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The Internet - The WebDiva Back in the mid 1990's there used to be a sista online named Sandra Hall, aka (the WebDiva) her site was the most impressive grouping of Afro-related links that had ever been seen online. Although it's long gone, you'll still find the occasional reference to her and her site, The WebDivas Infocenter, on some of the sites that ar...
Dr. John Henrik Clarke - Well I started on a different path with this post but finally I couldn't resist going with this youtube lecture series featuring Dr. John Henrik Clarke. I' won't put them all on the blog, so I hope if you watch the first few, your interest will be piqued enough to go for more. Enjoy Part 4/8 Part 5/8 Part 6/8 Part 7/8 Part 8/8
I take my hat off to you Ruby Bridges, may God Bless you. There is an official Ruby Bridges Web Site check it out and you will find a lot more about this Courageous Woman of faith.
Women's History Month - There are many flowers among us that are â¦born to bloom unseen, And waste their fragrance on the desert air. - Maria W. Stewart Maria W. Stewart 1803 - 1879 "Maria W. Stewart (1803-1879) was one of the first American women to leave copies of her speeches. The address below is her second public lecture. It was given on September 21, 1832 in Frank...
Women's History Month - I suggest you watch this in youtube in order to see the names of these women. Below you'll find another web site with many sisters who have graced the stage and screen with their talent and beauty. (Click) The Mohogany Cafe
Isabel Wilkerson - Women's History Month - - Isabel Wilkerson The Warmth of Other Suns .â In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prizeâwinning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970,...
Women's History Month - MAGGIE LENA WALKER The story of the life and work of Mrs. Maggie Lena Walker of Richmond constitutes a chapter in the progress and development of the race, which should be read and studied by every aspiring boy and girl in the South. It is a story of struggle and shows to a rare degree the qualities of faith, courage and enthusiasm, even in the fa...
Women's History Month - Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Meta Warrick Fuller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 9, 1877. For four years she attended the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art, and it was at this institution that she first began to force serious recognition of her talent. Before very long she began to be known as a sculptor of the horrible, one of her fi...
Women's History Month - Meta Veaux Warrick Fuller Meta Warrick Fuller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 9, 1877. For four years she attended the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art, and it was at this institution that she first began to force serious recognition of her talent. Before very long she began to be known as a sculptor of the horrible, one of her f...
Women's History Month - March is Women's History Month so I get to extend Black History Month by mainly featuring the History of Black Women during the month of March. I can't think of a better place to start than Sojourner Truth. SOJOURNER TRUTH Her age is approximately fixed because she was liberated under the act of 1817 which freed all slaves who were for...
Nebraska - Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers I included this video to get your attention, which obviously was the reason for the law suit in the first place. Now that we have your attention, if you don't already know something about State Senator Chambers, now is a good time to find out. I'm tempted to include Nebraska State Senator Chambers ' &nb...
Strange Fruit - Strange Fruit Indeed see the African American Halocaust site, warning it's graphic. The Tuskegee Institute has recorded 3,446 blacks and 1,297 whites were lynched between 1882 and 1968. I'm not sure if this includes those murdered in the race riots or the ones that just disappeared while in police custody.
Excerpt from: NARRATIVE OF WILLIAM W. BROWN, A FUGITIVE SLAVE. WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. I was born in Lexington, Ky. The man who stole me as soon as I was born, recorded the births of all the infants which he claimed to be born his property, in a book which he kept for that purpose. Soon after we left St. Charles, the young child grew very cross, and k...
from the 19th Century - This paper was read at the biennial meeting of the Association held in Washington, D. C., on August 29, 1917. THREE NEGRO POETS: HORTON, MRS. HARPER, AND WHITMAN With the exception of a few noteworthy individuals, conscious literary effort on the part of the Negro in America is, of course, a matter of comparatively recent years....
