In honor of Black History Month, The Westminster Community Charter School will be presenting, “Submerged in Perception Emerging in Truth: I Am Not My Hair,” Friday, February 17 at 9:15 a.m. in the school auditorium.
Booker T. Washington was an ex-slave and founder of the Tuskegee Institute--the largest and best supported black college of the time.
In honor of Black History Month, WBLK's DJ Supreme and DJ Ed-Nice paid a visit to Sweet Home High School to talk with members of the S.O.U.L organization.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a debate raged between African Americans who believed that they should temporarily accept inferior social and political status while building economic power, and those who believed that their political rights should be granted immediately.
On August 9, 1848, the Free Soil Party, an anti-slavery political party, held a national convention in Buffalo. It was attended by no less than twenty thousand men.
February 13, 2012 Earlier today, I got to hang out at McKinley Freshman Academy. They had a Black History Through Music program, explaining the impact of Africans on popular music. There were drummers, dancers and various other forms of music performed.
The National Liberty Party Convention was held in Buffalo on August 30 and 31, 1843.
February 12, 2012 Former General Manager Paula Y. Kregg reflects on the history of The Oscar Micheaux Theatre and its impact on the black community of Buffalo.
The Negro Convention Movement in the 1840s brought African Americans from across the nation together in a number of cities to discuss issues. One of two significant conferences occurred in Buffalo in 1843: the National Conference of Colored Citizens.
In the late 1800s, the Underground Railroad emerged as a grouping of secret routes and safe homes. Used by runaway slaves, they obtained their freedom by either escaping into Canada or living in a Northern State.
February 11, 2012 This Thursday, myself and a number of my peers will participate in Canisius College's presentation of “We Can’t Wait,” an education, economic and health empowerment summit on Thursday, February 16, from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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