And to those who would ask why the word ‘person’ should include females, the obvious answer is, why should it not?” On Persons Day, we honour the bravery and determination of the Famous Five whose ...
On May 23, 1968, Henry Dumas, a 33-year-old Black poet from Sweet Home, Ark., was shot and killed by a New York City Transit Authority police officer at the 125th Street-Lenox Avenue subway station in ...