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Students Seize Columbia University Buildings

Columbia University operations virtually ended for the year by Black and white students who seized five buildings on campus.

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Sammy Davis, Jr.

Davis lost his left eye in a 1954 car crash while driving from Las Vegas to Los Angeles… Davis converted to Judaism in the mid-1950s… He sang the theme song to Robert Blake‘s 1970s TV show Baretta… He was played by Don Cheadle in the 1998 TV movie The Rat Pack.

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Drake Tops BET Awards Nods; Show to Air on CBS for 1st Time

BET announced Monday that Drake is nominated for six honors, including video of the year and best male hip-hop

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Lewis, Henry Jay (1932-1996)

Henry Jay Lewis, musician and conductor, was born October 16, 1932 in Los Angeles to automobile dealer Henry J. Lewis, and nurse Mary Josephine Lewis. Lewis started playing the piano when he was five, and in junior high he learned to play the double bass while also studying voice, clarinet, and

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LL Cool J is Mad as Hell: Legendary Rapper’s Tirades Lead to Blistering Lyrics on Current Events

These famed lyrics by James Todd Smith, better known as LL Cool J, from his 1985 song “Rock the Bells” ring true during the current state of affairs in the United States of America as protesters, rioters and looters rock the country following the senseless murder of George

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Ed Bullins , (born July 2, 1935, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.), American playwright, novelist, poet, and journalist who emerged as one of the leading and most prolific dramatists of black theatre in the

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(1903) Capt. Charles Young Speaks At Stanford University

Through much of U.S. military history, officers serving in the armed forces have rarely commented publicly on social issues of the day. One exception to this tradition appears below, a speech by Capt. Charles Young, Ninth Cavalry, at Stanford University. In December, 1903 Young was the main speaker

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Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin;[2] May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history. His music forms a great part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russia, Berlin arrived in the United

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Doja Cat Donates $100,000 To Justice For Breonna Taylor Fund

She revealed on Instagram that on Taylor’s birthday (June 5), she made a donation to the Justice For Breonna Taylor

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Challenging Caste and Race: The Campaign for Integrated Higher Education in the Reconstruction Era

In her new book, Reparation and Reconciliation: The Rise and Fall of Integrated Higher Education, sociologist Christi M. Smith reveals a largely forgotten history of early efforts to integrate higher education in the years following the Civil War. This history pushes us to consider the relationship

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Mya Marie Harrison, or simply Mya, is a Grammy award winning singer, actress and dancer who has appeared in a variety of roles over the years. Named after acclaimed poet Maya Angelou, Mya was born on October 10, 1979 in Washington D.C. Her father Sherman is an African American while her mother

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Rapper Desiigner Steps Up During Outbreak, Declares Rent Relief for His Tenants

Desiigner made the point in the May 7 Forbes article that artists can help out during the pandemic in more than one way, because many are involved in other things besides

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'Won't He Do It': Tamar Braxton Celebrates Success of New Song

Tamar Braxton recently scored the No. 9 spot on the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay charts for her new single “Crazy Kind of

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For a Lincoln birthday celebration, James Weldon Johnson writes the lyrics for

For a Lincoln birthday celebration, James Weldon Johnson writes the lyrics for Lift Every Voice and Sing. With music by his brother, J. Rosamond, the song is first sung by 500 children in Jacksonville, Fla. It will become known as the Negro National Anthem.

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Beyoncé And Jay-Z Are Being Sued For “Black Effect” Spoken Word Intro

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Doja Cat responds to social media calling her a 'racist'

Doja Cat attends Tidal X: The Rock the Vote Benefit Concert at Barclays Center on October 21, 2019 in Brooklyn, New

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A List of the Most Powerful Civil Rights Songs

Equal civil rights in America would have been pursued and strides would have been made without the participation of blues, gospel and folk singers and songwriters. But the presence of these artists and their remarkable contributions to the long struggle for equal civil rights in the U.S., plus the

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'So Proud': Fans Applaud Kandi Burruss for Making History as the First Female Winner of 'The Masked Singer'

Kandi Burruss recently made history as the first female artist to win “The Masked Singer” on Wednesday, May

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'You Did That': Tami Roman Shocks Fans with Her Singing Voice In Toni Braxton Challenge

Tami Roman has considered herself an “honorary” member of the Braxton family for years now, so it makes sense that she would tackle the Toni Braxton singing

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Simmons College of Kentucky [Louisville] (1879- )

Simmons College of Kentucky, the state’s oldest African American college, was founded in 1879. The college was established by former slaves to train the sons and daughters of fellow African Americans. In August of 1865, Rev. Henry Adams led the effort to create the institution where he proposed

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August Wilson (April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright whose work included a series of ten plays, The Pittsburgh Cycle, for which he received two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. Each work in the series is set in a different decade, and depicts comic and tragic aspects of the

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Breakdance History - 1970s to Today

The history of breakdance takes us back to the 1970s. Breakdance is a dynamic dance style that is a major component of the hip-hop culture. Breakdancing developed in the South Bronx of New York City during the late 20th century, coinciding with the disco

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Civil rights supporters caravan from Atlanta to Brunswick for Ahmaud Arbery

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Paul Quinn College (1872- )

Paul Quinn College, founded by members of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Austin, Texas in 1872, is the oldest African-American liberal arts college in the state and one of the oldest west of the Mississippi River. The institution was named for Bishop Paul Quinn who presided over

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Anthony Hamilton Connects us All with Hit New Single, “Back Together” Featuring Rick James

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Liberty University Basketball Star Leaves School Over President Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Racially Insensitive Tweet

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Ananya spreads artistic wings

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