Category: Political Studies
Thomas Jefferson’s Black and White DNA
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In January 2000, scientists and historians at Monticello announced the results of an independent study and concluded that Thomas Jefferson probably fathered at least one and, perhaps, more of his slave Sally Hemings’ ...
Benjamin Banneker: Truth To Power
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Imagine being Black in the 1700s and becoming a self-taught surveyor who played a pivotal role in planning the layout of our nation’s capital. In 1753, at the age of 22, Banneker constructed a striking wooden clo...
The Great Debate: Dr. Frances Welsing vs. Dr. William Shockley
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The great debate between Black psychiatrist Dr. Frances Welsing and Nobel Prize winner Dr. William Shockley. Back in the 1970s, a man named Dr. William Shockley embarked upon the mission of proving to the world that ...
Visions and Images of the Struggles of Old
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Issues, events and personalities that shaped the African-American community and the nation. 1401
Jerry Falwell Talks About Racism
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The evangelist discusses race and civil rights. (627)
Will The Black Vote Help the GOP?
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What is the Republican strategy to win the Black vote in the 2004 presidential election? The Black vote is the Democratic Party’s most reliable voting bloc, but will young Blacks change that reality? Lynette Clemets...
The Y2K Problem
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In year 2000 the Assistant Secretary of Defense stated that “we are going to be in the biggest operational test the world has ever seen.” It has become known as the Y2K problem. 2103
The Black Leaders Summit of 1972 and the 1998 Follow Up: Part II
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An unprecedented gathering of the top Black leaders in 1972 appeared in a live 90-minute special. Among the guests: Charles Diggs, Dorothy Height, Vernon Jordan, Albert Cleage, Jr., Dick Gregory, and Elijah Muhammad (...
