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Who Is Black|African American|Afro American|Negro|Colored|Black History Month 2014|Darlene Dancy
http://blackhistorymonth2014.com There is much debate about how people of African descent, whose progenitors were slave, identify themselves. Negro, Black or African-American. Which is the correct term and if how do you define yourself within the
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The Association for the Study of African American Life and History: A Brief History
In the following account Professor Malik Simba of California State University, Fresno, describes the century-long histry of the largest organized body dedicated to the research and promotion of African American
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(1797) Abraham Johnstone, “Address To The People Of Color”
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Billboard names Beenie Man winner of Verzuz battle
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Arthur Ashe Kids' Day
Arthur Ashe Kids Day is an annual tennis/children’s event that takes place in the end of August at the United States Tennis Association at Arthur Ashe Stadium. (USTA) Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York. It is sponsored by the Hess Corporation, IBM, and USTA. This event also begins the
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(1893) Ida B. Wells, “Lynch Law In All Its Phases,”
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Woman Arrested For Stalking Brandy Norwood, Singer Files For Restraining Order
Sources who claim to have knowledge of the situation have said that the R&B singer does not know the suspect, who has shown up to her Los Angeles home and several other
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Woman Arrested For Stalking Brandy Norwood, Singer Files For Restraining Order
A 21-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly stalking Brandy Norwood. The woman was arrested Monday night and booked on suspicion of felony stalking. Bail was set at $150,000.
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The Changing Definition of African-American History
Since the origins of the field in the late 19th century, scholars have devised more than one definition of what constitutes African-American history. Some intellectuals have viewed the field as an extension or corollary to American history. Some have stressed the influence of Africa on
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Maryland Unveils Statues of Tubman, Douglass in Capitol – Free Press of Jacksonville
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press – ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — At a time when states are debating the removal of Confederate monuments, Maryland unveiled bronze statues of famed abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass during a ceremony Monday night in the Maryland State
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Keep Your Statues And Movies- Give Us Our Reparations Now – Your Black World
The paper says, “HBO Max temporarily removed the epic from its service after the surge of Black Lives Matter protests across the country and a re-energized discussion about racial inequality” ) But While Hollywood copes with their conflicts and contradictions for promoting White supremacy in their
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W. Kamau Bell, Pastor McBride provide PPE to Black communities
The system of racism and white supremacy continues to bear a heavy burden on African American communities throughout the U.S. This is manifested through a lack of employment, high incarceration rates as well as access to health care services.  George Floyd’s death by Minneapolis police has brought
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Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia (1885 – )
Founded in 1886 by Pastor John Andrew Parker, a freedman, Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia had only 13 members and no church building upon Parker’s passing in 1894 and when Alfred Daniel Williams became its second pastor.  Williams’ powerful sermons and strong leadership skills increased
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Black-owned businesses see sales boost from Blackout Day : TheGrio
Black business owners are taking to social media to speak out about the boost in support they saw on Blackout... View Article The post Black-owned businesses see sales boost from Blackout Day appeared first on TheGrio.
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Universal Music Group Announces The Launch Of Def Jam AFRICA | Afro
New label group dedicated to supporting the best in African hip-hop talent and culture across the continent
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USC alum creates The Big Homie Project to connect students with powerful mentors - TheGrio
Jacqueline Diep is living proof that your early circumstances dont have to define your adult life. The former foster child benefited from mentors growing up and now the USC alum is paying it forward. Diep founded The Big Homie Project last year to connect rising high school juniors and seniors in
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July 4 is Independence Day. Really? - WS Chronicle
The fourth of July represents a special meaning for millions of Americans. It commemorates the Declaration of Independence of the United States from Britain in 1776. That meant we were free from British rule, but that did not apply to all Americans, namely people of
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Why Black History Should be Taught Starting in Elementary School
With the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd maybe it’s time to look at how African American history is taught in our educational system to help some understand why blacks are feeling frustrated and
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers: Preserving African American Spirituals – Smithsonian Libraries / Unbound
The early history of the group is documented in Gustavus D. Pike’s The Jubilee Singers and their campaign for twenty thousand dollars (1873),  held in the library of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum and that of the National Museum of American History, as well as available in our Digital
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Rihanna - Umbrella (Orange Version) ft. JAY-Z
This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Get Rihanna’s eighth studio album ANTI now: Music video by Rihanna performing Umbrella. (C) 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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Op Ed Submission: “Why We Must Resist Our Hatred of Candace Owens: An open letter to Dave Chappelle…and every anti-racist” | Afro
I was one of maybe five Black students in my Stilwell, Kansas high
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12 Common Words And Phrases With Racist Origins Or Connotations
Some seemingly innocuous terms in the English language have racist or otherwise problematic histories.
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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was a former slave who became one of the great American anti-slavery leaders of the 1800s. Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland but in 1838, at age 20, he escaped to freedom in New York. A few years later he went to work for abolitionist William Lloyd
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Quintard Taylor Presentations on Film or Videotape, 1975-2016
The following are video presentations of lectures I have given as the Scott and Dorothy Bullitt Professor of American history from 2006 to the
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The Slogan ‘Black Lives Matter’ Is Right and Exact
The organization of Black Lives Matter started out as a hashtag on the social media website called Facebook by a Black woman named Alicia Garza on July
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