-
SNCC
Today, we will be featuring our first Civil Rights organization. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, commonly referred to as SNCC, was truly one of the, if not the most, important organization during the Civil Rights era. The organization served as a catalyst to essentially all of the greatest and most poignant moments during the 60’s…
-
Robert Parris Moses
On the tenth day of Black History Month, we honor Robert Parris Moses, commonly referred to as Bob Moses. This man was the mastermind behind the Mississippi Freedom Summer and the tactics of SNCC and COFO. He graduated from Harvard before coming to Atlanta upon the request of organizing virtuoso Bayard Rustin. His philosophy around…
-
Septima Clark
Black History Month: Septima Clark! One of our personal heroes at the UMN camp. She shows us that teaching is a pivotally potent form of social justice. To teach the next generation is something that we all should dedicate our lives to. We at UMN cannot express our gratitude for this Ms. Clark’s life and…
-
The Highlander Folk School
Today’s Black History Month feature isn’t a person. It is an institution-The Highlander Folk School. Ella Baker and Septima Clark taught here for years. This school served as the meeting place for the people that would ultimately form the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, SNCC. It’s important that we have schools like this to teach the…
-
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
—By Sally Fuller— It’s February and that means it may very well be snowing as you read this. I am hoping for some snow days when you will have a chance to be at home with your children. At the first sign of a snowflake falling, pull your child onto your lap and read some…
Latest Stories
-
Student Support Program Keeps Men’s Soccer Successful on the Field and in the Classroom at STCC
SPRINGFIELD – For Coach William Sweidel, the defining moment of the men’s soccer season at Springfield Technical Community College didn’t come from a single goal, win or playoff result. Instead, it came from a realization. “I think this kind of experience,” Sweidel said, gesturing toward the table where he sat alongside MILE advisor Melvin Tejada…
Upcoming Events
[tribe_events view=”photo” tribe-bar=”false” events_per_page=”2″]
Af-Am Point of View Recent Issues
April 2026
March 2026
February 2026
January 2026
See More Past Issues of Af-Am Point of View Newsmagazine
