Before the birth of our nation, people lived according to the station in which they were born. Until our Forefathers defied England’s King, dreams of a better life didn’t exist for most. With a few exceptions you lived the life that your …
Read the entire story here:Black History Month: Harriet Tubman – Champion of Freedom – Washington Times
Black History Month: Harriet Tubman – Champion of Freedom – Washington Times
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Black History Month: Heroes of the Underground Railroad – Toronto Star
February 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
even the famed U.S. abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, was among those who regularly gave lectures to packed society meetings. That same year also saw Toronto host the North American Convention of Coloured People, at which delegates endorsed a resolution …
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Black History Month events in Sacramento – Sacramento Bee
February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Black History Month is upon us and there will be scores of programs and activities taking place this month in celebration throughout the Sacramento area. Rosa Parks Day events will be held the first week of February, while Sacramento Public Library will be …
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Getting More People to Care About Missing Black Women – YAHOO!
January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
She said many of the missing black women are victims of human trafficking. Since 2008, her organization has helped to either locate or bring closure to 71 missing persons cases. This January alone, the organization helped find six people, and all six were …
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When Black Meant Republican – Huffington Post
January 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s easy to forget now, but just a few generations ago African-Americans overwhelmingly identified themselves as Republicans. The story of how the Party of Lincoln lost its black support is long and sad, but understanding what happened is critical as the …
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Black Scholar Of The Civil War Asks: Who’s With Me? – NPR News
December 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Civil War ended slavery in America. So why, asks author Ta-Nehisi Coates, do African-Americans, who benefited most from the conflict, take so little interest in it? Coates, a confessed Civil War obsessive, wrote about that question in his …
Read the entire story here:Black Scholar Of The Civil War Asks: Who’s With Me? – NPR News
Black Scholar Of The Civil War Asks: Who’s With Me? – NPR News
December 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Civil War ended slavery in America. So why, asks author Ta-Nehisi Coates, do African-Americans, who benefited most from the conflict, take so little interest in it? Coates, a confessed Civil War obsessive, wrote about that question in his …
Read the entire story here:Black Scholar Of The Civil War Asks: Who’s With Me? – NPR News
‘Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America’ by Cameron McWhirter – Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As World War I drew to a close in late 1918, the noted black author and activist James Weldon Johnson posed the issue that was on the minds of many African-Americans: Would their support for the war effort, on the battlefields of Europe and in …
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Santorum Bashes Cain on Abortion, Black Pro-Lifers Defend Him – LifeNews.com
October 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Jr.; and Pastor Dean Nelson of the Frederick Douglass Foundation. After his interview with CNN, Cain released a statement saying he is fully pro-life, saying he will appoint the kind of judges who would be inclined to consider reversing Roe v.
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Group Seeks Funds for Murals of Black History – msnbc.com
June 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) – An eastern Kentucky group is seeking enough funds to pay for two murals that would depict black history in the area. Brenda Martin, who is president of United Communities to Advance our Neighborhoods Inc., asked the Ashland Board of …
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