Black History Month Spotlight || 28 year-old Jamaican American Entrepreneur Makes History as one of Amazon’s Youngest Delivery Service Partners

Cori Gordon, 28, never imagined she’d become one of Amazon’s youngest Delivery Service Partners when she migrated to the U.S. from Jamaica in 2013.   Bright-eyed and eager post completing her studies at Northern Caribbean University, Cori began her professional career working in the retail and automotive industries before realizing she had a penchant for…

The Lost History of Robert Stewart, LAPD’s First Black Cop

BY DAVID MENDEZ AND KATE CAGLE LOS ANGELES PUBLISHED 6:00 PM ET SEP. 27, 2020 This story was originally published by: Spectrum News1 EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a collaboration between digital journalist David Mendez and anchor/multimedia journalist Kate Cagle. Click the play button above to watch the video report that accompanies this story. UPDATE: Los Angeles Police Chief Michel…

Harriet, Starring Academy® Award Nominee Cynthia Erivo, Celebrates Black History Month With Free Screenings

Focus Features And Regal To Offer Free Screenings In 50 Theatres Around The U.S. In Celebration Of Black History Month Universal City, California, January 31, 2020 – In celebration of Black History Month, Focus Features and Regal have partnered to offer free screenings of HARRIET in 50 theatres around the United States on Tuesday, Feb….

**BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPOTLIGHT** First African-American chemistry Ph.D. honored with landmark during Black History Month

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2019 — St. Elmo Brady, the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry, is being honored by the American Chemical Society (ACS) with a National Historic Chemical Landmark. The designation will be celebrated on Feb. 5 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which awarded Brady his doctorate in 1916. The…

The 50th annual Black History Parade in Fontana was a million-dollar parade, in fact it was a 60 million dollar parade

FONTANA, CA-One of the purpose of the North Fontana Black Awareness Parade Committee Black History Month events, is to bring awareness of the accomplishments made by African-Americans to the Americas, not just to have a procession going down the street. 90 year old Mr. Hank Williams who is a one of the first African American…

Biography Comic Books Debut For Black History Month

This month, TidalWave Comics celebrates Black History month by re-releasing some of its most popular nonfiction comic books featuring iconic black Americans in an exciting new print format.  Since 1976, every United States President has recognized February as Black History Month in order to recognize the pivotal role African-Americans have played in our history. Noted…

San Bernardino Valley College to Hold Black History & Civil Rights Concert

SAN BERNARDINO, California— On Friday, February 23, 2018, San Bernardino Valley College will host a Black History & Civil Rights Concert, a public performance that is free and open to the community. This event, sponsored by the SBVC Performaning Arts Department, will feature choral pieces, instrumental music, theatrical presentations, and dance performances from campus staff,…