Black History Month – Page 4 – BTW

AFTER THE FACT: Jackie Robinson

February 4, 2019 btwuser 0

January 31, 2019, marked what would have been the 100th birthday of baseball legend Jackie Robinson. To celebrate the occasion, the Museum of the City […]

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Stuff YOU Should Know

February 8, 2017 btwuser 0

Revising History On February 1, at an address honoring Black History Month, President Trump talked about several important African American figures in history, before saying […]

Three members of a racially mixed group of college student "freedom riders" catch a nap on May 20, 1961 in the Birmingham bus station after they were thwarted several times in attempts to board busses to Montgomery. Left to right are Susan Hermann, Etta Simpson and Frederick Leonard. All attend college in Nashville, Tenn. © Horace Cort/AP Images. http://www.apimages.com/Search?query=6105200114&ss=10&st=kw&entitysearch=&toItem=18&orderBy=Oldest

Black History is American History

February 11, 2016 btwuser 0

For the first time in history, more than half of children born in America (according to the 2012 US Census Bureau) are minorities. As the […]

Four African American women seated on steps of building at Atlanta University, Georgia

Great African American Biographies

February 11, 2015 btwuser 0

To commemorate Black History Month, btw offers our annual snapshot of some of our most influential and culturally significant African American men and women. W.E.B. […]

10 African-Americans You Might Not Know (But Should!)

February 7, 2014 btwuser 0

Surely you know that February is Black History Month, right? And by now, you probably have a decent handle on the trail-blazing efforts of Frederick […]