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The AFRO-AMERICAN Almanac is an on-line presentation of the African in America. We present a historical perspective of a nation, its people, and its cultural evolution.

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The African-American Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray Collection, 1880 - 1920, contains 351 rare pamphlets offering insight into attitudes and ideas of African-Americans between Reconstruction and the First World War.

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This Library of Congress exhibition, The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, showcases the Library's incomparable African American collections. The special presentation is not only a highlight of what is on view in this major black history exhibition, but also a glimpse into the Library's vast holdings of African American materials. Both include a wide array of important and ...

Sun, Jun, 16, 2002 Sign up now for our free daily email newsletter! Email Address ITTY BITTY BITS: Bow Wow gets charitable, Speech gets Spiritual, Digital Underground gets sexual and lots more In support of his new film, Like Mike, Bow Wow will hang with fans in Detroit as he lends support for a local charity. The rapper-turned-movie-star will meet fans in Auburn Hills, then participate in a ...

The Soul Of America site, SoulOfAmerica.com, puts the soul in travel. We locate Afrocentric treasures - the arts, cultural sites, churches, historic sites, black owned restaurants, nightclubs, radio stations, shops, and galleries - including travel tips and travel demographics.

African-American Women On-line Archival Collections Special Collections Library, Duke University Elizabeth Johnson Harris: Life Story Elizabeth Johnson Harris was born in Augusta, Georgia, in 1867 to parents who had been slaves. Her 85 page handwritten memoir provides glimpses of her early childhood, of race relations, of her own ambivalence about her place as an African-American in society, and ...

Small but growing collection of transcriptions of the reports and records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, commonly known as the Freedmen's Bureau.

Based on the lives of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojurner Truth and others this site is an Internet based curriculum enhancement tool for Black History education programs. The Internet African American History Challenge consists of test questions based on the lives of important 19th century African Americans. The questions are based on biographical profiles (available at the ...

Juneteenth.com is nexxus for all Juneteenth organizations, sponsors and supporters. See the comprehensive database of Juneteenth celebrations across the country and beyond.

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Building Community...Expanding Markets...Creating Value! Shopping The Village MarketPlace Hundreds of products that cater to African American consumers! Advertise in the Village MarketPlace Target Affluent African Americans and expand the market for your products Black History Gifts @LittleAfrica.com Start here for unique Afrocentric Items! Community LittleAfrican of the Month Individuals and ...

DANCE IN AMERICA presents Free To Dance a three-part documentary that chronicles the crucial role that African-American choreographers and dancers have played in the development of modern dance as an American art form. Tracing this phenomenon against the backdrop of America's social, political, and cultural landscape, the series captures the struggle for artistic freedom and spotlights the ...

Welcome to Urban Joint, an interactive site featuring the latest and hottest new and upcoming artist. Here you will find the artist featured in the published CD-ROM.

Women of color, women of words homepage women of color, women of words is a site dedicated to African American women who have gifted, shaken up, and disturbed the theatre world with their powerful words. It is a testament to their courage and perseverance. Hopefully, this site will encourage other sister storytellers to make their words heard. News!: Suzan-Lori Parks wins a Pulitzer Prize for ...

Blackhistory.com is a community site dedicated to past influential and living black leaders and the history surrounding them.

LA Times Pick EVERYTHING ABOUT KWANZAA... DEFINITION OF KWANZAA Kwanzaa is a unique African American celebration with focus on the traditional African values of family, community responsibility, commerce, and self-improvement. Kwanzaa is neither political nor religious and despite some misconceptions, is not a substitute for Christmas. It is simply a time of reaffirming African-American people, ...

Featuring mystery and suspense fiction by African American authors; includes bibliographies, plot summaries, new releases, links, chat room, and more ...

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Correspondent Henry Louis Gates, Jr examines the great class divide within the black community and how to end it.

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TimBookTu is a site featuring stories, poetry and essays dedicated to giving greater exposure to up-and-coming writers and poets who wish to express themselves in the written form on topics that relate to the African-American experience and culture.

Focuses on African American singers and composers who have contributed significantly to the world of vocal classical music. Includes extensive bibliographies, biographies, music links and bookstore access ...

This project documents a selection of important events in African American history. Currently it begins with the 1857 Dred Scott case and continues through Plessy v. Ferguson, the civil rights movement from 1955-1965, and school integration. It may be expanded in the future to contain information on other topics as well.

Read about Black Superhero History Visit the Superhero Exhibit Hall Our Gallery of Superhero Art Articles and Related Items | HOME | HISTORY | EXHIBITS | GALLERY | ARTICLES | SUBMIT | LINKS | click an image to view larger version PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION A SUCCESS! On May 11th 2002, the 1st East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC) was held in Philadelphia, PA and it was quite a success.

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Subject: African American Items marked RESTRICTED are available to University of Virginia users only, due to licensing requirements. Users of these texts agree to adhere to our Conditions of Use. For tips on searching the collection, consult our helpsheet. Help | Mail | Return University of Virginia users only: search all works including African American texts All other users: search all ...

Subject: African American Items marked RESTRICTED are available to University of Virginia users only, due to licensing requirements. Users of these texts agree to adhere to our Conditions of Use. For tips on searching the collection, consult our helpsheet. Help | Mail | Return University of Virginia users only: search all works including African American texts All other users: search all ...

BillyBear4Kids.com says Happy Kwanzaa. You'll find lots of free things to do here for Kwanzaa. Including Screen Savers and free Wallpaper. Lots of Kwanzaa, greeting cards, games and downloads.

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Select A City ... Atlanta California Chicago Detroit Miami New Orleans New York Philadelphia Washington D.C. Larenz Tate speaks with SOCIALSTEP.COM Larenz Tate returns to the big screen. See what he tells SOCIALSTEP.COM about his new movie, his website and what he never wanted you to find out. See his conversation with SOCIALSTEP here Wanna go out See what's happening in cities around the ...

The African American Great Migration v The North by South webpage explores the multiple dimensions of the Great Migration of African-Americans from the rural South to Northern cities. Epic in scale, monumental in its long-term social and cultural impact, the Great Migration stands as the largest internal movement of people in the history of the United States. Between the years 1900 and 1960, ...

Ebonics Information Page CAL Statement to the Media on Ebonics Language Policy and Public Knowledge by Carolyn Temple Adger, CAL Staff A Linguist Looks at the Ebonics Debate by Charles J. Fillmore, University of California, Berkeley Charles J. Fillmore's Speech at the American Cultures Center, UC Berkeley, Feb. 1997 Dialect Readers Revisited by John R. Rickford and Angela E. Rickford A summary ...

From Kids Domain! Kwanzaa is an African-American holiday about the festival of the first harvest of the crops. It begins on December 26, and lasts for seven days. The name Kwanzaa, sometimes spelled Kwanza, comes from a phrase which means first fruits in Swahili, an East African language. About Kwanzaa Send an ECard Clip Art Printable Activities Coloring Pages Music and Video Online Games Mac ...

Deta Creative Arts Foundation was incorporated in April 1971, as a nonprofit, tax exempt organization. Now recognized as one of Chicago's leading African American cultural performing arts institutions, eta has garnered a national and international reputat ...

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The Bridgewater State College HOBA Web Site is a comprehensive, stimulating, and interactive learning experience. The web site features a gallery of the historical figures inducted into the Hall of Black Achievement and chronicles their lives, contributions, and the period of history in which they lived.

Audition for a shot at the big time: new york's apollo theater! National Black Arts Festival July 19-28, 2002 The most comprehensive assembly of creativity of people of African American descent A celebration of the influence of African-based aesthetic on world culture An opportunity to promote understanding between diverse communities Events Tickets Donate Jennifer Holliday Atlanta, Georgia USA ...

Kwanzaa on the Net Holidays on the Net Additional Holiday Celebrations Kwanzaa yenu iwe na heri Welcome to A Celebration of Kwanzaa Kwanzaa is a 7 day festival celebrating the African American people, their culture and their history. It is a time of celebration, community gathering, and reflection. A time of endings and beginnings. Kwanzaa begins on December 26th and continues until New Years ...

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Welcome graphic courtesy of Avon Corporation Click here for a new Job Opportunity in Indiana! Check out the 2001 Signifyin' & Testifyin' Master Storyteller Festival Featured Tellers Click Here To the Black Storytellers Alliance home page. We want to assist you in finding out the information that you need about the power of the oral tradition as practiced by African people in the Diaspora. Our ...

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These BrotherMen are legendary songwriters Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, producers of The Sound of Philadelphia ; photographer Chester Higgins Jr., who documents the African Diaspora in America and worldwide; choreographer/performer David Rousseve, Vice Chair, World Arts and Cultures at UCLA; and the late Pops Staples, performer, civil rights activist and patriarch of the Staple Singers.

Welcome to my salute to Cartoonists who paved the way for others like me in the cartooning industry. Their contribution was, & still is in being the early pioneers of Color who created & drew comics & cartoons during the 1920s, 30s, 40s, 50s & 60s. (70s on, see contemporary cartoonists) More often than not, when books were written in celebration of 100 years of cartooning art, they are not ...

Welcome to the Web Site of the Sojourner Truth Memorial Statue Project in Florence, Massachusetts! Sojourner Truth, a former slave who lived in Florence, MA in the Mid-1800's, was a nationally known advocate for equality and justice. A group of citizens from many walks of life, have come together to create a memorial statue and site honoring her life and work. The following pages describe the ...

The AmASSI Center of Los Angeles Committed to the health, wellness and cultural affirmation of our diverse community ABOUT AmASSI AmASSI is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit community health, wellness and cultural center. The name AmASSI is an acronym for the African, American, Advocacy, Support-Services & Survival Institute. AmASSI provides preventive health (i.e. HIV/AIDS/STDs/cancer. etc.), ...

Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival is a family celebration of the heritage, culture, history, arts and cuisine of Africans, African Americans, and African Caribbeans. August 10-11, 2002, Annapolis, Maryland ...

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Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore tells the story of America's first civil rights martyr.

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Directions to June 12, 2002 Dedication Ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland Attend the June 12th Ceremony Dedicating the Final Phase of the Memorial Site Story Wall and Compass Rose to be Unveiled for the First Time Contribute to the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation Looking for Summer Entertainment - Buy a Copy of Roots and Other Books or Videos by Alex Haley Plan a Visit to the Memorial Learn More ...

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What's New: Saturday, June 22nd Rivers | A Birthday Party for Langston Hughes Poets and jazz musicians celebrate Hughes' centennial.Tickets on sale at 718.858.2424 or Ticketweb. 2000-2001 651 ARTS | 651 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11217 | TEL: 718.636.4181 FAX: 718.636.4166 | E-mail: info@651arts.org ...

Wrapped in Pride explores the history of traditional Ghanaian weaving and its impact on cultures beyond Africa's shores. A collaboration between the National Museum of African Art and the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture, the exhibition is installed in two locations--the National Museum of African Art and the Arts & Industries Building (through the garden ...

BACKGROUND Introduction The Beginning of Slavery Slave Trade Middle Passage Slave Codes and Resistance Slavery and Race The Anti-Slavery Movement The Underground Railroad EVENTS A Nation in Crisis: Slavery Timeline Slave Revolts and Rebellions Uncle Tom's Cabin The Amistad Insurrection Harper's Ferry Dred Scott Case Election of 1860 The Civil War Reconstruction PERSONALITIES John Q. Adams John ...

Welcome to the South Carolina African-American History project online. The African-American History project is brought to you through the partnership of BELLSOUTH, SCETV and WIS-TV. The project, now in its thirteenth year, provides educators a method of identifying role models for all youth. ...

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Welcome to The African American Success Foundation Your place for positive information about African Americans! Thank you for stopping by the African American Success Foundation! Prepare to learn about many fantastic accomplishments of African Americans in the United States and throughout the African Diaspora. Mission Possible: Promoting the Positive Image of African Americans Our mission is to ...

Fifty years ago, Ray Sprigle of the Post-Gazette posed as a black man to experience firsthand what life was like for 10 million people living under the system of legal segregation known as Jim Crow. As he wrote in his 21-part series, I Was a Negro in the South for 30 Days : I quit being white, and free, and an American citizen when I climbed aboard that Jim Crow coach. . . . From then on, ...

Return to Coombs home page The Immigrant Heritage of America By Norman Coombs Originally published by Twayne Press in 1972 as part of The Immigrant Heritage of America Contents Preface PART ONE From Freedom to Slavery 1. African Origins The Human Cradle West African Empires The Culture of West Africa 2. The Human Market The Slave Trade Caribbean Interlude 3. Slavery As Capitalism The Shape of ...

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African Genesis Presented by Smith/McIver Our African American Culture! Music History Business Afro Griot L.A. Guide This site offers contemporary and historic information concerning Black America and the African Diaspora. Inclulding: African American History, Music, News & Comments, Business and Entrepreneurship.

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THE CIRCLE BROTHERHOOD ASSOCIATION We are pleased to meet you. We are a group of African American men practicing, and dedicated to, the quality of life, successful manhood and parenting, economic growth and development, and the pursuit of excellence and spiritual development. For information about our organization contact one of the members below. contents of this page our special web pages OUR ...

For reference, a partial list of the more than 6000 books in Glo's & Scott's home library. The Fat African American Library CONTENTS: (on six pages) LINKS TO AUTHOR'S HOME PAGES BIOGRAPHIES CHILDREN GENERAL NON-FICTION POETRY RELIGIOUS/SPIRITUAL PLAYS AFRICAN & CARRIBEAN HUMOR HISTORICAL FICTION MYSTERY MISCELLANEOUS FICTION SCIENCE FICTION Opened3/1/96. Updated 8/25/98. visitors. = NEW Though ...

June 19th is known in many places as Juneteenth... History of Juneteenth What is Juneteenth Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that all slaves were now free. Note that this was two and a half ...

An independent non-profit theater specializing in African American dramatic arts, located in Brooklyn and celebrating its 30th anniversary season in 2001 - 2002.

The African American Art & Culture Complex, located in San Francisco, encourages appreciation of Afrocentric Art and Culture through community programs and activities.

5th Annual Conference for African-American Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences (CAARMS5) Preliminary Program June 22-25, 1999 The University of Michigan In June, the Department of Mathematics and Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan will co-host the 5th Annual Conference for African-American Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences (CAARMS5). The ...

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The African Overseas Union promotes intercultural understanding through educational programs and through recognition of the contributions of individuals to society's general welfare.

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Center for the Arts of the African Diaspora, CAAD Inc., CAADWEB.ORG, Our mission is to educate the global community regarding the arts of the African Diaspora; to preserve that heritage and culture, and to provide exposure for artists of color in all artistic forms.

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Excerpted from the book: The Complete Kwanzaa Celebrating Our Cultural Harvest Copyright 1995 by Dorothy Winbush Riley Visit our other Web sites: AandE.com, Biography.com, HistoryTravel.com, HistoryInternational.com & Mysteries.com 2001 A&E Television Networks. All rights reserved. Advertising Information | Feedback | Sign Up | Privacy | Terms of Service | Employment Opportunities Click here ...

Learn about Charlotte & Mecklenburg County's rich history with the CM Story. Mecklenburg People, African American community, Mecklenburg timeline of events, People on the Hill ...

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Juneteenth: Real History by Aussie Meyer aussie@compassnet.com One of the great truisms of my hometown of Galveston is Never underestimate the power of historical little old ladies. The joint is a tourist town, an island with beaches, and a long and rowdy history. Our old ladies did us a boon by turning a district of ratty old waterfront warehouses into a pretty impressive historical district, ...

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Morgan State University Department of English and Language Arts Instructor: Dr Rose Mezu, Associate Professor of English & Comparative Literature E-mail: rmezu@morgan.edu Office: Holmes Hall Room 215 Phone: (443) 885-2016 Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 10 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. Tuesday & Thursday 11 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. This page was last modified January 29, 2000 2000 BAPRESS Designs 2000 BAPRESS ...

Forget the rumors....There was only one OFFICIAL Kappa Beach Festival. The Event: THE KAPPA BEACH PARTY 2000 The Place: Galveston, Texas (outside of Houston) Attendance: over 200, 000 showed up UPDATE: It was the best Kappa Beach Party in 20 years. It was estimated over 240, 000 participants were apart of the first organized effort to make this event the new #1 black beach event in the world. So ...

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