Category Archives: Honor

Monday Open Thread | Happy Birthday, Dr. King

Posted on January 16, 2017 by rikyrah

Today is when we celebrate the National Birthday honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Thursday Open Thread

Posted on January 5, 2017 by rikyrah

ICYMI

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Cubans Pay Last Respects To Fidel Castro

Posted on November 28, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

HAVANA, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Galvanized by a 21-gun salute that thundered across Havana, tens of thousands of Cubans paid final respects on Monday to Fidel Castro, who led a leftist revolution, ruled for half a century and resisted the … Continue reading →

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3ChicsPolitico.com’s Visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Posted on October 17, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
Posted in African Americans, Black History, Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Culture, Current Events, Domestic Terrorism, Freedom, Heritage, History, Honor, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Justice, Lynching, News, Open Thread, Photos, Police bruality, Police violence, Protests, Racial Bias, racial hate, Racial Oppression, Racial Profiling, Racism, Slavery, Terrorism, Violence, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act, White Supremacy | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Muhammad Ali – “The Greatest” – Dead at the Age of 74

Posted on June 3, 2016 by rikyrah

Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74.   Muhammad Ali, ‘The Greatest of All Time’, Dead at 74 by JON SCHUPPE Muhammad Ali, the silver-tongued boxer and civil rights champion who famously proclaimed himself “The Greatest” and … Continue reading →

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#MemorialDay was started by former slaves on May 1, 1865

Posted on May 30, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

On this date in 1865, former Black slaves started Memorial Day in America. This occurred in Charleston, SC to honor 257 dead Union Soldiers who had been buried in a mass grave in a Confederate prison camp. They dug up … Continue reading →

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Life In Pictures

Posted on April 4, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
Posted in African Americans, Current Events, Democracy, Freedom, History, Honor, Human Rights, Jim Crow laws, Justice, Memorial, News, Open Thread, Photos, Police bruality, Police violence, Protests, Racial Bias, Racism, segregation, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act | Tagged , , , | 27 Comments

President Raul Castro officially welcomes President Barack Obama to Cuba

Posted on March 21, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

WATCH: @POTUS officially received by Cuban President Raul Castro at Palace of the Revolution https://t.co/bFerhf1cTg https://t.co/UClJuMetz7 — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 21, 2016

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Friday Open Thread | Historical Native American Photos

Posted on February 5, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Rattles of Arikara bear medicine men. Edward S. Curtis Collection.

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Thursday Open Thread | Historical Native American Photos

Posted on February 4, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Native American children were taken from their home, stripped of their language and culture or be severely beaten. They were sent to boarding schools to learn English, have their hair cut off, and become “True” Americans. Congress passed ICWA in … Continue reading →

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