#OnThisDay in 1955, Montgomery, Alabama teen Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a city bus. Decades after her refusal to relinquish her seat she said of her protest, “History had me glued to the seat.” #WomensHistoryMonth #SmithsonianWHM

Civil Rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams was born #OTD in 1933. She and her husband, Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers, managed NAACP's first state office in Mississippi. Following her husband’s murder in 1963, Evers-Williams continued to fight for equal justice.

#OnThisDay in 1933, Unita Blackwell, an outspoken critic of racial and economic inequality, was born. In 1976, Blackwell became the first Black female mayor elected in the state of Mississippi. #WomensHistoryMonth

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#BreakingNews Kasipul MP Charles Were shot dead in Nairobi citizen.digital/news/kasipul-m…

South Africa launches novel aerial drone program in the iconic Kruger National Park that caught 55 potential poachers attempting to sneak into the park, offering Africa’s park rangers a new tactic towards preventing illicit trafficking of wild animal products.

Coping with change in a warming Mediterranean wwf.panda.org/?14012966/Copi…

In keeping with the principles her late husband espoused, Dr. Betty Shabazz continued to raise their six young daughters in the orthodox (Sunni) Muslim faith. Learn more on our Searchable Museum: s.si.edu/4cUloAZ.

Ministers from the EU and AU Member States Expected to Reinvigorate Longstanding Partnership for the Benefit of both Continents au.int/en/pressreleas…

#OnThisDay in 1921, one of the deadliest racial massacres in U.S. history began in the thriving Greenwood African American community of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Black Wall Street in Tulsa, OK, was destroyed by a mob. More: s.si.edu/3MV2U5z. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

African Chiefs of Defense (ACHOD) 2025 conference hosted by Kenya stresses unity and regional cooperation to tackle the continent’s myriad of security challenges.

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African American female organizer Ophelia Settle Egypt used the tools of her career as a social worker to improve the lives of people and communities. Egypt helped integrate new residents into the historic Garfield Heights community of D.C. and inspire their civic participation.

#AirIndia excerpts. "The aircraft achieved maximum recorded airspeed of 180 Knots IAS at about 08:08:42 UTC & immediately thereafter,the Engine 1 & Engine 2 fuel cutoff switches transitioned from RUN to CUTOFF position one after another with a time gap of 01 sec. =>Deliberate?No?

Air India pilots' records 'being examined over mental health fears' mol.im/a/14902331 via Mail Online

#OnThisDay in 1961, Barack Obama was born. After serving as a senator for Illinois, he was elected 44th President of the United States and served from 2009 to 2017. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

Consistently delivering industry-beating results is the DNA of Ethiopian Airlines (ET) - a rare success story of a 100% African owned, 100% African operated indigenous multinational corporation. Yesterday ET announced record financial results for 2025. Revenue: $7.6 billion +8%

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed literacy tests, poll taxes, and other obstacles to voting. Black women like Patricia Roberts Harris, Vivian Malone, and Zephyr Wright (pictured) demanded full access to the liberties of citizenship.

This month, we’re celebrating the millions of African American women entrepreneurs who continue to galvanize various industries using unmatched skill and determination, a willingness to grow, and the grace to train and develop a similar spirit of self-reliance in others.