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This Day In Black History – Rebecca Lee Crumpler Became First African American Woman To Earn A Medical Degree

As the calendar pages turn from what we are told is Black History Month we feel it is important to continue to celebrate Black...

Protecting Black History: The Foundation of Black Resilience by Dr. Derek H. Suite 

  Black History Month has always been a time of reflection and introspection. It is a time to take a moment, however brief, to marvel...

Commissioner Norwood E. Jackson: A Trailblazer Who Gave Black Officers Hope and a Model for Leadership

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjOzlC4nXoE As we celebrate Black History Month, we must recognize the pioneers who have left an indelible mark on our communities. Among them is Commissioner...

Autumn Lockwood Makes History As The First Black Woman Coach To Win A Super Bowl And Very Few Are Talking About It

With Black History Month in full e-f-f-e-c-t, there is a Super Superbowl story no one is talking about. Sure everyone is talking about Kendrick...

Lost Black History: Ella Baker-Mother of Civil Rights By Don Valentine

Ella Baker, “The Mother of Civil Rights” earned her bonafides by the influence she had on shaping the Civil Rights Movement. Hers was not...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY HONORS ‘TRAILBLAZERS’ AS PART OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION

Annual event to recognize individuals who have made contributions to African American history and culture in Westchester County (White Plains, NY) – Westchester County Executive...

Black History By Month – October

We celebrate Black History Month in February, but Black History is 365/24/7. Just because February came and went doesn’t mean we have to wait...

Black History By Month – December

We celebrate Black History Month in February, but Black History is 365/24/7. Just because February came and went doesn’t mean we have to wait...

Black History By Month – JULY

History in school teaches us that Harriet Tubman freed the slaves and Martin Luther King Jr., had a dream every February but skipped over...

Black History Month BY James A. Johnson

“The Arc of the Moral Universe is Long, But Bends Toward Justice” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Race is still a problem in the 21st...

Remembering The Honorable Pearl C. Quarles – Community Leader & A Woman of Many Firsts

The Honorable Pearl C. Quarles was a person of many “firsts.” Quarles was the first African-American woman to serve as a Westchester County Legislator,...

Mount Vernon’s Lillian C. Jones Turns 100 Years Old

My mother always told me and my sister before she passed that she wanted us to give her flowers while she was still alive....

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