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TheDaily: Bessie Coleman, The first African-American Woman Aviator
Bessie Coleman, the daughter of a poor, southern, African American family, became one of the most famous women and African Americans in aviation history.
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College educated African Americans migrate South
The nation’s college educate African-American population continued its southward migration over the past decade, shifting a large part of the black middle class from northern states to faster-growing economies of the South.
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Tatyana Ali speaks on her new sitcom, childhood stardom and Willow Smith
“What really filled that gap and helped me adjust socially was going to college and taking that time to be in school. I found out who I was outside of acting.”
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TSU Alum is Knoxville’s 1st Black Mayor
Brown, a native Knoxvillian and graduate of Austin High school and Tennessee State University, is retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He’s also a Vietnam War veteran.
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DailyTweet: Political Movements, Arizona Shooting
Tweet-Op on Sarah Palin’s response to the Arizona Shootings
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DailyThrowBack: Vibe
Vibe magazine, 2005
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DailyPict: Catherine Burks Freedom Rider, 1961
Photo: Catherine Burks, Freedom Rider 1961.
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Hampton University Proton therapy center treats its first pediatric patient
Reagyn, now age 10, was diagnosed with a brain stem glioma, a type of central nervous system tumor, in 2005. After treatment her mother commented, “She’s doing great. She hasn’t had any of the other symptoms. You can look at her and not even know she has it.”