65th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott Clay Cane December 4, 2020 Beginning on Dec. 5, 1955, the boycott, which was led by Martin Luther King Jr., lasted 381 days. Read More »
World AIDS Day 2020 Clay Cane December 1, 2020 Today is World AIDS Day, which began in 1988. This day is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of Read More »
San Francisco Police Officer Charged with Murder of Unarmed Black Man Clay Cane November 25, 2020 For the first time in San Francisco’s history, an on-duty cop has been charged with homicide for fatally shooting an unarmed Black man According to Read More »
Mr. Dinkins, Would You Please Be My Mayor? Clay Cane November 24, 2020 David Dinkins, the first and only Black mayor of New York City, has passed at 93. Born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1927, Dinkins was Read More »
Lil Wayne Facing 10 Years in Prison Clay Cane November 20, 2020 According to CNN, rapper and Trump supporter Lil Wayne, who was born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., was charged on November 17 with possessing a firearm Read More »
Spike Lee’s Malcolm X Opened in Theaters 28 Years Ago Clay Cane November 18, 2020 On November 18 1992, Spike Lee’s Malcolm X opened in theaters. Based on the book by Alex Haley, the film version of Malcolm X’s life Read More »
Philadelphia Apologizes for Deadly 1985 MOVE Bombing Clay Cane November 17, 2020 On May 13, 1985, the city of Philadelphia bombed the MOVE compound.MOVE was a Black-led organization described as a back to naturemovement. 11 people were Read More »