OTD February 28th - Black History MonthOur final post for Black History Month. We hope you have learned a lot and were able to reflect on the things you've learned over the...
OTD February 27th - Black History Month#OnThisDay in 1833, Maria W. Stewart gave an important speech at the African Masonic Hall in Boston. Stewart was an essayist, lecturer,...
OTD February 26th - Black History Month#OTD in 2012, Trayvon Martin was racially profiled, pursued and murdered by George Zimmerman. His death and the subsequent not guilty...
OTD February 25th - Black History MonthHappy birthday #OnThisDay to Veronica Webb, entrepreneur, activist, and the first Black model to land a long term contract with a major...
OTD February 23rd - Black History Month#OnThisDay we mourn the anniversary of the death of Ahmaud Arbery, 25 year old man, son, athlete, and aspiring electricion. Though this...
OTD February 22nd - Black History Month#OTD in 1911 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper passed away. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was an incredible poet, orator abolitionist, and...
OTD February 21st - Black History Month#OTD in 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated at the Ford Auditorium in New York. May we seek to understand the totality of Malcolm X's life...
OTD February 20th - Black History MonthHappy birthday Sidney Poitier!! Originally born in the Bahamas, Sidney Poitier moved to Miami at age 15. His story of both reckoning...
OTD February 19th - Black History Month#OTD in 1990 Lauren Anderson becomes Principal dancer for the Houston Ballet, making her the first Black Principal dancer of a major...
OTD February 18th - Black History Month#OnThisDay in 1965, Jimmie Lee Jackson, Vietnam War Veteran and Church Deacon, was murdered by a state trooper while seeking refuge at...
OTD February 17th - Black History Month#OnThisDay in 1942, Huey Newton was born. Huey Percy Newton was a Black revolutionary who, along with fellow Merritt College student...
OTD February 16th - Black History Month#OnThisDay in 1865 Frederick Douglass was elected President of Freedman Bank and Trust. Freedman's Bank was established by President...
OTD February 15th - Black History Month#OTD in 1925, the legendary Nat King Cole died. He left an incredible legacy of musical genius and civil action. Today's resources...
OTD February 14th - Black History MonthWhat better way to start #LoveTeachingWeek than to honor the legacy of a man and a University that see the value of strong and truthful...
OTD February 13th - Black History Month#OTD in 1923, the NY Rens, the nations first Black professional basketball team was formed and coached by Bob Douglas who would go on to...
OTD February 12th - Black History Month"Slavery didn't end; it merely evolved." -Bryan Stevenson This is evident even in states' refusal to ratify the 13th ammendment. ...
Traversing Progress - The Negro ArtistFREE EVENT! ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! As we work to understand our place in social justice reform, it is important to process the emotions we...
OTD February 11th - Black History Month#OnThisDay in 1977 Clifford L. Alexander, Jr. was confirmed as the first Black Secretary of the Army. Learn more about Alexander's...
OTD February 10th - Black History Month#OTD in 1927, a star was born. Happy birthday to opera star Mary Violet Leontyne Price. Ms. Price, encouraged by her teachers to pursue...
OTD February 9th - Black History Month#OTD in 1960, the home of Carlotta Walls, the youngest member of the Little Rock 9, was bombed. Thankfully no one was physically...
OTD February 8th - Black History Month#OTD in 1986 Debi Thomas, a pre-med student at Stanford University, was the first Black woman to win the Women's Singles of the U.S....
OTD February 7th - Black History MonthHappy birthday Chris Rock! Read more of his story and learn about the history of Black comedy from comedian Darryl Littleton. Chris Rock...
OTD February 6th - Black History Month#OTD 2020 Tracye McQuirter, public health nutritionist, vegan activist and author launched her 10,000 Black Vegan Women Campaign to...
OTD February 5th - Black History MonthOTD in 1917, Congress passed an immigration act that reflects our nation's troubled history of discriminatory immigration law. Today's...
OTD February 4th - Black History MonthHappy birthday to Rosa Parks. Use this time to discuss her entire story of lifetime activism and Civil Rights work in the North and...
OTD February 3rd - Black History MonthIn September of 1952, Autherine Lucy and her friend, Pollie Anne Myers, both members of the NAACP, applied to the University of Alabama. ...
OTD February 2nd - Black History MonthFrederick Douglass, along with other African-American leaders, met with President Andrew Johnson to advocate for equal voting rights. ...
OTD February 1st- Black History MonthDuring the month of February, one way we will honor the importance of Black history is by sharing daily OTD posts and ideas for you to...