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Over the years, The John Birch Society — the organization of which The New American is an organ — has been besmirched by its ideological rivals for all manner of …
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“Sunshine” Joe Mallard participates in an exciting arts/education project that is about to take place at the Louisville Central Community Centers, Inc.. Kids Art Academy afterschool arts program. The project …
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With a fife and drum band playing Yankee Doodle and civil war re-enactors sweltering in the summer sun, a museum honoring the contribution of African Americans in the US Civil …
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From the recognizable sounds of the O’Jays to the lesser-known art of Thornton Dial, the National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta offers a little bit of everything. There is a …
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Tuesday, August 9 · 6:30pm – 10:00pm Be a part of live tv taping for our entertaining and interactive television forum discussing “Social Media can mean big profits” and “Is …
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EVERY WEDNESDAY! 7:00 – 800 $5 Class by Karen Taylor Young Zumba combines Latin and International music with a fun and effective workout system. With classes and instructors worldwide, anyone …
Between 1900 and 1940, some 2 million black Americans left their native South to escape racial oppression and seek opportunities in the North. It was called the Great Migration. Now …
Dr. Donna Hollie will discuss the efforts of the African American community both enslaved and free to improve the economic, religious, educational and political climate in one of Baltimore’s oldest …
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Hyde Park native Turtel Onli said the comic book industry has come a long way since he decided to self publish “NOG” in the early 1980s. He said companies then …
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“Unexpected Encounters” is the theme of the 2011 National Black Arts Festival, and, indeed, there are many acquaintances worth making (or renewing) as the popular event hits full stride this …
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Now that Fanizani is no more, the most intriguing question we need to ask ourselves is what did we learn from him? Surely, 50 years in any art genre carries …
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The Fowler Museum at UCLA presents “Transcultural Pilgrim: Three Decades of Work by José Bedia,” an exhibition that brings together 28 large-scale figurative paintings and drawings and a newly commissioned, …
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