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Federal funding to preserve historic buildings on HBCU campuses

September 21, 2016African American Education, KOLUMN ...

Cheyney and Lincoln universities could be in line for federal funds to preserve significant sites on their campuses.

For Some African-Americans, Efforts To #BuyBlack Present Challenges

September 21, 2016#BuyBlack, African American Entrepreneurs ...

The idea of black capitalism goes back many decades. Civil rights activists Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey advocated African-Americans creating and doing business with their own to build wealth in their community.

Bigots Beware: White Athletes Are Becoming Sympathetic to Anthem Protests

September 20, 2016African American Commuities, African American History ...

We have, as of this writing, not seen white, male pro athletes join the “Kaepernick protests.” But you can sense that it is coming.

Africans Struggle to Succeed in D.C.

September 19, 2016African American Commuities, KOLUMN ...

In March 2015, the MOAA and the George Mason University Institute for Immigrant Research launched a project to get a sense of the demographics of Africans living in the District and the metropolitan area. The report from this project is called “Diversity in the District: African Immigrants in Washington, D.C.” and reveals in detail what countries African immigrants come from, where they live in the city, and what their occupations and income levels are.

The Only Way for Muslim Americans to Be Considered Patriotic: Stay Silent

September 19, 2016African Economics, KOLUMN ...

From Khizr Khan to Fareed Zakaria, Muslims who speak out are smeared as un-American.

Documenting The History Of African-Americans In The California Gold Rush

September 19, 2016African American History, KOLUMN ...

The history of African-Americans and the California Gold Rush is a complicated one, and often overlooked. But it’s part of the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Mae Reeves’ Hats Hang At National Museum Of African American History And Culture

September 19, 2016March 31, 2020African American Entrepreneurs, African American History ...

African-American women have been wearing fancy hats to church for generations. That tradition is being celebrated at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, which officially opens in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 24. Vintage turbans, caps and fascinators that span a half-century are on display — all from the shop of one woman.

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