Full Text February 22, 2012: President Barack Obama’s Speech at the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: President Barack Obama speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture site in Washington, D. C. Read The Remarks Learn More President Obama at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and [...]

History Buzz February 22, 2012: Daryl Michael Scott: Historian finds Carter G. Woodson manuscript

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Historian finds Woodson manuscript Source: West Virgina NPR, 2-22-12 Download MP3 A Howard University professor visited Marshall University yesterday to discuss his discovery of Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s lost manuscript. Woodson was a graduate of Douglass High School in Huntington and later served as the [...]

History Buzz February 10, 2012: Peniel Joseph: Stetson University presents civil rights / social justice lecture by historian

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Peniel Joseph: Stetson University presents civil rights/social justice lecture by historian Source: Florida Courier, 2-10-12 Stetson University presents author and historian Dr. Peniel Joseph to speak on “Stokely Carmichael and American Democracy in the 1960s” as part of the university’s civil rights and social justice [...]

History Buzz February 9, 2012: Hasan Jeffries: ‘New wave’ Civil Rights historian shares untold past

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP ‘New wave’ Civil Rights historian shares untold past Source: The DePauw News, 2-9-12 Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jackie Robinson made great strides for Civil Rights, but Ohio State University professor Hasan Jeffries says social movements take more than just a great individual. “When you [...]

History Buzz February 9, 2012: Dr. Boyce Watkins: What is President Obama’s Role in Black History?

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP What is President Obama’s Role in Black History? Source: News One, 2-9-12 As I’ve run around the country giving Black History Month speeches, I’ve been thinking a great deal about where we are and where we are going as a community; I’ve also been asked [...]

History Buzz February 8, 2012: Allen Ballard: Amtrak Showcases the Great Migration Exhibit in Honor of Black History Month

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Amtrak Showcases the Great Migration Exhibit in Honor of Black History Month Exhibit featured on MyBlackJourney.com website Source: PR Newswire, 2-8-12 In celebration of Black History Month, Amtrak is featuring the Great Migration of African Americans exhibit on their MyBlackJourney.com  microsite.  The Great Migration exhibit [...]

History Buzz February 8, 2012: Black History Month Facts 2012

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Black History Month Facts 2012 Source: Newsmax.com, 2-8-12 Black History Month, occurring each February, is a month dedicated to celebrating and remembering the history, accomplishments, and triumphs of black American culture, is in full swing. According to Biography.com, Dr. Carter G. Woodson and Rev. Jesse [...]

History Buzz February 2, 2012: Victoria Wolcott: University of Buffalo Professor examines 20th-century color line

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Wolcott examines 20th-century color line Source: University of Buffalo Reporter, 2-2-12 Historian Victoria Wolcott teaches courses on the history of civil rights, African-American history and urban history. Photo: DOUGLAS LEVERE “The black-and-white dichotomy shapes so much of the (20th century’s) political, cultural and social life.” [...]

Full Text January 31, 2012: President Barack Obama’s Presidential Proclamation National African American / Black History Month, 2012

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: POLITICAL QUOTES & SPEECHES Presidential Proclamation — National African American History Month, 2012 NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION      The story of African Americans is a [...]

History Buzz Special: Black History Month 2011

HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. HISTORY BUZZ SPECIAL: BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN FOCUS: [...]