Black History Month
Black History Month
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., dedicated in 2011. (AP Images)
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton:
"Black History Month is a chance to remember and honor the contributions that African-Americans have made toward building our nation and making real the principles that America was founded upon, to think back, but also to take stock of where we are and where we hope to be in the future."
White House Honors African Americans Bringing Change
Washington — Fourteen Americans with roots in East Africa went to the White House January 30 to accept honors as “Champions of Change.”
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Events in the Netherlands
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Black History Month: Celebrating Black presence in Europe
February 17, 2012 - Rotterdam: Erasmus University: Guest speaker Andrew Muhammad speaks about the impact which Africans made to the development of Europe and European civilization.
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Black History Month: Celebrating Black Presence in Europe
February 24, 2012 - Rotterdam: Erasmus University. Interactive discussion, led by a panel, will take place, focusing on some contemporary issues and challenges of Black people in Europe.
Video: Isabel Wilkerson
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Isabel Wilkerson: "The Warmth of other Suns"
September 27, 2011 - At the John Adams Institute in Amsterdam, Ms. Wilkerson discussed her book about the massive migration of African Americans from the south to the north of the country.
Historic Video
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Dr. Martin Luther King visits the Netherlands
August 15, 1964 - Reverend and African American civil rights leader Martin Luther King arrives at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and delivers a speech on the race issue.