Echoes of Resilience: A Journey Through Western Sussex County’s History
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ) recently hosted a powerful and eye-opening African American historical bus tour through Western Sussex County.
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Samuel Eli Cornish: Editor of the First Black Newspaper in the United States
Samuel Eli Cornish was born in 1795 to free parents of mixed race and lived in the vicinity of Georgetown in Sussex County. A journalist, he was also an ordained Presbyterian minister, abolitionist, and publisher.
The Happy Day Club: A Refuge, a Stage, and a Community Lifeline in Segregation-Era Lewes
Long before West Fourth Street was renamed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, the corner of Fourth and DuPont Avenue in Lewes, Delaware held one of the most vital institutions in the region’s Black community: the Happy Day Club.
Support the Dignity Backpack Project
Many times, formerly incarcerated men and women who are leaving prison, do not have items they need to begin their new life. Thanks to your support, we have been able to purchase materials for and assemble 200 backpacks.
The New Issue of Black Voices is Available Online
Read the latest issue of Black Voices. Volume 19, Our County, Our Country: Black History at America’s 250th Anniversary
The Ballot Box Under Attack — and How Delaware Is Pushing Back
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt one of the most damaging blows to voting rights in a generation. At the same time, right here in Delaware, Governor Matt Meyer signed an executive order to protect your vote. Here is what you need to know.
