Thurgood Marshall, the first Black to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court is the subject of a documentary that debuts on PBS Sept. 9. The […]
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‘What to the slave is the Fourth of July?’
The distance between this platform and the slave plantation from which I escaped, is considerable — and the difficulties to be overcome in getting from […]
Singer John Legend addresses graduates at LMU commencement
By Scout Jacobs Contributing Writer WESTCHESTER — At a time when several area college campuses are experiencing unrest due to protests about the Palestinian crisis, singer […]
MIGHTY MOVES: Renovations get underway on iconic Crenshaw mural
Wave Staff Report CRENSHAW — Crenshaw Boulevard has long been considered one of the major thoroughfares in Black Los Angeles. And the mural, known as […]
This Week in Black History
September 6, 1866 Abolitionist and newspaper publisher Frederick Douglass becomes the first black person invited to serve as a delegate at a political convention in […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: Douglass’ Question Still Hasn’t Been Answered
On July 5, 1852, the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Association expected a mild, polite discussion, and praise of the virtues of Independence Day from the leonine […]