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Jack Daniel’s Embraces a Hidden Ingredient: Help From a Slave | The New York Times

July 25, 2017African American History, African American Lives ...

LYNCHBURG, Tenn. — Every year, about 275,000 people tour the Jack Daniel’s distillery here, and as they stroll through its brick buildings nestled in a tree-shaded hollow, they hear a story like this:

Hill Harper Adopted A Baby At Age 51 – Black America Web

July 5, 2017September 11, 2017African American Families, African American Lives ...

Hill Harper has an impressive resume: He is an accomplished actor, author, has a Harvard law degree and even started his own skincare line. Now, he can add fatherhood to his list.

Web series ‘Little Apple’ tells story of girl growing up in gentrified Harlem – The Grio

June 28, 2017African American Cinema, African American Lives ...

Internet meet Little Apple, the wittiest 10-year old that you need to know. She’s really not your typical 10-year old.

Ferguson Activist from Iconic Photo Found Dead In Car from Gunshot Wound – Atlanta Black Star

May 8, 2017May 9, 2017African American Lives, Black Lives Matter ...

Ferguson, Mo., activist Edward Crawford, 27 was found dead in his car Thursday, May 5, from a gunshot wound. Crawford was captured in this iconic photo throwing a police tear gas canister away from children rallying on the street during the August 2014 Mike Brown protests.

Little-known ‘Colored Girls Museum’ open in Germantown – Chestnut Hill Local

May 3, 2017African American History, African American Lives ...

The Colored Girls Museum, 4613 Newhall St. in Germantown, helps to redress the frequent disregard of black women’s lives and labor.

Chronicling Black Women’s Activist Work at the Hammer Museum – Hyperallergic

March 29, 2017African American Commuities, African American Lives ...

A series of talks and events between March 28 and 30, co-presented by the African-American Policy Forum, examines the role of black women and girls in the struggle for civil rights.