Great Migration – BTW – Stuff You Should Know

Music Director Kimo Furumoto directs student musicians or the California State University Fullerton Orchestra in a concert.

Black History Month: The Musical Legacy of Florence Price

February 2, 2024 btwadmin 0

In 1933 Florence Price made history. Her symphony was performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. For an African American female composer, this was a first. […]

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 […]