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To honor the centennial of the birth of Rosa Parks on Feb. 4, 1913, the United States Postal Service has issued a Rosa Parks stamp. Last year, a stone carving of Parks was added to the National Cathedral. In 2005,…
In the Spring of 1989, Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Brian Lanker, released a book of photographs like no other. "I Dream a World: Portraits of 75 Black Women Who Changed America," captured the beauty, resilience, and vibrancy of some of…
James Meredith's integration of the University of Mississippi's Law School in 1962 produced some one of American history's most memorable images. The dapper, clean- cut Meredith being turned around several times at the registrar's office, the then-governor Ross Barnett…
Freedom Rider Joan Mulholland Recounts Civil Rights Diversity The term iconoclast -- a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions – applies most fittingly to Freedom Rider Joan Trumpauer Mulholland. Having grown up in the Buckingham neighborhood of…
The role of women in the fight for civil and social rights cannot be overstated. As one Freedom Rider explained recently, "Black women rarely had hold of the microphone, sometimes because of sexism, but they wrote the speeches, they organized…
Under leadership of the Rev. Dr. Frank D. Tucker, First Baptist Church in Northwest is hosting a 150th anniversary celebration featuring iconic gospel article Shirley Caesar. The event will be at 5 p.m., Saturday Feb. 23 at the Lincoln Theatre…
Producers of the Lifetime movie, "Betty and Coretta" could face legal action by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, according to a commentary on Black America Web. The movie, which debuted earlier this month, recounts how the widows of Malcolm X…
It’s Award Season! And so far what a season it’s been. Kelly Rowland was stunning in her gown during the 55th Grammy Awards, which LL Cool J hosted, while more than 28 million viewers tuned in. But surprisingly…
As a part of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities' celebration of Black History Month, that includes an exploration of Go-Go music, the District's own Go-Go band, Rare Essence will perform following a screening of the documentary "Straight…
"Brown Babies" Tells the Story of Bi-racial Children Born in Germany during World War II The Washington Informer, in partnership with Wells Fargo, McMillon Communications, The Foundation for the Advancement of Music and Education Inc ( FAME), and Bowie…
By Emily Herbert, Read by Andre Blake c.2009, Bolinda Publishing, Now Available from Brilliance Audio $19.99 U.S. & Canada 6 CDs / 6:44 in length When you look back over your life, there's a musical score behind it. You cut…
The compact car segment is overflowing with stylish performers from the U.S. and abroad. Thanks to record-high gas prices and a lethargic economy, nationwide automotive downsizing is well underway. Within the last two years, more than one in four new-car…
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