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According to USAToday.com, The Underground Railroad Freedom Center, in Cincinnati, is facing financial hardship due to large cutbacks in their budget and funding from local and state institutions. The center’s focus is on telling the stories of abolitionists from the Underground Railroad, but they have recently expanded to included contemporary slavery and human-trafficking.
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For more than three decades, Aaron’s 755 career home runs was the proverbial carrot for every slugger’s stick. And by 2007, Aaron was ready to let it go.
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James Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri, but would make his mark in New York City as one of the key voices of the Harlem Renaissance.
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James Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri, but would make his mark in New York City as one of the key voices of the Harlem Renaissance.
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The South’s racism was on full display as African Americans from Virginia to Alabama and beyond fought for equality. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. became the face of the movement.
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Black History Month is the time in which we celebrate historical African American people, events and culture. Here is a list of local community events celebrating our rich black history during the month of February.
Houston Community College: Annual Black History Gala
Hilton-Americas Hotel
1600 Lamar
713.739.8000
Each year, HCC and its generous sponsors throw the Annual Black History Gala which raises scholarship funds for Houston Community College students. Past gala keynote speakers include Spike Lee, Soledad O’Brien and James Earl Jones. The gala takes
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Black History Month is the time in which we celebrate historical African American people, events and culture. Here is a list of local community events celebrating our rich black history during the month of February.
University of Houston: Whispers from the Colored Section
Cullen Performance Hall
4800 Calhoun
713.743.1000
Urban Souls Dance Company will perform Whispers from the Colored Section – a celebration of Black History told through dance on February 12 at 8 p.m. The work will feature choreography by Harrison Guy,
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Despite the rough nature of his sport, Muhammad Ali was one of the smoothest persons ever to walk the Earth. His poetic verse and well-considered metaphors came out a time during the 1960s when boxers were
better known for punching than speaking. But Muhammad Ali did speak, and spoke intelligently – in a loud, boisterous and uncompromising voice. In this way, Ali was the public epitome of
As our battle to name The Greatest Black Sitcom of All-Time rages on, Bobby Brown explains why Sanford & Son should still be in the competition.
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Uptown magazine co-founder Len Burnett talks about how a reality check by his father inspired him to become a succesful magazine publisher in this episode of Way Black When.
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Charlotte boutique owner Leonard Gresham, owner of Styles By Privilege, says Duke Ellington was more than a musician. He was a master of style.
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Charlotte-based columnist Mary C. Curtis pays homage to her parents in this episode of Way Black When.
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Charlotte-based R&B singer Rudy Currence talks about the influence of family and God in this episode of Way Black When.
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Charlotte-based actor and cutie Yandrick Paraison talked about how his parents, Haitian immigrants, inspired him in this episode of Way Black When.
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