Several moving and enlightening speeches were given at the dedication to the beautiful artwork installed in the Edward O. Gourdin African American Veterans Park. In this post, we share some of the speeches from our valued supporters. The first speech by the Brigadier General…
After a prolonged period of anticipation, the heart of Nubian Square in Boston has finally welcomed the statue of General Edward O. Gourdin, a prominent Black veteran. This momentous occasion marks the completion of the Gourdin Memorial Park project, a vision that began over…
The Fight for Equal Rights: African American Military Service presented by Dr. John Morrow.
There is a need for American society to learn about the omitted history of service and valor by Black male and female Veterans in the American Revolution and subsequent wars and battled.
The late African American veteran William Vickers shares with us his experiences as a soldier in World War II.
Five on the Black Hand Side is a project exploring gestural languages that were born in African American communities during the 1960s and 1970s, including the “the dap” and the black power handshake.