[Nameberry] Celebrating Black history with names of barrier breakers

Black history is filled with the extraordinary names of extraordinary achievers. This being the first day of Black History Month, we thought we’d look back through African-American history, on the lookout for the (interesting) names of people who have made breakthroughs by being the first to achieve something, whether it be in the arena of government, civil rights, scholarship, the professions, sports or the arts. It’s quite surprising... Read More

WHO IS W.E.B. Du BOIS?   William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar. He became a naturalized citizen of Ghana in 1963 at the age of 95. On Feb. 23, 1868, W. E. B. Du Bois was born in Great Barrington, Mass., where he grew up. During his youth he did some newspaper reporting. In 1884... Read More

WHAT TO THE SLAVE IS FOURTH OF JULY? by Frederick Douglass Excerpts from Frederick Douglass’ Independence Day address on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence: Frederick Douglass Fellow citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here today? What have those I represent, to do with your national independence? Are the great principles of political... Read More

WAS MALCOLM X BISEXUAL? Mediatakeout.com claims if Malcolm X was alive he’ll probably be apart of the LGBT society. First of all this site is known for bashing the characters of the dead and living. There’s a Britain Journalist in the UK stating that one of Black Americas Leader Malcolm X was bisexual. The source of these allegations is yes definitely an openly gay, man named Peter Tatchell. Touch wrote:”Malcolm’s complex, changing sexuality... Read More