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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. DayDid you know...Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made frequent trips to Miami throughout his life, and even delivered an early version of his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the Hampton House in 1960? On November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law, designating […]
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 […]
