On September 8, 1954, Ruby Bridges was born, mere months after the Brown vs Board of Education ruling declared segregated schools to be unconstitutional. The Bridges family moved from Mississippi to New Orleans, Louisiana, when Ruby was a baby. Brown vs Board of Education and the Delay of Integration Following the Brown vs Board of…
The mission of The Radical Agenda is to show every child that they belong in the pages of history and they are capable of making a difference in their communities, and what better way than to highlight the lesser-highlighted Civil Rights activists? You are probably familiar with some of the biggest names of the Civil…
When Is Pride Month? Pride Month is in June! On June 28, 1969, when police raided the Stonewall Inn (a popular gay bar) and hit a lesbian woman while trying to force her into a police car. The result was a full uprising of the queer community against the police officers. The Stonewall Uprising lasted…
June is African American Music Month! As usual, there are far too many influential Black musicians to name all of them in a single blog post, but these books will give a good start! Music is how the boys and I got started reading books about diverse Americans in the first place. I found a…
I have learned so much reading these children’s books for Disability Pride Month! I grew up learning about a few famous people with disabilities (like Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder, for my music lovers). But as the mission of showing all children that they belong in the pages of history is one of the pillars…
Why do we have Jewish Heritage Month? President George W. Bush proclaimed the month of May to be Jewish Heritage Month on April 20, 2006, after resolutions introduced by Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), passed the House and the Senate, respectively, to honor the contributions of Jewish people to the…
April is Earth Month! Today’s blog post highlights diverse books for Earth Month, celebrating the people who have made a difference in the fight for a healthy planet. The History of Earth Month Earth Month is an expansion of Earth Day, started in 1970 by Junior Senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson. The 1960s and 1970s…
“No Pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.” – Marsha P Johnson Who Was Marsha P. Johnson? Marsha P Johnson was a Black transgender woman, drag queen, and activist. She was assigned male at birth on August 24, 1945, and recognized early on that she was more comfortable wearing clothing traditionally…
Why Do We Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr Day? Martin Luther King, Jr. day is traditionally celebrated on the third Monday of January, to put it close to his birthday of January 15. He was born in 1929, the son of a preacher at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. In church, he learned about…
Who Was Ely S. Parker? Born with the name Hasanoanda, meaning “Leading Man,” Ely Samuel Parker was a member of the Wolf Clan in the Seneca Nation, part of Six Nations of the Iroquois. He was raised in the traditions of his Native Nation, and he attended the Baptist “mission” school to learn English. Education…