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Born in Hattiesburg, Virginia on November 5, 1926, Victoria Jackson Gray Adams became one of the most important Mississipians in the Civil Rights Movement.  Her activities included teaching voter registration courses to domestics and sharecroppers, opening of the Freedom Schools during
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5
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Delaware State University [Dover] (1891-- )
Delaware State University is a public historically black university with its main campus in Dover and two other campuses in Wilmington and Georgetown.  The school was established in 1891 as State College for Colored Students after passage of the Morrill Act of 1890 which gave land-grants to
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Long, Nate (1930-2002)
Nate Long was a filmmaker, television producer, director, stuntman, actor and teacher who worked both in Hollywood and the Pacific Northwest. Long was born in Philadelphia in 1930.  He joined the Air Force, became a military policeman and completed his service at Paine Field near
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14
2002
Hip Hop Dance: Basic Moves and Elements
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Ba, Mariama (1929-1981)
Writer and political activist Mariama Ba was born in1929 in Dakar, Senegal to a well-to-dofamily.  Her father worked in the Frenchcolonial administration and in 1956 became the Minister of Health ofSenegal.  Her mother died when she wasyoung.  Ba was raised by her maternalgrandparents who
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Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Teams With LACDA on Emergency Funds for Renters and Mom-and-Pop Landlords
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Coachman, Alice Marie (1923-2014)
Alice Coachman became the first African American woman from any country to win an Olympic Gold Medal when she competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, UK. Born November 9, 1923, in Albany, Georgia, to Evelyn and Fred Coachman, Alice was the fifth of ten children. As an athletic child of the
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George Murray
George Murray was, without a doubt, one of the most remarkable citizens of his time. A teacher, farmer, land developer and federal customs inspector, the former slave would go on to become a United States Congressman and a noted
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African American Women Writers: Novelists, Poets, More
African American women writers have helped to bring the black womans experience to life for millions of readers. Theyve written of what it was like to live in slavery, what Jim Crow America was like, what 20th and 21st century America have been like for black women. On the following pages, youll
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Turner, Benjamin Sterling (1825-1894)
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'One of My Proudest Accomplishments': Remy Ma Shares Heartwarming Post About 1-Year-Old Daughter, Fans Get Emotional
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Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce sets up relief program to help businesses of color
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Es’kia Mphahlele
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Anderson, Lauren (1965- ) - Birthday
Anderson, an only child, was born in Houston, Texas, on February 19, 1965, to Doris Parker-Morales, a classical piano teacher, and Lawrence Anderson, a high school administrator.
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Zoom Classes: Are They Worth It?
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'Do All Y'all Look Alike?': Marlo Hampton's Pic with Younger Sister Leaves Fans Fascinated
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Teaching Race in Schools in the 21st Century
In the essay below, Douglas Edelstein, a Social Sciences instructor at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle, Washington, describes the challenges faced by instructors of all backgrounds in sensitively teaching issues of race in public and private
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Emotional Video Shows 90-Year-Old Grandmother Fall Trying to Shield Grandson from Police After Traffic Stop: He's Scared!
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Reason, Charles Lewis (1818-1893)
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Jimenez, Tai (1970- )
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