With the renaming of James Herman Banning Ames Municipal Airport in Ames, Iowa on June 17, 2023, there are now seven airporst in the United States named in honor of a great Black American. The long journey to rename these…
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University of Maryland Names School of Public Policy Building in Honor of Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall
Justice Thurgood Marshall, this one’s for you!
Read MoreThurgood Marshall Statue To Replace Bust of Pro-Slavery Supreme Court Justice at the Capitol
The House voted to pass a bill to remove a bust of Roger Taney, an ardent defender of slavery from the U.S. Capitol, and replace it with a statue of Thurgood Marshall, the first Black Supreme Court Justice, reports NBC…
Read MoreHouse Votes for Thurgood Marshall Bust to Replace Writer of Racist 1857 Dred Scott Decision
May the legacy of those who walked justly, live on.
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