Tag: African Americans

Circa 1880: Robert Smalls (1839-1915). American naval officer and politician. An African American born into enslavement, he was forced to serve in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War. He took command of a ship and delivered it to Union forces, became a pilot in the U.S. Navy, and advanced to captain 1863-1866, the highest-ranking African American officer in the Union Army. Member, South Carolina State House of Representatives.

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Black history’s heroes: Congressman Robert Smalls

Christopher Tremoglie · February 6, 2023 12:28 pm

Super Bowl 2023: Autumn Lockwood to be first black woman to coach in Super Bowl

Luke Gentile · February 3, 2023 3:17 pm

College Board updates AP African American Studies framework after DeSantis sparks national outrage

Rachel Schilke · February 1, 2023 2:50 pm

California reparations panel to consider state wealth tax to fund black residents

Rachel Schilke · January 30, 2023 9:35 pm

Inside Ron DeSantis’s war with the College Board over AP African American studies

Jeremiah Poff · January 26, 2023 6:00 am

DeSantis gambles black voter support by spurning AP African American Studies

Ryan King · January 25, 2023 8:18 pm

Florida students to file lawsuit against DeSantis over AP African American course

Cami Mondeaux · January 25, 2023 2:21 pm

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks at an event with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick, and ROTC cadet Bria White to announce Howard University as the first Air Force HBCU University Affiliated Research Center, at Howard University, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2023.

Air Force sponsors first research center at HBCU

Misty Severi · January 24, 2023 1:30 am

DeSantisâs prohibition of black AP course should be just the start

Quin Hillyer · January 23, 2023 3:37 pm

Though Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has yet to launch a 2024 White House run, Florida Republican operatives believe he holds strong advantages over former President Donald Trump with two key demographics: Independents and young voters.

DeSantis’s office calls Jean-Pierre ‘demonstrably incorrect’ on AP course claims

Heather Hunter · January 21, 2023 8:09 pm

Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., prepares to go live on television after the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol held its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.

Bennie Thompson reflects on helming Jan. 6 committee: ‘Humbling as a black man’

Ryan King · January 20, 2023 6:33 pm

Biden calls Republicans ‘fiscally demented’ ahead of debt ceiling fight

Naomi Lim · January 16, 2023 6:06 pm