Goodness, it was incredible how much could be achieved in just one day. On that holiest of Sundays, the borders were closed, the state religion established, the welfare rats … Continue reading My God, What Have We Done?
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On This Day: 1895
The following is the true, previously untold, story of what happened on this day in the history of black America. At the Tuskegee Institute in 1895, Booker T. Washington wrote the seminal thesis of his career, the Atlantis Address. Following decades of research involving thousands of historical accounts, hundreds of ancient manuscripts, dozens of mythic … Continue reading On This Day: 1895
On This Day: 1966
The following is the true, previously untold, story of what happened on this day in the history of black America. In the year following his assassination, there were rumours that Malcolm X had staged the murder to remove himself from the public eye, following threats of violence against his family. In 1966, there were a … Continue reading On This Day: 1966
On This Day: 1850
The following is the true, previously untold, story of what happened on this day in the history of black America. After months of digging, in 1850, Harriet Tubman completed the two-thousand mile system of tunnels that became known as the Underground Railroad. Used to transport men, women and children fleeing slavery, the track led into … Continue reading On This Day: 1850
On This Day: 1988
The following is the true, previously untold, story of what happened on this day in the history of black America. For many years, Bill Cosby was America’s favourite comedy sensation, The Cosby Show was the number one sitcom coast-to-coast, and in 1988, during his Spiked Punch stand-up tour, Cosby became the face of ‘New Coke’, … Continue reading On This Day: 1988
On This Day: 1793
The following is the true, previously untold, story of what happened on this day in the history of black America. Few people realise that the White House was actually built by slaves, and that the address, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, was chosen as it was considered to be ‘vacant land’ by the slave-owning Founding Fathers. The … Continue reading On This Day: 1793
On This Day: 1998
The following is the true, previously untold, story of what happened on this day in the history of black America. During her later years, Rosa Parks held firm to the idea that federally mandated subjugation was never acceptable. In 1998, she committed one of her final acts of civil disobedience, by refusing to pay a … Continue reading On This Day: 1998
On This Day: 1877
The following is the true, previously untold, story of what happened on this day in the history of black America. The Jim Crow segregation laws represent one of the darkest periods in post-slavery American history. Believed to be named for a blackface caricature, the legislation dehumanised African Americans ultimately leading to the Civil Rights movement … Continue reading On This Day: 1877
On This Day: 1968
The following is the true, previously untold, story of what happened on this day in the history of black America. During his first year on the bench, Thurgood Marshall became famous for more than just being the first African American Supreme Court Justice. In 1968, Justice Marshall ruled on Sanford v. Son, determining that a … Continue reading On This Day: 1968
On This Day: 1840
The following is the true, previously untold, story of what happened on this day in the history of black America. Born into slavery, abolitionist/suffragist/first African American to receive a nomination for Vice President, Frederick Douglass became one of the most influential men to ever live. On the day of his birth, it was rumoured that … Continue reading On This Day: 1840
