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During Black History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of Black innovators and history makers such as Gordon Parks who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout February to learn more about important figures. Born: Nov. 30, 1912, Fort Scott, Kansas Died: March 7,…
During Black History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of Black innovators and history makers such as Bayard Rustin who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout February to learn more about important figures. Born: March 17, 1912, West Chester, PA Died: Aug. 24,…
During Black History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of Black innovators and history makers such as Claudette Colvin who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout February to learn about more important figures. Born: Sept. 5, 1939 Montgomery, Ala. Best known for: Refusing…
A public charter school in Utah was going to allow parents to opt their children out of learning about Black history but reversed its decision after the public denounced the move. Maria Montessori Academy in North Ogden, Utah only has three Black students, according to the Associated Press. Seventy percent…
During Black History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of Black innovators and history makers such as Mary Ellen Pleasant who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout February to learn about more important figures. Born: 1810s, in Georgia or in Philadelphia Died:…
During Black History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of Black innovators and history makers— including Matthew Henson—who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout February to learn about more important figures. Related Story: Black History Month Profiles: Claudette Colvin, Civil Rights Activist Born: August 8,…
During Black History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of Black innovators and history makers such as Solomon Carter Fuller who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout February to learn about more important figures. Born: Aug. 11, 1872, Monrovia, Liberia Died: 1953, Framingham,…
During Black History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of Black innovators and history makers such as journalist and author Martin Delany who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout February to learn about more important figures. Born: May 6, 1812, Charles Town, Va….
2021 marks the 45th annual national celebration of Black History Month in the United States. As we celebrate this historic monthlong observance, it’s the ideal time to look back at how the celebration of Black History began — a legacy that dates back more than 100 years into our past….
Black creators and consumers are, in many ways, dominating the American market in what Nielsen (No. 16 on DiversityInc’s 2019 Top 50 Companies for Diversity) is referring to as the New Black Renaissance. For Black History Month, the data and metrics firm is highlighting the purchasing and consumption power of…