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IF you thought you had missed out on the independence-era euphoria of black conscious espoused in memoirs of African luminaries such as Nkrumah, Nyerere, Kaunda and literary critics like Wole …
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“On the Shoulders of Giants” may very well be the quintessential Newark Black Film Festival movie. Mixing music, history, sports and the artistry of filmmaking, this documentary pulls together elements …
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It was a secret known to few Cincinnatians and to virtually no one outside of the Cincinnati Art Museum. For decades, a spectacular trove of more than 800 antique musical …
Continue reading “Art museum rediscovers ‘spectacular’ instrument collection”
Visitors to Chicago’s DuSable Museum of African American History will be inspired by the stories and artistic experiences they find. The artistic emphasis found in much of the museum is …
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Provides an overview of Mauritius, including key events and facts about this ethnically diverse Indian Ocean island nation
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 …
Continue reading “A Forgotten Black Conservative: A Closer Look at George S. Schuyler”
“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 …
Continue reading “African American Civil War Museum gets new home”
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 …
Continue reading “It’s the Mother of All Black Arts Festivals”
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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 …