LEROI JONES YOUNG SPIRIT HOUSE MOVERS AND PLAYERS, FROM INSIDE BED-STUY, 1968
Described by Inside Bedford-Stuyvesant producer Charles Hobson as one of the program’s “most-requested pieces”, this video features the Leroi Jones Young Spirit House Movers and Players delivering a jaw-droppingly powerfu ...
Posted Wednesday, April 4th 2018 at 6:45PM
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Ella Little-Collins
She was an American civil rights activist and the half-sister of Malcolm X. She was born in Butler, Georgia, to Earl Little and Daisy Mason-Little; her paternal grandparents were John (Big Pa) Lee Little and Ella Gray-Little, ...
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Doris "Dorie" Miller (October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943)
He was a Messman Third Class that the United States Navy noted for his bravery during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was the first African American to be awarded th ...
Posted Wednesday, April 4th 2018 at 10:00AM
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James Van Der Zee is probably one of the most famous African American photographers in history. He photographed many celebrities during theHarlem Renaissance such as Florence Mills and Hazel Scott.
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Posted Wednesday, April 4th 2018 at 9:57AM
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Lerone Bennett Jr.
Is an African-American scholar, author and social historian, known for his analysis of race relations in the United States. His best-known works include Before the Mayflower (1962) and Forced into Glory (2000), a book about U.S ...
Posted Tuesday, April 3rd 2018 at 10:11AM
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Pearl Mae Bailey (1918–1990)
Legendary entertainer Pearl Mae Bailey was born on March 29, 1918 in Southamption County, Virginia to Rev. Joseph and Ella Mae Bailey. She grew up in Newport News, Virginia. Bailey began her acting and singing career ...
Posted Tuesday, April 3rd 2018 at 10:07AM
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Sarah Forbes Bonetta (1843-1880)
A princess of the Egbado clan of the Yoruba people, is best known as the goddaughter of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. Bonetta was born in 1843 in what is now southwest Nigeria. Her parents' names are unknown as ...
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Soul Brother #1. Juan Garrido is considered the first African American. The first known African to step foot on what would become the USA, he was a Black Conquistador, explorer and much more... True Story !
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Posted Monday, April 2nd 2018 at 2:02PM
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Seneca Village was a small village in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, founded by free black people. Seneca Village existed from 1825 through 1857, when it was destroyed for the construction of Central Park. Before its destruction the Black folks built a strong community that had tons of p ...
Posted Saturday, March 31st 2018 at 6:01PM
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Bro. Ra Born is back with a MUST SEE presentation on WEAPONIZING HISTORY: New York Vigilance Committee and the Origin of Rikers Island, the most notorious jail in America.
🔥💯Peace Family. "NBK" (New Black Knowledge) has been nominated for a Saneter Tv ...
Posted Saturday, March 31st 2018 at 1:12AM
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Lena Lowe Jordan: Registered Nurse & Hospital Administrator For Two Black Institutions...
Lena Lowe Jordan was an African-American registered nurse and hospital administrator who managed two institutions for blacks—a hospital for the care of cri ...
Posted Friday, March 30th 2018 at 9:28AM
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NBK Truthstorian presents Give The Drummer Some, The Soundtrack of the African Diaspora. Give the Drummer Some explores the African diaspora and their connection to the drum.
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