The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...

But Washington's philosophy of racial uplift was bitterly opposed by some African American intellectuals, most notably W.E.B. Du Bois. In 1903, Du Bois published the essay, "Of Mr. Booker T.

MALDEN, WV (WOWK) – Freedom, as the old saying goes, depends a great deal on who’s defining it. After the Civil War and the 13th Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery, two different ...

It examines the heated debate and conflict between W.E.B DuBois and William Monroe Trotter with Booker T. Washington on how to best uplift the race and secure equality for their community.

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T here was once a debate between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois on the act of protesting, specifically on whether protesting was self-respecting if the protesters could do nothing about ...