OTD February 28th - Black History Month
Our 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...
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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 Month
Happy 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 Month
Happy 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 Month
What 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 Artist
FREE 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 Month
Happy 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 Month
OTD 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 Month
Happy 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 Month
In 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 Month
Frederick Douglass, along with other African-American leaders, met with President Andrew Johnson to advocate for equal voting rights. ...
OTD February 1st- Black History Month
During 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...
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