To Spit or Not to Spit on Christopher Columbus’ Grave.

Ray: As a youth in the United States public school system, I was taught to view Christopher Columbus as the great Spanish explorer who boldly set out to prove that the world was round. I was even given a neat little phrase to help me remember this fact about Christopher Columbus should any questions about [...]

The Assassination of Malcom X

Ray: Today marks the anniversary of the assassination of Malcom X. It has been 45 years since his brutal murder on the stage of the Audubon theater. I fully understand that Malcom X is a controversial figure in American history. However, I personally believe that history has thus far judged him inaccurately. Nonetheless, here are a few [...]

143rd Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

Ray: On April 14th, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was fatally shot by John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer, at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. Lincoln would die the next morning at a lodging house across the street from Ford’s Theater. Abraham Lincoln died at age 56 and was the first U.S. president to be [...]

In Remembrance – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Forty years ago today, Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. Listen to this first hand account of this infamous moment in history. Now listen to entertainer and human rights activist Harry Belafonte tell a funny story about Dr. King’s appearance on the Tonight Show. There’s so much to say about Dr. King, and [...]

Black History Month – An American Necessity

Ray: What you probably know is that Black History Month takes place every year during the month of February. What isn’t common knowledge is when it started and why it started. Here are the facts: * In 1926, “Negro History Week” began as one of the earliest known instances where Black history was recognized * [...]