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An Act of Hate Toward an African American Family in Manhattan Beach Brings History Full Circle – Los Angeles Magazine

July 21, 2017African American History, Black History ...

When the past is the present

Little Known Black History Fact: Alice Allison Dunnigan | Black America Web

July 20, 2017September 5, 2018African American History, African American Journalism ...

Alice Allison Dunnigan blazed trials for future White House Correspondents like April D. Ryan when she became the first Black woman named in that role in 1948. Dunnigan is also the first Black woman reporter to gain credentials to the press galleries of the U.S. Congress, and also the first Black woman to be elected to the Women’s National Press Club.

9 Artists Explore Black Hair and Barbershop Culture | Creators

July 19, 2017African American Commuities, African American Entrepreneurs ...

The barbershop is one of the enduring safe spaces for the black community.

Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power | Timeout

July 18, 2017July 18, 2017African American Art, African American History ...

This exhibition flips the idea of ‘black art’ on its head, tracing an under looked 20-year period of creative innovation among African-American artists.

Karyn Parsons Is Telling The Stories Of Little-Known Black Icons – HuffPost

July 18, 2017African American Entertainment, African American Entrepreneurs ...

Hilary Banks is now a history buff, y’all.

‘The Universe Is Wide Open’: Ava Duvernay’s Wrinkle in Time Trailer Is Pure Black Girl Delight | The Grapevine

July 16, 2017African American Cinema, African American Entertainment ...

Around here in Nerdlandia (them more than me), we love comic books, Marvel reboots and some other weird shit.

Stress And Poverty May Explain High Rates Of Dementia In African-Americans | NPR

July 16, 2017African American Health, African American News ...

Harsh life experiences appear to leave African-Americans vulnerable to Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, researchers reported Sunday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London.

Black Women Awarded More Master’s Degrees Than Black Men | Afro

July 14, 2017July 14, 2017African American Education, African American News ...

Black women are being awarded Master’s degrees at a significantly higher proportion than Black men at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), a 1990-2015 National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) shows.

Before Rosa Parks, A Teenager Defied Segregation On An Alabama Bus | NPR

July 13, 2017African American History, African American News ...

Rosa Parks is well-known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a public bus in Montgomery, Ala., in December 1955.

Three Generations of Black Women in Family Photos | The New York Times (Lens)

July 13, 2017African American Families, African American History ...

In an elegant room, in front of a shadowy and dramatic alcove, sits a woman dressed in a billowing red garment. Her feet are planted firmly on the ground. She stares with determination at the camera. A young girl stands next to her.