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Ambar, Malik (1548--1626)

Malik Ambar was among the tens of thousands of men, women, and children captured in Africa and sold into slavery in the Middle East and India over nearly nine centuries. His story is also an indication of the ability of some in the predominantly Muslim Indian Ocean world to rise far above their

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Capra, Frank The Negro Soldier 1943

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Condola Rashad Has This to Say About Being the Inspiration Behind New ‘Insecure’ Character

When Phylicia and Ahmad Rashad’s daughter Condola Rashad learned that a character on “Insecure” shared her name, she thought it was just

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Gautier, Freddie Mae Hurd (1930–2001)

Freddie Mae Gautier, civil rights activist, political advisor, businesswoman, and mentor was arguably the most politically influential black woman in Seattle in the latter half of the twentieth century. Born at the Seattle General Hospital on July 15, 1930, Gautier never knew her birth

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Fat Joe on picking Ashanti over Jennifer Lopez for "What's Luv?" feature

Now in 2020, Fat Joe revealed to Ashanti and the public a never-before-heard story about one of those titles and its

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The evolution of Joseph E. Dames III

Dames, also known as Junior Man, began his downward spiral into crime as a young teen, and by the age of 17 faced charges for murder, conspiracy to commit murder and violation of

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Ralph Ellison

Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the year 1914, Ralph Ellison was a celebrated National Book Award winner for his novel “Invisible Man”. He was awarded this this title in the year 1953. Even though he was best known for this novel, that is not all Ralph Ellison was. Ralph

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1994

John McWhorter, “Celebrate the Triumph of Ordinary Black Americans”

It is a mantra among black Americans that we are insufficiently aware of our history, that our advancement will be hobbled until we are all rooted in a sense of continuity with the past. Yet, every year we are regaled with not just a Black History Day but a Black History Month. Over four weeks in

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Questlove and Black Thought of The Roots Land Deal with Universal Television

The Roots legends Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter are bringing their musical storytelling talents to TV, thanks to a new deal with Universal

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Kato, David (c1964-2011)

David Kato was founding father of Uganda’s emergent gay rights movement, the first openly gay man in the country, and an international gay rights activist. He was brutally murdered in January

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2011

Voices of the Civil War Episode 20: "Medal of Honor"

Voices of the Civil War Episode 20: Medal of Honor - YouTube

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'When Ray J Come Home?': Princess Love's Fruit Snack Challenge with Melody Derails When Ray J Pops Up

Celebrity parents, including actress Gabrielle Union, reality star and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner, and now “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood” reality stars Princess Love and Ray J Norwood, are among the many participating in the Fruit Snack

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Black and White Women Abolitionists

Abolitionist was the word used in the 19th century for those who worked to abolish the institution of slavery. Women were quite active in the abolitionist movement, at a time when women were, in general, not active in the public sphere. The presence of women in the abolitionist movement was

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Langston Hughes

James Mercer Langston Hughes, or just Langston Hughes, was an American writer, poet and social activist, born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. Most popularly recognized and appreciated for his work in literary art form of jazz poetry and the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, Hughes worked

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1967

Deep Soul The Up Rising Of Otis Redding Part 1.

Deep Soul The Up Rising Of Otis Redding Part 3. - Duration: 10:42. Mark Antony 58,030 views

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Deep Soul The Up Rising Of Sam Cooke Part 5

Sam Cooke is considered to be one of the pioneers and founders of soul music. Bobby Womack was upset when his hit song was given to the Rolling Stones. Later Sam Cooke remembered how many roads must he walk down before you can call him a man! Buy on http://tiny.cc/i0t1r http://tiny.cc/fqb7w

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Titanic’s Black Passenger: Creating Historical Fiction From Historical Fact

In 2009 W. Mae Kent, published Titanic: The Untold Story, the first historical fiction novel on the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic which makes it’s central character, Nathan Badeau Legarde, a black man. The inspiration for her story came from Joseph Phillipe Lemercier Laroche, an Afro-French

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1912

Q & A with Aaron Graf, CEO of LG Fairmont

What is LG

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Kenya: One Woman's Race to Save Girls From 'The Cut', Early Marriage

Dr Kulea, an anti-female genital mutilation and gender activist, is the founder and executive director of the Samburu Girls

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Zimbabwe: Govt Orders Full-Scale Probe Into MDC Trio's Case

A full-scale investigation is now in progress over the alleged abduction of three MDC Alliance members and the public should await the results, which will be made public, before coming up with unsubstantiated conclusions, the Government said

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U.S. Bank and the Vikings Kick Off $1 Million Effort to Enhance Minnesota's Places to Play

U.S. Bank and the Minnesota Vikings are teaming up to invest $1 million over the next three years with U.S. Bank Places to Play, an effort to make Minnesota an even greater place to live, raise a family and create lifelong

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'Pretty Gyal Tings': Alexis Skyy's Jaw-Dropping Beauty Post Drives Fans Wild

Alexis Skyy is apparently a sight to

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Hoost, Petra (1976- )

At twenty years old, Petra Hoost, born January 16, 1976, in the city of Enkhuizen, Netherlands, became the first Afro-Dutch woman to win the Miss Netherlands pageant in 1996. She went on to represent Netherlands at the Miss World pageant held in Bangalore, India, but didnt place. Hoost’s father is

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Jan

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1976

Jefferson, William J. (1947-- )

William J. Jefferson is a former Democratic politician who represented Louisiana’s Second Congressional District from 1991 to 2009. He was the first African American congressman elected from the state since Reconstruction. His career ended in a bribery scandal that resulted in his conviction in

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2007

Kinyumba Mutakabbir To Play First African American Superhero In Acclaimed Comic Book Franchise Black Salt, The Trailer To Be Released Black History Month

Actor Kinyumba Mutakabbir will play agent Samuel Tharpe in the action thriller Black Salt. The movie trailer is set for release in February, in honor of Black history month. Owen Ratliff created the Black Salt franchise in an effort to introduce more African Americans into leading superhero type

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Lorde, Audre (1934-1992)

Audre Lorde, born February 18, 1934 in New York City, was an American feminist poet. The youngest of three daughters, Audre Lorde was nearsighted to the point of legal blindness. She also didnt speak till she was five, having first been inspired to speak by a short story that was read to her by

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1992

Crumpler , Rebecca Davis Lee (1831-1895)

For many years Dr. Rebecca Cole was considered to be the first black woman physician. However, historical research has shown that the honor rightly belongs to Dr. Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler who completed her M.D. in 1864, three years before

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Mar

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1895

Ghana: "I-Don't Care-Ism" Is What Will Destroy Dear Ghana!

The figures of the infected became more and more indicative of the fact that the community at large had now begun to catch the

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Zambia: After Seven Years, Displaced Villagers Might Get Land

Dozens of residents evicted by one commercial farmer in 2013 lived out in the open for months, then later in tents or shoddy housing on the fringes of a government forest reserve, with inadequate access to water and no source of livelihood or permission to cultivate

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