Black History Month

Black History Month Blog Series: Black Women Protecting the Right to Vote

By: Sydney Kovach Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, more Americans voted in the 2020 election than ever before, in large part...

Black History Month Blog Series: The Power of Music

By: Kayla Butler From songs used to communicate pathways to freedom, to songs of celebration, songs of protest, to the creation of Blues...

Black History Month Blog Series: Black Excellence, and Advocacy in Sports

By: Stephanie Yanez and Sydney Kovach With the Super Bowl and the Olympics at the top of people’s minds, JCI celebrates exceptional ...

Black History Month Blog Series: Black Women and the Suffrage Movement

By: Madeline León While the women’s suffrage movement throughout the 1800’s and 1900’s is regarded as a celebratory historical mark for...

An Interview with Supervisor Holly Mitchell

By Daviona Moore To conclude our month-long Can’t Touch This! Series, I was honored to sit down with the revered Supervisor Holly...

An Interview with Nolan Rollins

By Daviona Moore This installment of Can’t Touch This! features a striking interview with Nolan Rollins, long-time leader, and organizer....

An Interview with Bernard Kinsey

By Daviona Moore In the fourth installment of the Can’t Touch This! interview series, I had the pleasure of meeting with the renowned...

An Interview with Makeen Yasar

By Daviona Moore Our next Can’t Touch This! Interview features activist and aspiring medical student Makeen Yasar. He comes to us with a...

Jewish Voices in Black History

The portrait of Jewish activism during the Civil Rights Era is far more complex than a snapshot of the Selma to Montgomery marches.

An Interview with Joanna Thompson

By Daviona Moore To continue our Can’t Touch This! series, I searched for Black leaders in the field of education to share their...

An Interview with Nyasha Bryant of Miss Read Books

Meet Nyasha Bryant, founder and owner of Miss Read Books.

JCI Looks to the Future for Black History Month

By Daviona Moore Happy Black History Month! JCI is a proud ally of the Black community. We are not perfect, given that the corporate...