Black History Week

AHF to Commemorate MLK Holiday at Parades and Through Free HIV Testing Events Across the Country

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will commemorate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observed on January 18 by participating in MLK parades and hosting free HIV awareness and testing events in almost a dozen U.S. cities across the country, including Los

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photojournalist’s new documentary focuses on injustice and racism –

“Fighting for Justice,” a new documentary by Daytona Times photojournalist Duane C. Fernandez Sr., will make its debut on Saturday, July 18, at Cinematique Theater in Daytona

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‘What is Hampton University?’ The Right Answer to a Jeopardy! Clue!

Under the category “Historically Black Colleges Universities,” the question was: “This U. near the VA. ‘Roads’ region has an oak tree where the Emancipation Proclamation got its first southern

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BlackFacts.com Allows Parents to Give the Gift of Black History and Cultural Achievement to Their Children

This Black History Month, BlackFacts.com invites you to fill the minds of your loved ones, students and friends with more than gossip and negative

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Black History Month 2014

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Biography of Black Historian Carter G. Woodson

Carter G. Woodson is known as the father of black history. He worked tirelessly to establish the field of African-American history in the early 1900s. Born on Dec. 19, 1875, Woodson was the son of two former slaves who had nine children; he was the seventh. He rose from these modest origins to

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Two Restaurant Owners Gifted Rayshard Brooks’ Family With Car, Scholarships And More

Two Atlanta restaurant owners, Pinky Cole and Derrick Hayes, came together to gift Miller with a brand new car, three life insurance policies for her children and three scholarships to Clark Atlanta University for her children, TMZ

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Greene, Lorenzo Johnston (1899-1988)

Dr. Lorenzo Johnston Greene was a pioneering African American historian. Greene was born on November 16, 1899 in Ansonia, Connecticut. He received his BA from Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1924 and his MA in history from Columbia University in 1926. From 1928 to 1933, Greene served as

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Remembering Sara Dunlap Jackson (1919-1991)

In 1944 Sara Dunlap Jackson became one of the first African American professionals hired by the National Archives in Washington, D.C. where she specialized in western, military, social and African American topics. She continued at the Archives until her retirement in 1990. In the following

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Congress Could Make Juneteenth A National Holiday – Free Press of Jacksonville

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who has been leading the GOP’s efforts on police reform in the wake of mass Black Lives Matter protests, said over the weekend that he was “open” to the idea of designating Juneteenth as a federal

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

FATHERS ARE NEEDED AND DESERVE TO BE APPRECIATED! | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Unfortunately, because of the unique circumstance surrounding the attacks on Black families in the United States, Black fathers are not always taken

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When the Protesting Ends – Do You Just Go Home?

There is a ground swell in America, and for 13 days there has been multiracial protests and demonstrations based on the killing of George Floyd by four Minnesota

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Spingarn Medal

The Spingarn Medal is awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for outstanding achievement by an African

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Emancipation Park Conservancy Hosts Virtual Juneteenth Celebration

This week, the Emancipation Park Conservancy has hosted virtual programming and interactive activities throughout the week, with everything culminating on June 19, 2020, the Juneteenth

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Dash, Stacey (1967- )

Stacey Lauretta Dash is an American actress and talk show host. She is most widely known for co-staring in the film Clueless (1995), which later turned into a television series (1996-1999). She is also cited for her recurring role in The Cosby Show (1984–1992), The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

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Carter Goodwin Woodson

Carter G. Woodson was on this day in New Canton, Virginia. He became known as the Father of Black History. In 1926 Woodson created the first oh what is an annual celebration of African-American achievement. It was once called Negro History Week but is now called Black History Month.

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Remember that Black men vote too –

According to the 2019 the Center for American Progress States of Change report, 78 percent of Black men with a college degree voted for Clinton (16 percent voted for Trump) and 82 percent without a college degree voted Democrat (11 percent voted for

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A Washington D.C Teen Who Was Thrown In Dumpster In Viral Video Receives Makeover

In the video (which is above), the young woman is seen talking to a group of young

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When the Protesting Ends – Do You Just Go Home?

There is a ground swell in America, and for 13 days there has been multiracial protests and demonstrations based on the killing of George Floyd by four Minnesota

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

(1890) T. Thomas Fortune, “It Is Time To Call A Halt,”

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The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed | An Online Reference Guide to African American History by Professor Quintard Taylor, University of Washington

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Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950).

In 1920, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950) founded Associated Publishers. In February 1926, he announced the institution of Negro History Week, which coincided with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.In 1976, the observance was expanded to National Afro-American History

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New COVID-19 cases continue to drop in Black neighborhoods | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The number of new COVID-19 cases continue to drop in Black neighborhoods as Chicago moves closer to Phase 4 of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to reopen the

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(1841) Charles Lenox Remond, “Slavery and the Irish”

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Popular African-American Musicians

In 1926, a Harvard scholar by the name of Dr. Carter G. Woodson organized the first annual Negro History Week. The said event happened in the second week of February which also coincides with the birthdays of two great civil rights leaders: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. In honor of the

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Quintard Taylor Presentations on Film or Videotape, 1975-2016

The following are video presentations of lectures I have given as the Scott and Dorothy Bullitt Professor of American history from 2006 to the

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Showtime to debut "Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall", directed by Spike Lee

On February 26, during Black History Month, the Estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Legacy Recordings will release exclusive CD/DVD and CD/Blu Ray editions ofMichael Jackson’s revolutionary 1979 recording, Off The Wall. The package will include the original version of the album bundled with the new

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Trump Takes Credit For 'Making Juneteenth Famous' In Dumbfounding Interview

In an assertion that’s somehow as bold as it is clueless, President Donald Trump is congratulating himself for spreading awareness of Juneteenth, the day celebrating the end of slavery in

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How Old Were You When You First Learned About Black Wall Street?

It’s no secret that the many of the history curricula required to be taught in public schools do a piss-poor job of teaching about Black history outside of slavery and perhaps the Civil Rights

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News Wrap 6-19-20

News Wrap 6-19-20 The family of another black man killed by a Harris County Sheriff’s deputy is seeking answers….Could masks help curb our coronavirus crisis?…and we have some virtual events for you to check out …the stories coming up with ReShonda Tate Billingsely.

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