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This Ram Was a Patriot | Slate

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019African American Athletes, African American History ...

Wide receiver Willie Miller served two tours of duty in Vietnam and earned the Silver Star. Why has his story been forgotten?

How Zora Neale Hurston Helped Create the First Realistic Black Baby Doll | Literary Hub

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019African American History, African American Literature ...

WRITING LITERARY CLASSICS AND ADVISING AMERICAN TOYMAKERS

What the ‘Father of Black History’ Would Have Actually Wanted Americans to Do for Black History Month | Time

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019African American History, Black History ...

Olivia B Waxman, Time Carter G. Woodson, the “father of black history.” Image: Library of Congress. Featured Image [dropcap]The[/dropcap] official theme of Black History Month 2019, “Black Migrations,” is a fitting one: not only is migration one of today’s most pressing political issues, but it’s also a key part of the annual observance’s own history. […]

The Women Behind The Songs: Jessie Mae Robinson | NPR

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019African American History, African American Music ...

MEREDITH OCHS, NPR Jessie Mae Robinson’s songs have been recorded by hundreds of artists, from Louis Jordan to Lana Del Rey. Courtesy of the Robinson family. Featured Image [dropcap]Many[/dropcap] may know Wanda Jackson’s 1960s hit “Let’s Have a Party,” or even the versions performed by Led Zeppelin and Elvis Presley, but most will not recognize […]

Raleigh man opens first African-American-owned cultural art gallery | ABC11 Raleigh Durham

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019African American Art, African American History ...

Staff, ABC11 Raleigh Durham | Featured Image Text. Featured Image [dropcap]RALEIGH[/dropcap] (WTVD) — A local man has become the first African-American to own a cultural art gallery in Raleigh. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Jason Franklin opened the art gallery along with his daughter, Ashley, who is the Art Director. The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce held a […]

Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’ | The Atlantic

January 22, 2019January 17, 2022African American History, Black History ...

“We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation, because the goal of America is freedom.”

Florida Pardons the Groveland Four, 70 Years After Jim Crow-Era Rape Case | The New York Times

January 15, 2019African American History, Black History ...

The Jim Crow-era case attracted widespread attention in 1949. Shortly after the rape was reported, mobs of white residents set fire to homes and property belonging to black families in the Groveland area.

LISTEN: Nina Simone’s Ode to ‘Young, Gifted and Black’ Children Still Matters | Colorlines

January 15, 2019African American Activist, African American History ...

Meshell Ndegeocello and Somi discuss the enduring importance of Simone’s 1969 tribute to Black youth for NPR’s American Anthem series.

The Transatlantic Slave Trade: 500 Years Later the Diaspora Still Suffers | AFRO

January 11, 2019African American History, Black History ...

“The Transatlantic slave trade … for 400 years deprived Africa of its lifeblood for centuries and transformed the world forever.”

50 Years After Their Mug Shots, Portraits of Mississippi’s Freedom Riders | The New York Times [Lens]

January 10, 2019January 22, 2019African American Activist, African American History ...

Maurice Berger, The New York Times Gloria Bouknight, at 20 years old, and at 74 in 2015. While living in New York City, she discovered the Congress of Racial Equality, or CORE, on a visit to Harlem, and became an active member. Since then, she started a business representing European designers in the United States, […]