Black Homesteaders of the South with Bernice A. Bennett On Saturday, February 4, 2023, 12 – 1:30 PM, the African American History and Culture Museum will host its African American History and Culture Event. It will be held on the Concourse, Oprah Winfrey Theater + streaming It’s free. It’s also recommended that you get tickets or register atContinue reading “Check out this wonderful Black genealogy program”
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#26 LYNCHINGS AND LIES: LEST US NOT FORGET THE RED SUMMER OF 1919
I grew up in a city where rage, lies, and fears led to the savage killing of a disabled African American man who was accused of accosting a “Karen.” It was 1919. I never knew the story growing up in my hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. A century before the death of George Floyd in 2020,Continue reading “#26 LYNCHINGS AND LIES: LEST US NOT FORGET THE RED SUMMER OF 1919”