Get your groove on with our weekly hustle lessons, taught by instructors "Two Left Feet" and "Shorti Smoove." Free for Members, $7 for non-members. Purchase 5 lessons and receive a complimentary museum membership, making your next 12 months of hustle lessons free. http://chwmuseum.org/upcoming-events/ details/118-hustle-for-history Marcus (Anthony Mackie) was born and raised in Philadelphia, but hasn't been there for years when he comes back in 1976 to attend the funeral of his father, a local minister. As Marcus visits his old neighborhood, he has to deal with strained relationships in his family and the distrust of old friends convinced he betrayed a close friend; he also spends some time with Patricia (Kerry Washington), a fellow activist he used to love who was also married to the m...
RICHMOND - The African-American story in the Richmond region is one of struggle, strength, courage and determination. From the slave markets in Shockoe Bottom to the battlefields of the Civil War, and from arts and entrepreneurship in the Jackson Ward neighborhood to Civil Rights protests downtown, African-Americans have made their mark in all corners of the Richmond region. Visitors are invited to learn about the African-American experience in Central Virginia at a number of special Black History Month events, exhibits and tours throughout February. Richmond Slave Trail tour
We need to change the way America thinks of us. Not just in February, but 12 months a year. Schools need to add more of our history to their curricula - our achievements need to highlighted every day and integrated into the greater educational domain. In literature we need to focus on Ellison and Haley, Hughes, Morrison, Angelou and Mosley. And in art history Bearden, Lawrence, Parks, Van Der Zee and Catlett need to be a central part of the canon. It was Black men who helped to free the South during the Civil War and it was the liberators (a group of Black soldiers during World War II) who helped liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. It was the Tuskegee Airmen - including our great CUNY educator Roscoe C. Brown - who made sure that hundreds of missions were carried out ...
A few years ago, I wrote a newspaper story for Black History Month about Hollywood films and their historical portrayals of African-Americans. In response, I received several hostile phone calls (anonymous, of course) challenging the very idea of having a month devoted to the study of black history. Had they left return phone numbers, I would have explained to my critics that for far too long the history of African-Americans, as well as the history of other minority groups and women, had been neglected or distorted. Furthermore, the history of African- Americans should be viewed as an essential part of the study of American history, as our lives have been intertwined since the earliest days of the colonization of North America. So here are some recommended DVDs for ...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, 1926. For many years, the second week of February was set aside for this celebration to coincide with the birthdays of abolitionist/editor Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. In 1976, as part of the nation's bicentennial, the week was expanded into Black History Month. Each year, U.S. presidents proclaim February as National African-American History Month. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO)
The story of Black History Month begins in 1915, half a century after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. That September, the Harvard-trained historian [Carter G. Woodson] and the prominent minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), an organization dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by black Americans and other peoples of African descent. Known today as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), the group sponsored a national Negro History week in 1926, choosing the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. President Gerald R. Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, calling upon the...
Hi everybody. I'm Nas+3 and I'm really hyped to be representing on this GoGAB literacy adventure. Why? Because Fm really into books, and now I'll get a chance to share some of my favorite titles with you. So here's an invitation for you to join me for the launch of Nas+3 Tweens, part of GoGAB's "Switching on Literacy" 2011 experience. Now, here's some information on this initiative. This week, we have selected several titles from Scholastic Press. Two are the funtastic Tween titles "Safe at Home" and "Slam Dunk." We have also chosen "Testing the Ice" for you, our pre-teen readers to read aloud to a younger preschool child. All of these titles are written by the talented author Sharon Robinson, the daughter of the great baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in base...
CAPTAIN ROOSEVTELT BLOW has been with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 27 years. His career with the Sheriff's Department began in October of 1976 while attending the Department's Training Academy. After graduation he was assigned at Men's Central Jail; he has also worked in the court services bureau, Lennox Station, Recruit Training Bureau, Gang Enforcement and Internal Affairs Bureau. In November 1993, he was promoted to Leutenant, assigned to the Century Regional Detention Facility where he supervised the Special Projects. He served in the capacity of Division Operations until his promotion to Captain. He is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He is married and is the father of two children. CAPTAIN JOSEPH F. FENN...
The Open House Weekend will also include an array of performances on the Apollo's main stage. Apollo in-house historian Billy Mitchell and WBLS-FM/WLIB-AM's "Dr." Bob Lee, artists from the BMCC Tribeca PAC, Harlem Arts Alliance, Harlem Opera Theater, Harlem School of the Arts, HipHop Culture Center in Harlem, the MTA's Music Under New York program, NYCHA Community Programs, and Urban Word NYC will be performing on the legendary main stage, hosted by comedian Capone. Amateur Night producers will be on hand during these performances, scouting for talent for the new season of Amateur Night. Also performing will be Amateur Night Star of Tomorrow winner Tiffani Obi. The Apollo's Open House Weekend, sponsored by Target with additional support, provided by Aetna, is free to the public and will...
On Jan. 11, 1865, before the guns of the Civil War fell silent, Missouri Gov. Thomas Fletcher issued a proclamation abolishing slavery in the state. BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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