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South Jersey Black church being turned into museum honoring Harriet Tubman | New York Amsterdam News

December 31, 2018

Facebook0Twitter0MailCyril Josh Barker, New York Amsterdam News A previously unknown portrait of Harriet Tubman. Library of Congress. Featured Image Reports indicate that a church in Cape May, N.J., is being transformed into a museum honoring abolitionist and political activist Harriet Tubman. The Macedonia Baptist Church is converting the next-door home of its late pastor, the […]

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Gladys West, the ‘hidden figure’ of GPS, inducted into Air Force hall of fame | The Hill Dr. Gladys West, a mathematician and one of the so-called “Hidden Figures” who was lesser known for her contributions to inventing GPS, has been inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame.

December 28, 2018December 28, 2018

Dr. Gladys West, a mathematician and one of the so-called “Hidden Figures” who was lesser known for her contributions to inventing GPS, has been inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame.

Dawoud Bey, African American Lives, Black Lives, African American Communities, Black Communities, African American Art, Black Art, African American Photography, Black Photography, African American Photojournalism, Black Photojournalism, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue

Dawoud Bey: 40 Years of Photos Affirming the ‘Lives of Ordinary Black People’ | The New York Times A new retrospective book “Seeing Deeply” reveals his decades-long exploration of community, memory and photography.

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018

A new retrospective book “Seeing Deeply” reveals his decades-long exploration of community, memory and photography.

African American History, Black History, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, Jackie Collins, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN

Even Though He Is Revered Today, MLK Was Widely Disliked by the American Public When He Was Killed | Smithsonian Magazine Seventy-five percent of Americans disapproved of the civil rights leader as he spoke out against the Vietnam War and economic disparity

December 26, 2018

Seventy-five percent of Americans disapproved of the civil rights leader as he spoke out against the Vietnam War and economic disparity

Madame CJ Walker, Richelieu Dennis, African American Entrepreneur, Black Entrepreneur, Black Business, Black Owned Business, African American Business, African American History, Black History, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue

[VIDEO] New Voices Foundation Acquires Madam C.J. Walker’s Estate To Create Think Tank For Black Women Entrepreneurs | Essence The Villa Lewaro estate will be used as a "learning institute, or think tank, to foster entrepreneurship for present and future generations," according to New Voices Foundation's Richelieu Dennis.

December 23, 2018

The Villa Lewaro estate will be used as a “learning institute, or think tank, to foster entrepreneurship for present and future generations,” according to New Voices Foundation’s Richelieu Dennis.

African American History, Black History, African American Politics, Ayanna Pressley, Shirley Chisholm, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, Willoughby Avenue

Ayanna Pressley Will Get The Old Office Of Shirley Chisholm, First Black Congresswoman | Huffpost Massachusetts’ first black woman elected to Congress said Shirley Chisholm is her “shero.”

December 21, 2018

Massachusetts’ first black woman elected to Congress said Shirley Chisholm is her “shero.”

Lynching, U.S. Lynching, African American Lynching, Southern Lynching, Jim Crow, Jim Crow South, Racism, Slavery, Post Slavery, American History, U.S. History, Black History, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, Willoughby Avenue

Senate passes anti-lynching bill after nearly 200 failed attempts | The Washington Times The Senate unanimously approved legislation Wednesday making mob lynching a federal civil rights crime, after a century of attempts.

December 20, 2018

The Senate unanimously approved legislation Wednesday making mob lynching a federal civil rights crime, after a century of attempts.

African American History, Black History, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue

Powerful Photos From One of Texas’ Most Historic Black Communities “The land represents the blood, heart, and soul of our African American heritage.”

December 20, 2018

“The land represents the blood, heart, and soul of our African American heritage.”

African American History, Black History, Azellia White, African American Pilot, Black Pilot, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN, KINDR'D Magazine, KINDR'D, Willoughby Avenue

The First Female Black Pilot in Texas Turns 105: Azellia White’s Will to Fly | Texas Hill Country Azellia White may be 105 years old, but she clearly remembers becoming the first African-American woman in Texas to receive her pilot’s license!

December 19, 2018

Azellia White may be 105 years old, but she clearly remembers becoming the first African-American woman in Texas to receive her pilot’s license!

Whitney Plantation, African American Museum, Black Museum, African American History, Black History, KOLUMN Magazine, KOLUMN

Slavery Reparations Could Cost Up to $14 Trillion, According to New Calculation | Newsweek

December 18, 2018January 7, 2019

Facebook0Twitter0MailDoug Main , Newsweek The Permanent Memorial to Honor the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, in New York City, acknowledges a tragic chapter in the nation’s history. Some have argued that reparations for slavery would help heal long-festering racial strife. EDUARDO MUNOZ / REUTERS. Featured Image In 1865, toward the end of […]

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