In honor of Black History Month in 2015, The Urban Daily will highlight amazing moments in Black American sports and entertainment history. Each week, we’ll…
In honor of Black History Month in 2015, The Urban Daily will highlight amazing moments in Black American sports and entertainment history. Each week, we’ll…
In 1909, an educator named Laurence C. Jones discovered that the illiteracy rate in Rankin County, Mississippi, was above 80 percent. Considering this inexcusable, Jones founded the Piney Woods Country Life School with the goal of educating the sons and daughters of the impoverished citizens — some the children and grandchildren of former slaves — […]
If you’ve seen Selma, you probably recall Diane Nash’s character (played by Tessa Thompson) marching alongside activists like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., James Bevel and (now congressman) John Lewis. Even though it was a small part, don’t let Nash’s small role in the film fool you. She was a crucial figure in the Freedom […]
Undergirding any movement for change is the spoken and written word. From the griot that imparts an oral tradition to set the agenda and social construct of a communal society to an Investigative Reporter that uncovers malfeasance in government, it’s the written and spoken word that moves people to action. From the Harlem Renaissance for […]
We have compiled a list of ten black [and some not so black] films that shifted not only the world of cinema but culture as a whole. Do The Right Thing, 1989 Probably the most popular Spike Lee movie to-date, Do The Right Thing was both commercially and critically acclaimed, landing Lee with an Oscar […]
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty is sponsoring a Black History Month Celebration at the new Cuyahoga County Convention Center. This inaugural event will celebrate the life and tenure of the late Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones and the civil rights movement, which paved the way for the late Congresswoman to serve as the first African […]
In honor of Black History Month in 2015, The Urban Daily will highlight amazing moments in Black American sports and entertainment history. Each week, we’ll…
The independence movements that swept across the African continent during the mid 20th Century were unrelentingly bloody. The MAU MAU launched an effort to end the scourge of colonialism in Kenya, while other countries on the African continent engaged in violent campaigns to end imperialism and colonial rule. The spirit and fervor of liberation by […]
By Rashad Phillips New Growth Hair magazine After reading two of Anthony Browder’s books entitled From The Browder Files and Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization, I made a commitment to myself to travel to Ancient Kemet. In April 2014, I took a 6,123 mile journey from Charlotte to Cairo. During the 12 hour flight from […]
In honor of Black History Month in 2015, The Urban Daily will highlight amazing moments in Black American sports and entertainment history. Each week, we’ll…
There’s a storied history of Africa that is all too often ignored during Black History Month. The giants of the Civil Rights movement are rightfully recognized and celebrated. The achievements of African-Americans in the United States is an appropriate part of Black History Month. But without Africa and our cultural and traditional ties to what […]