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Lehigh Co. honors African American community leaders
Valley 610Lehigh County on Monday held a news conference honoring nine leaders in the Lehigh County African American community for their contributions. The honorees from business, education, service, faith and other sectors of the community were chosen by the... -
Eat an African heritage dish this week
Tribune NewspapersFeb. 1 marks not only the start of Black History Month but also African Heritage & Health Week. Oldways, the Boston-based nonprofit food and nutrition organization behind the week-long observance, is offering a delicious challenge: Enjoy at least one...Tags: Restaurants, African-American History Month, Lifestyle and Leisure, Chicago Restaurants, Dining and Drinking
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Why We Still Need Black History Month
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelA debate exists on whether Black History Month is still necessary on the premise that Black history is American history. People against a recognized month for the study of Black history argue that it only furthers segregation and we should study Black... -
Forgetting Black History
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelWith Black History Month moving into full swing, photos of the same five black activists are plastered on the news, posters and flyers. The same line from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream speech” is repeated over and over... -
Upcoming Allen West appearance sparks complaint
He's out of office, but former Congressman Allen West is still attracting controversy. This time it's over a speech he's scheduled to give Saturday night to one of the Broward School Board's advisory committees. A civic activist who's tangled before...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Local Elections, Allen West, Barack Obama
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News briefs for Feb. 20
Black History Month event planned Danville-Boyle County Senior Citizens Center at 569 Jean Drive will celebrate Black History Month at noon Friday in its Title III room. Speakers will be the Rev. Dr. Briscoe of Second Street Baptist Church and...
Tags: African-American History Month
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Stanford Elementary students get exciting lesson in black musical history
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — Students at Stanford Elementary School were treated to a very musical black-history event Friday afternoon. The gymnasium was packed out at the end of the school day for "From Africa to America," a special two-man show tracing the roots...Tags: Students, Customs and Tradition, Music Theater, Africa, African-American History Month
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Hampton Roads weekend events feature lots to love for readers and writers
It's another busy weekend here in Hampton Roads for lovers of reading and writing. Take a look! 32nd Annual Writers Conference at CNU Friday and Saturday, Feb. 22 and 23 Friday highlights: - Book talk by David Robbins ("The Devil's Waters") - Speed...Tags: African-American History Month, Christopher Newport University, War of 1812, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Slavery
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Untold stories of the West: Community Arts Center exhibit celebrates Black History Month with Buffalo Soldiers Exhibit
mariel@communityartscenter.netWhen you hear the words “Wild West,” characters like John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, and the Lone Ranger spring to mind, galloping across the open prairie with guns blazing. However, the true American West was a far different place, where many...Tags: African-American History Month, Artists, Museums, John Wayne, Arts and Culture
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Quinnipiac Celebrates Black History Month With a Showing of "Kingdom Bequeath" on Feb. 21
As part of Quinnipiac University's Black History Month celebration, members from the First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts Learning Community will perform Kingdom Bequeath, an experimental production pondering questions about life, respect, power, equal...
Tags: African-American History Month, Quinnipiac University
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Unsung hero makes strides in local black community
Staff WriterEditor’s Note: A resolution honoring five Valley residents for Black History Month will be presented to the Imperial County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 26. The Imperial Valley Press will feature each of the five individuals every few days leading...Tags: African-American History Month, Nursing, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, World War II (1939-1945)
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Panel focuses on 'The Black Experience in Chicago's North Suburbs'
Glenbrook North Senior Cameron Swanson is the son of a single white mom and a black father. "I was always around my white family, so I was always a little different," Swanson said during a recent panel discussion in Northbrook called "The Black...
Tags: Civil Rights, Racism, African-American History Month, YMCA, Family
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