DR. CARTER G. WOODSON

DR. CARTER G. WOODSON

THE FATHER OF BLACK HISTORY Black History Is No Mystery is deicated to the memory of Dr. Carter G. Woodson who is known as the Father of Black History.  He is the guiding light in the preservation of the records of black people.  The need for recording the suffering...
GLORY

GLORY

BY ANN HERRICK With the recent release of the movie Glory, a long neglected chapter of American history is being rediscovered. Glory chronicles the exploits of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Colored Infantry Regiment, one of the earliest Black regiments in the Union...
TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE

TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE

THE FIRST AFRICAN LEADER IN THE WEST Born a slave in 1744 on the Breda plantation in St. Dominique (present day Haiti), Toussaint L’Ouverture rose to become the first independent Black leader in the New World. Under his guidance, Haiti became the second...
REGINALD F. LEWIS

REGINALD F. LEWIS

WALL STREET MEGA DEAL-MAKER BY  Tracy Dixon Mr. Reginald F. Lewis, 46, the latest mega-deal maker on Wall Street is perhaps the most influential Black businessman in America today. The takeover of the Beatrice International Companies food operations, the largest...
INTERVIEW WITH Dr. ALVIN POUSSAINT

INTERVIEW WITH Dr. ALVIN POUSSAINT

  THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF ESTEEM Interview by William Singleton, Jr. Singleton: How did you succeed? Who helped you? What hurt or hindered you and what ways of thinking encourage you? Dr. Poussaint: I think in my own success my family was very supportive. I grew up in...