Five Years Later, The Spot Where George Floyd Died Is Filled With Memories But Calm

May 26, 2025 | History

On Sunday, five years since the day George Floyd was killed, the Minneapolis square named for him was overflowing. Hundreds gathered, as they have throughout recent days, with tears and renewed calls for justice for the man who died under a police...

Honoring Heroes: Emotional Tribute Revives Lost Legacy of Black Civil War Soldiers

May 26, 2025 | History

Friends of Shiloh AME Church and Cemetery (FoS) held a poignant ceremony last weekend, recreating a 160-year-old tradition to honor 14 Civil War United States Colored Troops (USCT) interred at the historic Westtown cemetery. The event, modeled after the first...

The Tuskegee Airmen Are Deeply Connected To Memorial Day Through Their Courageous Service

May 26, 2025 | History, Men

Memorial Day is one of the federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. The Tuskegee Airmen are deeply connected to Memorial Day through their courageous service,...

Remembering The Only Predominantly Black, All-Women U.S. Military Unit To Serve Overseas In WWII

May 26, 2025 | History, Women

This Memorial Day, we’re remembering the legacy of the WWII era unit, the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion. It was the only predominantly Black, all-women’s U.S. military unit to serve overseas, and is also the subject of a recent Netflix movie. Their mission...

10 Black Military Service Members Who Changed History

May 26, 2025 | History

Memorial Day began in the mid-1800s as a way to honor the people who died in the American Civil War. The earliest Memorial Day celebration ever recorded was organized by Black Americans in Charleston, South Carolina in May 1865. Local reports from The New York...

Powerful Moments That Shaped Black History In May

May 19, 2025 | History

May, like all months, is filled with moments critical to the history and movement of Black people.  May produced several giants of “our story.” The month also witnessed groundbreaking court decisions and the birth of new justice movement tactics. Over the...