There are many significant aspects of Black history that often go untold or overlooked in mainstream American education and discourse. Here are some crucial facts and events that deserve more attention:. 1. The First Black President. Barack Obama, elected in 2008, is often celebrated as the first Black president of...

16 Hidden Black History Facts Americans Won’t Tell You

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on February 10, 2022. It has since been updated. Faced with the reality of being slaves in a foreign land, Igbo people chose death as they walked into the ocean and drowned while still chained to each other. It was one of the first documented acts of rebellion from the people of Africa against white slave traders. It was the year 1803 and 75 West Africans, with a majority of them being Igbo, were sold for $100 each to John Couper and Thomas Spalding. Originating from Nigeria, the Igbo people were renowned for their industriousness, independence, and pride in their work. John Couper and Thomas Spalding "bought" the Igbo people with the intention of taking them to work on plantations in St. Simons Island, Georgia, in the U.S. They were packed onto a slave ship but as the ship neared Georgia, Igbo people rebelled and took over the ship, killing the captain and some of the crew. The ship ran aground in Dunbar Creek, off St. Simons Island, according to Mother Jones.

Igbo landing: Remembering enslaved Africans who chose death over slavery by walking into the ocean

The Hill

Vice President Harris on Wednesday responded directly to former President Trump after he mocked her heritage earlier in the day, saying the American people deserve better than the former president. Trump said that Harris was “always of Indian heritage” and then “happened to turn Black” during an interview at the...

Harris hits back at Trump for mocking her heritage: ‘The American people deserve better’

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Maya Angelou once said, “Won’t it be wonderful when Black history and Native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just U.S. history.”  Unfortunately, we’re far from that reality, especially as legislators around the country continue to fight against Black history. Thankfully, Franchesca Ramsey and Conscious Lee are doing… Continue reading Conscious Lee And Franchesca Ramsey On Their Black History Podcast: ‘Combatting The Political Climate That We Live In’

Conscious Lee And Franchesca Ramsey On Their Black History Podcast: ‘Combatting The Political Climate That We Live In’

Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris has only recently begun identifying as Black, and that until a few years ago “she was only promoting Indian heritage.” That’s nonsense. Harris, whose mother was born in India and whose father is from Jamaica, has...

Harris Has Always Identified as Indian American and Black

Ready to cringe at how much cultural appropriation is masked as American innovation? Here are 21 things white Americans have co-opted, rebranded, and often butchered, ignoring their rich and diverse origins. It’s time to set the record straight. 1. Yoga. Yoga, which originated in ancient India over 5,000 years...

Stolen Heritage: 21 Things White People Claim As Their Own

Louisiana State

Laplace, LA

A Louisiana plantation house where one of the largest slave revolts in U.S. history began is under Black ownership for the first time. The new owners plan to preserve it as a museum. They want the 1811 uprising to inspire new generations to confront racism. NPR's Debbie Elliott has our story. And a warning - this piece includes details of the violent suppression of a slave revolt.

Louisiana plantation where historic slave revolt started now under Black ownership

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Herbie J Pilato

Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

New York City, NY

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Actor Clarence Williams III, best known as the super cool undercover cop Lincoln "Linc" Hayes on TV's classic crime drama, The Mod Squad, died three years ago from colon cancer at 81 years old. This is the story of a talent that lives on.

The Tragic Death of 'Mod Squad'/'Purple Rain' Actor Clarence Williams III: Three Years Later

The Guardian

Emancipation Jubilee event hears apologies, including from the Guardian, in ‘important step’ towards reparatory justice

‘Our history is intertwined’: heirs of Jamaican enslavers apologise to descendants of the enslaved

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New Orleans, LA

American History Central

In January 1811, Charles Deslondes, a slave living on a plantation in the German Coast Region of the Louisiana Territory led a small army of slaves in an uprising. Marching in military formation toward New Orleans, the army killed at least two people and burned plantation buildings and fields. Louisiana Militia ended the rebellion, which ultimately led to the brutal deaths and treatment of participants in the uprising and the tightening of Slave Codes.

Slaves Brutally Mutilated After Uprising on Louisiana’s German Coast

In his remarks about the vice-president’s race, Trump showed how laughably out of touch he is, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Kamala Harris is mixed race, I’m mixed race – and Donald Trump is a dusty old relic | Arwa Mahdawi

Huntington, WV

ABC News

ABC News is the "10 Million Names" project's exclusive media partner, which helped ABC News' Pierre Thomas trace his West Virginia roots.

ABC News' Pierre Thomas visits plantation where his family was enslaved

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Business Times

Donald Trump questions Kamala Harris's Black identity, calling her a "phony" in a recent interview, sparking controversy as the vice president addresses accusations.

'Fraud' Kamala Harris 'Has Never Been' Black But A 'Descendent' Of Slave Owners: 'She’s Lied All Of Her Life'

Georgia State

A McDonald's Worker Got Five Years for Setting a Fire When It Got Too Busy. A man in Georgia got PRISON TIME after his day at work became a REAL dumpster fire. A 34-year-old man named Joshua McGregor was just sentenced to five years in prison . . . after he LOST IT during a shift at McDonald's last year.

Criminals: A McDonald's Worker Got Five Years for Setting a Fire When...

Florida State

Orlando, FL

When life gets complicated and everything seems up in the air, simple delights can bring us back down to earth. A walk outdoors. A good book. A conversation with a friend. A hearty meal. Nothing says simple and delicious quite like a chicken sandwich. This meal, when paired with the...

Florida Restaurant Serves The 'Best Chicken Sandwich' In The State

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

Los Angeles, CA

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L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

LAPD Officer Identified After Punching Detained Man In Face In Watts On Video

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Preserving Black History: He curates \"The African American Cultural Herita

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Eric Majette, Jr. He is a modern-day Renaissance man—author, journalist, historian, world traveler,...

Preserving Black History: He curates "The African American Cultural Herita

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