In advance of Presidents Day, a U.S. history quiz was written by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Some 41,000 Americans took it, with dismal results.
Even in the state with the best performance, Vermont, only 53 percent of the re ...
Posted Monday, February 18th 2019 at 10:09AM
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Phil Jackson in conversation with John Salley at Live Talks Los Angeles, June 12, 2012, discussing Jackson's book, 'Eleven Rings."
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Joel Augustus Rogers (September 6, 1880 – March 26, 1966) was a Jamaican-American author, journalist, and historian who contributed to the history of Africa and the African diaspora. After settling in the United States in 1906, he lived in Chicago and then New York City. He became interested in the ...
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The University of the Virgin Islands has become the first historically Black college or university to provide its students with free tuition.
After Hurricane Maria in 2017, the student retention rate at the university fell significantly. This new program was introduced by Lieutenant Governor and ...
Posted Sunday, February 17th 2019 at 1:58AM
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1. They'd rather we don't pay attention to the
Gossip and Drama spread about their Industries.
2. If someone special offers you Marijuana, don't
mess with it.
3. A man who loves you will take your hand and
lead you away from Danger and Fighting others.
4. You don't have to meet a Man in ...
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The pregnant royal was radiant in an all-white ensemble for her special evening at the museum.
By Jess Pullar
Duchess Meghan's tummy seems to be growing by the minute as she edges closer to her due date, but it hasn't stopped her from looking c ...
Posted Wednesday, February 13th 2019 at 1:07AM
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The Origins & Purpose of Black History Month
WHEN: Tuesday (Feb. 12) 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: ASU's Levi Watkins Learning Center (ASU Library) Lecture Hall on its first-floor (off of N. University Dr.).
As the nation celebrates Black History Month, join us at Alabama State University on Tues ...
Posted Monday, February 11th 2019 at 8:47PM
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Giant Negro Stereotype- The Giant Negro stereotype has been around for a century. Its effects are not only harmful for life threatening. Michael Brown was just the latest example.
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Kenyan technology evangelist, Roy Allela, displays the smart hand gloves which he invented. PHOTO | COURTESY
A 25-year-old Kenyan innovator has earned global recognition with his invention of a smart hand gloves which are capable of convert ...
Posted Sunday, February 10th 2019 at 8:28PM
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Today in Blackface: Gucci and Louis Vuitton
High End Fashion Makers Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Prada seem to have as part of the scheme, designing racist apparel, creating a media firestorm and have their boiler plate apology in hand before production even commences..
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Posted Sunday, February 10th 2019 at 10:23AM
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David Ruggles (March 15, 1810 – December 16, 1849) was an African-American abolitionist in Manhattan, New York who resisted slavery by his participation in a Committee of Vigilance and the Underground Railroad to aid fugitive slaves reach free states ...
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Deconstructing Political Cartoons | Understanding Symbolism
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The salt helps melt ice even if it’s freezing, and the sand keeps salt in place. But they can really inflict some major punishment upon a vehicle, See these tips from Nationwide for protecting it.
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Posted Friday, February 8th 2019 at 9:01PM
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Albinism is an inherited genetic condition that reduces the amount of melanin pigment formed in the skin, hair and/or eyes. Albinism occurs in all racial and ethnic groups throughout the world. In the U.S., approximately one in 18,000 to 20,000 peopl ...
Posted Wednesday, February 6th 2019 at 9:10PM
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Paul Robeson and the Bustill Family
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Weeks after releasing the video “That Magic,” southern songstress India.Arie has announced she’s ready to hit the road in support of her upcoming album, WORTHY.
“India’s North American trek will kick off April 30 at the Florida Theatre in Jackson ...
Posted Tuesday, February 5th 2019 at 8:59PM
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HOW FAR ARE YOU WILLING TO GO FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD ?
STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART GOSPEL SHOW LIVE CHRISTIAN'S MERGING TOGETHER MINISTRY IF YOU WANT TO HEAR SOMETHING DIFFERENT PLEASE CHECK OUT WJFP / WJCB FM BECAUSE GOD HAS SOME WORD FOR YOU AND SOME ...
Posted Sunday, February 3rd 2019 at 8:04PM
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Deconstructing Martin Luther King Jr.
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) on Friday acknowledged appearing in a “clearly racist and offensive” photograph in his 1984 medical school yearbook that shows a man in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan robe.
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Experience African American history, culture and entertainment in Washington, DC with this three-day trip itinerary.
Learn more about African American history and culture in Washington, DC.
Day 1: Gems on the National Mall
Morning
Start your day at the Martin Luther King, Jr. M ...
Posted Friday, February 1st 2019 at 8:22PM
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Under the leadership of the Office of the Provost, Oakwood University has planned a variety of activities for the observance of Black History Month 2019.
Events are planned with a strong education component, about the African American experience t ...
Posted Thursday, January 31st 2019 at 6:49PM
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Over $1.6 Million Distributed to HBCUs During Black History Month
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA), in partnership with the Educational Advancement Foundation (EAF), has pledged an endowment in the amount of $100,000 to Shaw Un ...
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