Category Archives: history
Native American Heritage Month: Chief Si’ahl
Chief Si’ahl, the namesake of the city of Seattle, was born to a mother from...
Nov
Sylvia Mendez
Born in Santa Ana, California in 1936 to Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez, Sylvia Mendez is...
Oct
16th Street Baptist Church
It is a bright Sunday morning in Birmingham, Alabama and Black families in their Sunday...
Sep
Tuskegee Syphilis Study
It is a pleasant summer day on the campus of Tuskegee University. The green grass...
Jul
Queer Pride Internationally
In the United States, June signals the start of Pride month, a period of celebration,...
Jun
The Pacific Climate Warriors
The Pacific Climate Warriors are a grassroots, youth-led organization fighting climate change in the Pacific...
May
Grace Lee Boggs
Grace Lee Boggs was born in 1915 above her father’s restaurant in Rhode Island. The...
May
Jackie Robinson Day
Born in 1919 Georgia, Jackie Robinson spent the majority of his youth in California as...
Apr
Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks was a Black tobacco farmer from southern Virginia, the wife of a steelworker...
Mar
The Four Way Restaurant
In 1946 The Four Way Grill opened its doors in Memphis, TN. Serving a warm...
Mar