“Teaching Our Own History (TOOH) Task Force” tasked my organization, Five and Two Solutions Group Inc. (FTSG) to write this article “Reviewing Our Past.” I accepted the task as a privilege and honor. This came about after a briefing, that encompassed pre-slavery to present day, provided to the Task Force on the “Five and Two Solutions’ New World African (NWA) Studies, A Primer to Decision Making Process.” NWA is also an Ayisyen (Haitian) word which means black.
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The One Percent has everything you do not. A fancy house in a posh place. Designer clothing, fast cars. Friends in high places that know how to get things done. And money, they have lots of that. The One Percent has it all, and more – and as you’ll see in “Our Secret Society” by Tanisha C. Ford, they once wanted you to have it, too. Mollie Moon knew what it was like to struggle.
In the annals of American history, the Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862 stands as a pivotal yet often overlooked moment. Signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln during the throes of the Civil War, this legislation aimed to abolish slavery in the nation’s capital. However, a dark twist accompanied this seemingly progressive move – while enslavers received compensation for their “lost property,” the newly freed Black individuals were left without reparations.
Navy Federal approved a higher percentage of applications from white borrowers earning less than $62,000 annually than Black borrowers earning $140,000 or more. By Stacy M.…
The scene had all the makings of a horrific tragedy: On Thursday, a woman emptied what looked to be a large red can of gasoline all over the front porch of the house where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta. She was seemingly intent on burning the historic home down.
Harvard University’s Board of Overseers released a statement expressing their support for President Gay amidst the current challenging situation. “We fully support President Gay, standing together in unity and agreement,” the Board wrote.
As Charles Richardson, above, gradually lost his eyesight to complications from diabetes, certain childhood memories haunted him even more. The Catholic priest appeared vividly in his mind’s eye — the one who promised him a spot on a travel basketball team, took him out for burgers and helped him with homework. The one, Richardson alleges, who sexually assaulted him for more than a year.
Now, a judge is setting Haynes free. After spending half of his life in prison, Judge William Koch threw out Haynes’ conviction, noting that relying solely on eyewitness testimony was unconstitutional. Today, Haynes walked out of prison a free man.
In the upcoming spring semester, Chavis will co-convene an undergraduate course titled “The Lived Experience of Race and Racism” alongside Duke Public Policy Professor Jay Pearson.
Our Task Force will present to the government, a comprehensive curriculum that correctly and effectively teaches Africa and African Americans history to students in Florida’s public schools. Moreover, we will develop 40 plus “Freedom Schools” by 2025. We will not sit idly by and allow any governor to erase the accurate teaching of Black History.