This week would’ve marked her 105th birthday — it’s time to move beyond the quiet seamstress narrative.
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Edwin Hampton, St. Aug bandleader: 1 of 300 | NOLA.com
“He didn’t just teach music. He taught manhood.”
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Malcolm X’s alleged assassin hiding in plain sight in Newark 50 years after civil rights leader was killed, author claims | Daily News
“It’s an affront to justice and an affront to the legacy of Malcolm.”
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The Harlem Hellfighters: African-American WWI heroes | New York Amsterdam News
Despite overt racism in their own country, the all-Black 369th Infantry Regiment of the 93rd Division, nicknamed the Harlem Hellfighters, fought alongside Caucasian Frenchmen in the trenches, some even wearing French uniforms.
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Honoring Black Artists in Light and Shadow | The New York Times
“It’s not just an image of a person,”
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What Kids Are Really Learning About Slavery | The Atlantic
A new report finds that the topic is mistaught and often sentimentalized—and students are alarmingly misinformed as a result.
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Baltimore Hosts Series of Events to Commemorate Frederick Douglass’ 200th Birthday | Good Black News
Baltimore is filled with special opportunities to experience Black History Month and Frederick Douglass’ legacy, especially during this memorable anniversary.
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Remembering the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike | AFRO
A War for Black Respect—“I Am A Man”
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The hidden history of black nationalist women’s political activism | The Conversation
Black History Month is an opportunity to reflect on the historical contributions of black people in the United States. Too often, however, this history focuses on black men, sidelining black women and diminishing their contributions.
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Lena Horne Honored by Postal Service in Black Heritage Stamp Series | The Washington Informer
The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday honored legendary performer and civil rights activist Lena Horne as the 41st honoree in its Black Heritage stamp series during a first-day-of-issue ceremony at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City.
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