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Betty Williams, Retired Baltimore Educator, Dies at 94 | AFRO

November 29, 2017African American Education, African American Families ...

Betty Williams, a veteran Baltimore City Public Schools teacher and administrator and a literary scholar, died recently after a brief illness. She was 94.

Mississippi’s bold new Civil Rights Museum offers unflinching view of US history | The Guardian

November 27, 2017African American Families, African American History ...

Jackson’s new Civil Rights Museum and its neighbour, the Museum of Mississippi History, have a joint launch on 9 December, in advance of a year of events across the south marking 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination.

African American Museum To Digitize Vintage Photos, Videos For Black Families | Huffington Post

November 24, 2017African American Families, KOLUMN ...

“We recognize the importance of these vernacular, homemade images, this folk cinema, as an alternate history to the kinds of history that the mass media tells.”

Baroque-Inspired Portraits Of Black Girls Highlight Their Amazing Natural Hair So Other Girls Would Stop Hiding It | Bored Panda

November 20, 2017African American Families, African American Lives ...

We are all full of natural beauty, we just need to bring it out. Regis and Kahran, a husband and wife team behind CreativeSoul did just that, only for young black ladies. Focusing on their hair, the duo created Afro Art, a series of gorgeous portraits that has cast a spell on everyone’s eyes.

There Are More Black Catholics in the U.S. Than Members of the A.M.E. Church | The Atlantic

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017African American Families, KOLUMN ...

How black Americans defy religious stereotypes—and navigate race relations in historically white, European spaces.

Fascinating Facts About A Slave Who Outsmarted Her Master, And Cleverly Gained Extraordinary Wealth | The Black Loop

November 15, 2017African American Families, African American History ...

Back in the days of slavery, many slave masters and overseers often failed to acknowledge the fact that African-Americans were intelligent, innovative, and creative despite the oppression they faced and the disadvantages endured.

‘We Need to Normalize the Black Family Again:’ Author Hopes to Reinforce Traditional Families with New Children’s Book | Atlanta Black Star

November 15, 2017December 25, 2019African American Families, African American Literature ...

While children’s books are getting more diverse over the years, the truth is they’re still disproportionately white.

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