by Barbara Johns | Jan 19, 2009 | African American Groups & Organizations, African American History
Arising out of Tacoma, Washington’s civil rights struggle in the 1960s, the Black Collective is a volunteer leadership organization engaged in addressing issues affecting the black community of Tacoma and Pierce County. The Black Collective began as the Concerned...
by Malik Owens | Jan 27, 2025
Adam Rozen Grant Writer Seattle, WA Adam Rozen earned his B.A. in Jewish Studies from the University of Washington in 2017. While his focus is in Jewish history, he has studied American history (including African American history) at length. In addition to his article...
by Mikelle Despain | Mar 6, 2025
The Black Panther Party: Seattle and the Nation About the Black Panther Party On October 15, 1966, Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale launched the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, later dropping for Self Defense (BPP), in Oakland, California. Their aim was to build a...
by Malik Owens | Mar 5, 2025
Buffalo Soldiers Juvenile convict prison laborers, United States, ca. 1903Public domain image, Courtesy U.S. Library of Congress (2016818521) This page is dedicated to the Buffalo Soldiers, the approximately 40,000 black men and one black woman who served in four...
by taylorsolutionsinc | Jan 22, 2025
Sponsored Pages Julius Rosenwald with Students from a Rosenwald School Many pages at BlackPast.org are made possible through the generous donations of individuals, organizations, foundations, and corporations. We have listed those page sponsors below. If you are...
