Join Henry Louis Gates, Jr. as he looks at the last 50 years of African-American history — from Dr. King to President Obama, from James Brown to Beyoncé — charting the remarkable progress made and raising hard questions about the obstacles that remain in Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise. Watch the Mini-Series Event Tuesday November 15 & 22 at 8/7c only on PBS. Click to learn more.
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Posted Friday, November 4th 2016 at 7:34PM
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Despite what you read in some history books — such as the Biographical Dictionary of Congressional Women — Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) was not in 1972 the first African-American candidate to run for president of the United States.
In 1904, George ...
Posted Wednesday, October 26th 2016 at 7:33PM
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Khoudia Diop is a 19-year-old Senegalese model who was once bullied about her color. But now the self-proclaimed “Melanin Goddess” is taking the internet by storm with her beautifully rich skin tone.
“I was teased a lot growing up, because of my s ...
Posted Wednesday, October 26th 2016 at 7:25PM
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A high school football player in Mississippi allegedly had a noose placed around his neck and pulled back by one or more fellow students during a break in practice earlier this month.
The president of the Mississippi chapter of the NAACP is callin ...
Posted Wednesday, October 26th 2016 at 7:21PM
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Written by Buzz Reporter, Damon Arnold,
The cast of “Almost Christmas” spent their weekend as Rattlers at Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) homecoming to not only promote their new film, but to spread knowledge and advice to students preparing for life after college.
Actors Omar Epps, Roman ...
Posted Tuesday, October 25th 2016 at 11:41AM
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Madhouse TV welcomes new show “Colby’s Corner - REAL Teen Talk TV”.
New York, NY - October 24, 2016 - Madhouse TV welcomes new show “Colby’s Corner - REAL Teen Talk TV”. “Your premiere destination for Teens who want a safe place to learn and talk ...
Posted Tuesday, October 25th 2016 at 9:22AM
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White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities presents the 2016 HBCU National Conference, Oct. 24-25, 2016 - Live STREAM!
Watch the live stream of the 2016 HBCU National Conference during HBCU Week courtesy of NASA's Digit ...
Posted Monday, October 24th 2016 at 1:26PM
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By Tom Slater
19 October 2016
'I don’t know what Black Lives Matter does, so I can’t tell you how it compares to what the Black Panther Party was. I know what the BPP was. I know the lives we lost, the struggle we put into place, the efforts we m ...
Posted Friday, October 21st 2016 at 11:22AM
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Michael Canaan as bestselling author and social critic, James Baldwin.
Excerpt from: "Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100 Year Mission to Create the National Museum of African American History and Culture"
This audiobook contains many impressions ...
Posted Friday, October 21st 2016 at 10:56AM
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By Mary Riddell
With $80 billion, Bill Gates is the world’s richest man. So how does he spend his money? What makes his life worthwhile? And is his a happy marriage? Mary Riddell spends three months with the Microsoft billionaire to find the answers.
Microbes fascinate Bill Gates. On ...
Posted Friday, October 21st 2016 at 10:49AM
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Michael Canaan as Baseball Hall of Fame legend, Jackie Robinson.
Excerpt from: "Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100 Year Mission to Create the National Museum of African American History and Culture"
This audiobook contains many impressions of pro ...
Posted Friday, October 21st 2016 at 10:48AM
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Michael Canaan as President George Bush.
Excerpt from: "Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100 Year Mission to Create the National Museum of African American History and Culture"
This audiobook contains many impressions of prominent Americans from go ...
Posted Friday, October 21st 2016 at 10:45AM
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Michael Canaan as President Barack Obama.
Excerpt from: "Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100 Year Mission to Create the National Museum of African American History and Culture"
This audiobook contains many impressions of prominent Americans from g ...
Posted Friday, October 21st 2016 at 10:41AM
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ATLANTA (FinalCall.com)—Thousands packed into the historic Fox Theater in Atlanta for a keynote address, filled with guidance, warning and direct marching orders from the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan culminating the 21st anniversary celebration ...
Posted Wednesday, October 19th 2016 at 7:24PM
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A black Georgia teenager lost his leg about a month after a behavioral specialist working at his school threw him to the floor multiple times and then denied him medical treatment.
The 13-year-old student underwent amputation Tuesday, five weeks a ...
Posted Wednesday, October 19th 2016 at 7:15PM
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NEW YORK -- The 66-year-old woman fatally shot by a cop after she charged at him with a baseball bat assailed gun violence and racism in tweets.
Deborah Danner, who identified herself on social media as a programming aficionado who studied compute ...
Posted Wednesday, October 19th 2016 at 7:06PM
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About 2,000 Seattle educators wore Black Lives Matter shirts at their schools Wednesday to call for racial equity in education.
Schools across the district held “Black Lives Matter at School” rallies before classes began for the day. Students, par ...
Posted Wednesday, October 19th 2016 at 7:02PM
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by: Jonathan Borge
The red carpet isn’t a place you’ll often find Oprah Winfrey, but when she does decide to pose on the step and repeat, it’s surely unforgettable.
That’s what happened on Monday in Los Angeles, where the 62-year-old talk show host and multi-media mogul headed to Tinseltow ...
Posted Wednesday, October 19th 2016 at 12:03PM
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Wow... it has been a minute since I have been on here! I have a couple of black history profile posts that have over 25,000 hits! Very cool!
Well, although a bunch of people that used to follow me on here have probably long given up on the prosp ...
Posted Tuesday, October 18th 2016 at 9:52AM
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A secured party creditor is someone who holds the superior lien over the Corporate Fiction, Strawman, debtor. Click the link below to Become a Secured Party Creditor TODAY via a UCC-1 Lien Filing Process and various other documents through our Red ...
Posted Monday, October 17th 2016 at 10:37PM
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HOUSTON: Houston OBGYN Dr. Tamika Cross is kicking up a storm on Facebook with a maddening story of prejudice that will surely make you grit your teeth in frustration.
Cross was flying out of Detroit on a Delta Air Lines flight when a man became u ...
Posted Friday, October 14th 2016 at 1:14PM
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In You Have a Brain: A Teen’s Guide to Think Big, Dr. Carson unpacks the eight important parts of Thinking Big — Talent, Honesty, Insight, Niceness, Knowledge, Books, In-Depth learning, and God —and presents the stories of people who demonstrated tho ...
Posted Thursday, October 13th 2016 at 4:14PM
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They believe that all true Christian churches are of the devil.
They believe Jesus is not a God, but is the Archangel Michael – the first being created by God.
They believe Jesus died on a stake, rather than a cross.
They deny that Jesus rose bodi ...
Posted Tuesday, October 11th 2016 at 7:10AM
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Hollywood is coming to ASU. Mark your calendars and save the dates - Steve Harvey presents the 93rd annual Turkey Day Classic, November 19 - 24.
ASU's 2016 Turkey Day Classic and Hornet Homecoming celebration will include everything from concerts to a Day Party to the annual Turkey Day ...
Posted Monday, October 10th 2016 at 4:25PM
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