Our History in 60 Seconds

Michael Jackson | February 28

February 28th On this day, the greatest entertainer of them all, Michael Jackson won 8 awards at the 26th Grammy Awards program in 1984. OurHistoryMatters.org is a comprehensive knowledge and information enterprise that promotes Africa and African-descended peoples globally. This will be done by enlightening, explaining, expatiating, enquiring, and educating about Global African conditions. #digdeeper at ourhistorymatters.org [https://www.ourhistorymatters.org/post/february__28]

Anna Julia Cooper | February 27

February 27th On this day, Anna Julia Haywood Cooper rose to become one of the best-educated Black Women ever.  She went on to earn a PhD at the Sorbonne in France, and excelled as an educator, university founder, author, sociologist, feminist, and an activist against all oppression.  She published a seminal book, A Voice from the South, considered to be one of the first major works on feminism. Anna J Cooper died on this day in 1964 at the age of 105. OurHistoryMatters.org is a comprehensive knowledge and information enterprise that promotes Africa and African-descended peoples globally. This will be done by enlightening, explaining, expatiating, enquiring, and educating about Global African conditions. #digdeeper at ourhistorymatters.org [https://www.ourhistorymatters.org/post/february__27]

The 15th Amendment | February 26

February 26th On this day,  In 1869, The United States Congress passed The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which prohibited states and the federal government from denying a citizen the rights to vote.  It, however, only applied to males.  It was duly ratified on March 30, 1870. OurHistoryMatters.org is a comprehensive knowledge and information enterprise that promotes Africa and African-descended peoples globally. This will be done by enlightening, explaining, expatiating, enquiring, and educating about Global African conditions. #digdeeper at ourhistorymatters.org [https://www.ourhistorymatters.org/post/february__26]

HBCU's: Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | February 25

February 25th On this day, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public tertiary institution that was founded in 1837.  Cheyney has the distinction of being the first Historically Black College and University. OurHistoryMatters.org is a comprehensive knowledge and information enterprise that promotes Africa and African-descended peoples globally. This will be done by enlightening, explaining, expatiating, enquiring, and educating about Global African conditions. #digdeeper at ourhistorymatters.org [https://www.ourhistorymatters.org/post/february__25]

Kwame Nkrumah | February 24

February 24th On this day, Kwame Nkrumah was the leader of Ghana from 1957 until this day in 1966 when he was overthrown in a coup d’état at home while on a peace mission to Vietnam.  From 1945 until his death, Nkrumah was the greatest advocate of Africans from all over the world to go back to the continent. OurHistoryMatters.org is a comprehensive knowledge and information enterprise that promotes Africa and African-descended peoples globally. This will be done by enlightening, explaining, expatiating, enquiring, and educating about Global African conditions. #digdeeper at ourhistorymatters.org [https://www.ourhistorymatters.org/post/february__24]