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Black History Month shines on the Great White Way
#Black History Month
February 11, 2012
The Great White Way has actually become greater and less white with the addition of two shows featuring African American performers - just in time...
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Notebook on Black History Month 2012 (Pt.6): Consecrated Soul of Whitney Houston
Notebook on Black History Month 2012
February 17, 2012
With the death of Soul Train founder Don Cornelius at the very beginning of the month, and that of Whitney Houston on February 11, Black History...
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Who mentored Martin Luther King?
#Black History Month
February 8, 2012
February is Black History Month. The observance dates back to 1926 when educator and historian Carter G. Woodson started a weeklong observance in...
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Celebrate Black History Month
#Black History Month
February 3, 2012
Celebrate Good Times! Come on! Celebrate!Remembering our forefathers can be fun! Celebrate with a large spread of traditionally southern style...
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Explore Black History Across America
#Black History Month
February 2, 2012
Since 1976, February has been observed as Black History Month in the US. And there's a lot of Black History to explore all across the country....
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Notebook on Black History Month 2012 (part 3): Langston Hughes celebrated
Notebook on Black History Month 2012
February 1, 2012
In addition to kicking off the beginning of Black History Month2012, February 1 also marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of Langston Hughes,...
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Notebook on Black History Month 2012 (part 2): Remembering Arthur Ashe
Notebook on Black History Month 2012
January 30, 2012
The word “iconic” is usually more than sufficient to describe exceptional contributors to African-American and world historybut in the...
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Notebook on Black History Month 2012 (Part 1): Carter G. Woodson and Company
Notebook on Black History Month 2012
January 24, 2012
Historian Carter G. Woodson, who during the Harlem Renaissancefounded Black History Week––later to become Black History Month–...
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No more hyphenated Americans
multiculturalism
January 4, 2012
As the New Year begins I am already beginning to dread the inevitable weeks, months and events we set aside throughout the year to honor whichever...
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W.E.B. Du Bois and the unfolding history of the 21st century
#Black History Month
February 25, 2011
The publication of “Black History Month: What Would DuBois Do?” on AOL’s Black Voices February 23 served as a significant...
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