http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/24916 The Stono Rebellion of 1739 was known as the largest slave rebellion in history before the American Revolution. The South Carolina revolt was led by native Africans of the Congo, one in particular named Jemmy, a.k.a. Cato.
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/24877 Happy New Year! If you’re a football fan, this is a big weekend, as the NFL’s wild card teams take the field, but if you’re not, there are options at the movie theatre, even though January releases tend to be film studio throwaways. If you love music, this is generally a slow time of […]
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/24871 John Mitchell Jr. of Richmond, Virginia built a reputation in publishing as the first editor of the weekly newspaper, The Richmond Planet. Mitchell used his voice within the paper to fight against lynchings in Virginia, gaining the nickname the “Fighting Negro Editor.”
An artist known to be a “canvas master of the human condition,” artist John Thomas Biggers was born to a poor family of nine in Gastonia, North Carolina. By the time he was 13 years old, he had lost both his father and one sister to diabetes. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/24839
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/24831 Michael Colyar will entertain anywhere – from your living room via Netflix, to a prison, to a concert hall to all the way to Baghdad, Iraq.
Via BlackAmericaWeb.com: It was over two decades ago that “A Different World” debuted, but in its day, it was one of TV’s most groundbreaking shows. A spin-off of the ultra-popular “The Cosby Show,” “A Different World” premiered on NBC in September 1987, and it immediately became a hit, sending a whole generation to historically black […]
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/24810 The Colored Hockey League of Maritimes in Nova Scotia was formed in 1894 across the provinces of Canada 22 years before the National Hockey League. The first all-black ice hockey league held over a dozen teams and employed over 400 African-Canadian players.
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/life_style/fitness_life_style/24776 It’s a new year, and that means you have another chance to resolve to be healthy.
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_black_diaspora_news/24769 Black World War II chemist Dr. Samuel P. Massie Jr. is noted for his work on uranium isotopes for the atomic bomb. He made history as the first black faculty member of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1966.
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/24682 Scandal. Consider it the gift that keeps on giving.
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/24616 Admittedly, 2010 was not the most remarkable year in music. There were a few gems, but more than ever, it seemed as though reality TV, Twitter and the red carpet were more of a priority for most artists than actually making any good music.
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=blog_inner/24600/1573138/The Fly Jock Every time we go on vacation, when I give my goodbye hugs to the women on my staff – I’d give a man-hug to J. if he weren’t in Los Angeles – it’s with an unspoken understanding that we hope nothing too big or too bad happens while we’re gone. But it […]
