The Black Police Precinct & Courthouse Museum proudly announces the second installment of This Woman’s Work: The Power of a Woman's Touch, an exhibition celebrating the trailblazing Black women in the judiciary space. The exhibition, featuring 100 plates by Chief Anita Najiy, will open with a special luncheon on March 14 to honor these women and […]
Booker T. Washington creates the National Negro Business League The Negro Business League was founded by Booker T. Washington on August 23, 1900 to promote the interests of Black businesses all over the country. The League, created initially in Boston, Massachusetts, included small business owners, doctors, farmers, craftsmen, and other professionals. Booker T. Washington felt […]
Patriot Day On September 11, 2001, our nation experienced a heartbreaking tragedy. On this day, four coordinated terrorist attacks were carried out by al-Qaeda, an Islamist extremist group. Nineteen terrorists from al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes, deliberately crashing two of the planes into the upper floors of the North and South Towers of the World Trade […]
