“Were Angolans The First African Americans?”
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How much do we know about the first Africans to settle in the English colony of Jamestown in 1619? Recently discovered artifacts suggest that the true origin of the first African Americans is Angola. Tom Davidson, se...
The Chief (Alfred Anderson)
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The father of Black Aviation, Charles A. “Chief” Anderson, turned the tide against segregation in the armed services when he gave Eleanor Roosevelt her first plane ride with a Black pilot – an experience which the US ...
The One Drop Rule
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Scott Malcomson, a member of The New York Times editorial board and author of One Drop of Blood: The American Misadventure of Race, explains the meaning behind what he calls “the essence of whiteness – the origins of ...
10 Years After the Rodney King Riots
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Business leader Bernard Kinsey, the former co-chair of Rebuild LA, discusses the impact of the Rodney King riots, where Los Angeles was then, where it is today, and why he believes that it is poised for a period of em...
An American Wake-Up Call
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Can the present middle class maintain its own indebtedness and remain competitive in a knowledge-worker labor force and sustain the American economy as the world’s leader? Guest James Carr, a senior vice president at ...
Schools: What’s The Plan?
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Dr. Rudy Crew is the Superintendent of the Miami-Dade County Public School System and author of Only Connect: The Way to Save our Schools. Dr. Crew says if we are to survive, we must place our schools at the center of...
From The Library of Black History: Black Hollywood
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Before Denzel and Halle won the Oscar. Before Jamie Foxx riveted audiences with his spot-on portrayal of Ray Charles, there was a time when Black actors and actresses were limited in what they could portray in motion ...
