Three decades after the idea of reparations was first introduced on Capitol Hill to help repair the lasting effects of slavery, a new bill that would lead to the creation of a “reparations commission” is moving closer to a full vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. Juana Summers of…
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Latinx Civil Rights Leader Lawrence Romo Named To Commission Removing Confederate Names and Symbols From Military Bases
In his role as the leader of a national veterans’ civil rights group created to help protect Mexican Americans from discrimination, Lawrence Romo has a long history of fighting for diversity and inclusion. And now the Latinx civil rights leader will take his considerable skills and knowledge to Washington D.C….
Malcolm X’s Childhood Home Added to the National Register of Historic Places
The childhood home of minister and human rights activist Malcolm X has officially been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a D.C.-based nonprofit organization has said that the house, located in the Roxbury section of Boston, was the “last known surviving boyhood…
Women’s History Month Profiles: Nellie Bly, Investigative Journalist and World Traveler
During Women’s History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of female innovators and history makers like Nellie Bly, who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout March to learn about more important figures. Born: May 5, 1864, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Died: January 27, 1922,…
Women’s History Month Profiles: Althea Gibson, Professional Tennis Player
During Black History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of Black innovators and history makers such as Althea Gibson who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout February to learn about more important figures. Born: August 25, 1927, Clarendon County, South Carolina Died:…
Black History Month Profiles: Claudette Colvin, Civil Rights Activist
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…
Black History Month Profiles: Bessie Coleman, Pioneer Aviatrix
During Black History Month, DiversityInc is honoring a series of Black innovators and history makers such as Bessie Coleman who are often overlooked in mainstream media coverage and history books. Check back throughout February to learn about more important figures. Bessie Coleman, Pioneer Aviatrix Born: Jan. 26, 1892, Atlanta, Tx….
The Man Behind Black History Month
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….
Remembering Millie Dunn Veasey: Member of WWII Battalion of Black Women
In December 1942, a year after the U.S. had joined World War II, Millie Dunn Veasey saw posters urging women to join the U.S. Army, but they all featured white women in uniform. “I thought to myself that if those white women can do it, so can I,” Veasey told…
Trump Commission Attempts Racist Whitewashing of History; Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert Probed for Potential Role in Capitol Insurrection; and More
Trump commission’s “1776 Report” attempts racist whitewashing of history In the highly controversial “1776 Report” released by the Trump administration yesterday, the outgoing GOP party doesn’t just try to present a nonpartisan, “patriotic” look at the nation’s history (as the President had promised the report would do) it fully rewrites…