Dorothy Scroggins

Dorothy “Dot” Counts-Scoggins

A tribute to Dorothy “Dot” Counts-Scoggins. An American civil rights pioneer, and one of the first black students admitted to the Harry Harding High School lest we forget. Violence erupted in other cities where black students tried to enter all-white schools. Events such as these were part of a long struggle for equality, called civil rights. Counts’ family was concerned …

Kwanzaa Rededication 365

HAPPY KWANZAA REDEDICATION 365! This present era which African-American communities now find themselves demand more than a celebration, but a tireless and consistent rededication/commitment of propelling the tenets of Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa began as a seven-day, non-religious holiday observed in the US, meant to honor African Americans ancestral roots. Traditionally the celebration lasts until January 1, but the Kwanzaa mindset is …

Grand Master Jay Legal Defense Fund

December 2020 A Go Fund Me was established on behalf of John Fitzgerald Johnson, NFAC Grand Master, by his close friend and activist, Rosemary Parker. Ms. Parker is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. Your support is needed to help us defeat this blatant racist attack on Americans exercising their 1st and 2nd Amendment rights. John Fitzgerald Johnson aka  The Grand …

Protest and Flag

Trump DC Protesters Vandalize African American Churches

Supporters of President Donald Trump wave a Betsy Ross flag with a circle of 13 five-point stars representing the 13 original colonies during a protest Dec. 12 (2020) in Washington DC. Police on Sunday said they were investigating the incidents at the Asbury United Methodist Church and Metropolitan A.M.E. Church as potential hate crimes, which one religious leader likened to …

WRIGHTVILLE, AK

Negro Boys Industrial School Fire of 1959

Negro Boys Industrial School Fire of 1959 AKA: Wrightsville Fire of 1959 On March 5, 1959, twenty-one African-American boys burned to death inside a dormitory at an Arkansas reform school in Wrightsville (Pulaski County). The doors were locked from the outside. The fire mysteriously ignited around 4:00 a.m. on a cold, wet morning, following earlier thunderstorms in the same area of …

Voter Suppression Targeting African American Voters

Voter suppression is actively aggressive on a mission targeting African American voters. African Americans historically have been forced to use the vote as a leveraging factor for a wide range of issues which are rarely addressed post elections by either Republicans or Democrats. The only clear rode to addressing African American issues is for the collective to be self-determined to …