Citations with the tag: AFRICAN Americans -- History
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- How to celebrate Black history month 12 months of the year.
// Ebony; Feb1995, Vol. 50 Issue 4, p62Reports on how to make the celebration of Black history a 12-month affair. Spreading out the activities normally staged for February, the Black History Month; Role of teachers and parents in spreading the Black legacy; Emphasis on the international nature of the Black experience.
- Black History Month continues.
Feddoes, Sadie // New York Amsterdam News; 02/17/2000, Vol. 91 Issue 7, p9Focuses on activities related to Afro-American history scheduled for the Black History Month on February 2000. Diversity and achievements of Afro-Americans in Brooklyn, New York City celebrated by an annual ball; Cocktail reception for 100 years of African Art conducted at the Brooklyn Museum...
- A salute to Black history.
Williams, Jean // New York Amsterdam News; 02/22/2001, Vol. 92 Issue 8, p18Presents a trivia about the accomplishments of Afro-Americans in honor of the Black History Month held every February of the year. Inventions of the Black people; Musical contributions; Sports and religious achievements.
- Black History Month: Stars reveal their favorite heroes in black history.
Williams, Jean // Jet; 2/17/97, Vol. 91 Issue 13, p12Discusses the black heroes of a number of black celebrities as part of an effort to commemorate Black History Month. Celebrities surveyed include music performers Patti LaBelle and Keith Sweat, actor-director Tim Reid and actor-comedian Jamie Foxx; Heroes include actor-comedian Bill Cosby, civil...
- Beyond the marginality thesis: The acquisition and loss of land by African Americans in Georgia,...
Hargis, Peggy G. // Agricultural History; Spring98, Vol. 72 Issue 2, p241Discusses African Americans' ascent to the landowner status, highlighting theories regarding their fall from land ownership, during the Reconstruction period, 1880-1930. In-depth look at some of these theories; Historical accounts detailing the acquisition and eventual loss of African American...
- Bay area honors its Black history.
Hargis, Peggy G. // New York Amsterdam News; 1/21/95, Vol. 86 Issue 3, p28No abstract available.
- Imhotep Gary Byrd to speak.
Hargis, Peggy G. // New York Amsterdam News; 2/25/95, Vol. 86 Issue 8, p18Announces Linden, N.J.-based Star Holy Church's hosting of a program in honor of 1995 African-American History Month. Gary Byrd as featured speaker; Contact information.
- Comptroller John Liu to celebrate African-American achievements.
Banjoko, Kimberley // New York Amsterdam News; 2/18/2010, Vol. 101 Issue 8, p40No abstract available.
- The Negros burial ground.
Banjoko, Kimberley // BLACFAX; Spring/Summer93, Vol. 6 Issue 26, p11Discusses the significance of the Negros Burial Ground in New York City for African Americans. Rediscovery of the area of the Negros Cemetery in 1991; Unearthing of 415 graves in the area between Broadway and Elk Street; Historical accounts of the lives of African Americans in the 18th century.
- Happenings in 1849-1852.
Banjoko, Kimberley // BLACFAX; Fall94, Vol. 8 Issue 29, p23Presents events in 1849 to 1852 which affected African Americans. Includes Harriet Tubman's efforts to escape and free other people from slavery; Holding of the first school integration court case in Boston Massachusetts; Efforts of the Order of Twelve organization to free blacks from slavery.
- Paying tribute.
Banjoko, Kimberley // Black Enterprise; Feb1987, Vol. 17 Issue 7, p9Editorial. Black History Month is a time when all of America should pay tribute to Black Americans who have made contributions that have enriched our society. Black entrepreneurs are recognized by the Chivas Regal Young Entrepreneurs Awards program.
- The cabinetmaker's testimony.
Feldman, Ruth Tenzer // Cobblestone; Feb99, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p40Presents a puzzle which deals with a former African-American cabinetmaker from Tennessee who testified about his homesteading activities in 1880s.
- Places to Visit.
Feldman, Ruth Tenzer // Cobblestone; Feb2001, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p47Provides information on museums, libraries and archives which concern the African American history.
- Chronicling black lives in colonial New England.
Lawrence, Lee // Christian Science Monitor; 10/29/97, Vol. 89 Issue 234, p15Examines the history of African Americans in New England. The book `Black Yankees: The Development of an Afro-American Subculture in Eighteenth-century New England,' by William Piersen; Shattering the myth of New England as ever a hotbed of abolitionist sentiment; The economic impact of slavery...
- African American Museum shares stark, moving story of a...
Tyson, Ann Scott // Christian Science Monitor; 5/2/97, Vol. 89 Issue 110, p10Gives information on some of the art displayed at the Museum of African American History, Detroit, Michigan.
- African-American Read-In Chain.
Tyson, Ann Scott // Children Today; 1994, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p4Focuses on the nationwide African-American Read-In Chain, one of the activities of Black History Month in February 1994. The message--Read-In, Reach-Out, Read-On; Participation of libraries; Address for further information.
- See Black history in a new way.
Tyson, Ann Scott // Education; Winter95, Vol. 116 Issue 2, p214Focuses on materials on famous African Americans as a reference in studying Black history. Includes the `Women of Hope: African Americans Who Made a Difference,' poster set; Availability of books on the subject; Harriet Tubman board game.
- Cultural caravans.
Manuel, R.D.; Vaz, V. // Essence (Essence); Feb1991, Vol. 21 Issue 10, p100Lists shrines and museums, as well as heritage tours, celebrating black history.
- Sacred ground.
Fitzgerald, Sharon // Essence (Essence); Sep93, Vol. 24 Issue 5, p108Reports on the African Burial Ground in Manhattan. Skeletal remains of enslaved and free African women; Burial ground description; Efforts to preserve the burial site; Plan to create a museum. INSET: Exploring African-American history, by S.F..
- What's goin' on?
Christmas, Rachel Jackson // Essence (Essence); Feb1994, Vol. 24 Issue 10, p112Highlights the events and activities during the Black History Month in February, 1994. Jomandi Productions' `Julius Caesar'; Debut of the International Human Rights Gallery in Birmingham, Alabama; Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry's Black Creativity 1994; Opening of the Hue-Man...
- Untitled.
Christmas, Rachel Jackson // Essence (Essence); Apr94, Vol. 24 Issue 12, p121Presents information tidbits concerning Afro-Americans' contributions to history. First mayor of Washington, D.C.; First African-American millionaire in the United States; First woman in the United States to become a millionaire.
- We were more than slaves.
Halliburton, Karen // Essence (Essence); Aug94, Vol. 25 Issue 4, p124States that blacks should study their history beyond the Middle Passage, rather than blame slavery for their misfortunes. Blacks' great ancestral legacy; Existence of few history books who teach about blacks' earlier accomplishments; Need to rise above inferiority complex; Accomplishments of...
- Alaska's black heritage.
Johnson, Pamela; Vaz, Valerie // Essence (Essence); Oct94, Vol. 25 Issue 6, p112Reports on the role of various Afro-Americans in the history of Alaska. Presence of six blacks in the area after the United States bought Alaska from Russia; State's present black population; Blacks who built the Alaska Highway in 1942.
- Travel.
Lodge, Michelle // Essence (Essence); Nov94, Vol. 25 Issue 7, p134Features a tour of Savannah, Georgia. Black majority; African-American heritage; Contact information.
- This Week In Black History.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 05/14/2001, Vol. 99 Issue 22, p32Mentions people and events in African-American history during the month of May, including James Charles Evers becoming the first black mayor of Fayette, Mississippi.
- This Week In Black History.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 11/12/2001, Vol. 100 Issue 22, p46Presents past events in black history, including the naming of baseball player Elston Howard as American League Most Valuable Player and the election of senator Edward W. Brooke.
- African-American Museum To Be Named In Honor Of Baltimore Philanthropist Reginald F. Lewis.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 7/8/2002, Vol. 102 Issue 3, p4Reports that a Maryland museum about the history and culture of African-Americans will be named after the late philanthropist Reginald F. Lewis
- Plans For First National Museum On Black History Proceed In D.C.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 8/12/2002, Vol. 102 Issue 8, p23Reports on plans for the National Museum on Black History, which are being headed by Representatives John Lewis and J.C. Watts. Appropriation of the commission to build the museum from the U.S. federal government.
- Four who led Greensboro sit-in return to scene.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 2/19/90, Vol. 77 Issue 19, p51Reports on the return of four blacks who staged the Greensboro, N.C. sit-in on Feb. 1, 1960, in protest of their treatment at lunch counter, to be honored by the city.
- Mingo Group ad agency chooses `Ebony' to promote the Barnett-Aden Collection.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 2/11/91, Vol. 79 Issue 17, p14Reports on the decision by the Mingo Group, a New York ad agency, to promote Black History Month by publishing selected art from the Barnett-Aden Collection, An African-American Odyssey, in the February issue of `Ebony.' Description of collection; Comments from sponsors.
- Bush holds White House ceremony for Black History Month.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 3/11/91, Vol. 79 Issue 21, p6Recounts the White House ceremony celebrating Black History Month, hosted by President George Bush, at which Gen. Colin Powell, the first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, received a standing ovation.
- Black History Month cites discovery, exploration of Americas by heroic blacks.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 2/17/92, Vol. 81 Issue 17, p22Announces the Associated Publishers theme of `African Roots Explore New Worlds: Pre-Columbus to the Space Age,' for this year's Black History Month celebration. Meaning of theme; Postal stamp honoring NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) founder Dr. W.E.B. DuBois.
- Black History Month fete at White House boosts Bush's spirits.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 3/9/92, Vol. 81 Issue 20, p4Recounts the annual White House recognition of Black History Month, and includes comments by President George Bush. List of black heroes; Guests present; Comments by writer-author, Dr. Maya Angelou; Bush's comments on spirit-lifting qualities of celebration.
- Untitled.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 10/25/93, Vol. 84 Issue 26, p39Presents a review of Black history during the week starting October 19 to October 25. Paul Robeson's performance at the Shubert Theater in the title role of the Theater Guild presentation of `Othello' on October 19, 1943; Death of S.B. Fuller, president and founder of Fuller Products Company,...
- Why February was chosen to celebrate Black history.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 2/14/94, Vol. 85 Issue 15, p22Gives the reasons why celebrations on the accomplishments of Blacks are held during the month of February. Scholar-lecturer Carter G. Woodson's designation of the first Negro History Week on the second week of February; Birth dates of President Abraham Lincoln and orator Frederick Douglass.
- February calendar of events full of Black achievements.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 2/14/94, Vol. 85 Issue 15, p23Highlights facts and unforgettable moments in Black history that occurred in the month of February. Birth and death of famous Black personalities; First organized emigration of U.S. Blacks back to Africa; Election of Ronald H. Brown as Democratic National Committee Chairperson; Release of...
- Untitled.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 4/25/94, Vol. 85 Issue 25, p23Presents events in black history which occurred between April 19 and April 25. Actress Melba Moore's winning of a Tony Award in 1970; Major General Frederic Davidson's assumption of command of the 8th Infantry Division in Germany in 1972; Opening of Langston Hughes' play `Don't You Want to be...
- Untitled.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 5/2/94, Vol. 85 Issue 26, p23Presents events which occurred in black history during the last week of April. World Boxing Association's removal of boxing champion Muhammad Ali's title for his refusal to serve in the Armed Forces for religious reasons in 1967; Affirmation of Harold Washington's election as Chicago, Illinois'...
- This week in black history.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 10/3/94, Vol. 86 Issue 22, p20Presents facts about black history that happened in October. Ruling of the Maryland State Department of Health on the use of the Hinton test in 1944; `The Nat King Cole Show,' in 1956; Nigerian Independence Day in 1960; Death of Black woman postmaster Laura Ray Young in 1962.
- This week in black history.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 11/21/94, Vol. 87 Issue 3, p20Reports on historical developments involving blacks in the United States for the week November 15. Launching of Freedmen's Hospital School of Nursing; Katherine Dunham's receipt of the National Medical of Arts; Actress Hattie McDaniel's receipt of an Academy Award for her supporting role in...
- This week in Black history.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 12/5/94, Vol. 87 Issue 5, p26Recollects significant events in African-American history that occurred within the week November 29 to December 4. Birth of William Thomas Strayhorn; Alex Quaison-Sackey's presidency of the General Assembly of the United Nations; President George Washington's farewell speech to his officers in...
- This week in black history.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 12/19/94, Vol. 87 Issue 7, p20Chronicles several events in the black history. Death of St. Luke Bank and Trust Co. founder Maggie Lena Walker on December 15, 1934; Appointment of Andrew Young Jr. as US ambassador to the United Nations on December 16, 1976; Birth of Carter G. Woodson, historian, editor, author and founder of...
- This week in Black history.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 1/30/95, Vol. 87 Issue 12, p20Recaps events in Black history coinciding with the third week of January 1995. Details of the same.
- This week in black history.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 2/13/95, Vol. 87 Issue 14, p20Recounts several events in Afro-American history for the week ended February 13, 1995. Election of attorney and political leader Ronald H. Brown as the first black chairman of the US Democratic National Committee; Release of Nelson Mandela, leader of the African National Congress, from prison;...
- This week in Black history.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 3/20/95, Vol. 87 Issue 19, p20Lists significant events which occurred in Black history in the week March 14-20 in past years. Death of share cropper and civil rights activist, Fannie Lou Hamer, on March 16, 1977; Patenting of the shoe lasting machine by inventor Jan E. Matzeliger on March 20, 1883.
- This week in Black history.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 3/27/95, Vol. 87 Issue 20, p20Presents notes on significant events in Black history in the week March 21-27 in past years. Information about Henry O. Flipper, the first Black graduate of West Point Military Academy; Death of Augusta Savage, sculptor and art teacher on March 26, 1962.
- This week in black history.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 4/3/95, Vol. 87 Issue 21, p20Lists important events in black history on March 30, 1960 and March 31, 1988. Black student rebellion at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Los Angeles in 1960; Award of the Pulitzer Prize to author, novelist and professor Toni Morrison on March 31, 1988.
- This week in Black history.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 4/24/95, Vol. 87 Issue 24, p20Profiles several Afro-American historical figures. Includes Alice Walker, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in fiction in April 18, 1983 for `The Color Purple'; Melba Moore, who won a Tony Award on April 19, 1970; Historian Benjamin Griffith Brawley who was born on April 22, 1882.
- This week in Black history.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 5/15/95, Vol. 88 Issue 1, p20Provides news items of significance in Black history occurring in the week of May 9-15 in past years. Death of Bob Marley, the king of Reggae music on May 11, 1981; Birthday of Joe Louis, former heavyweight boxing champion.
- This week in black history.
Lodge, Michelle // Jet; 6/12/95, Vol. 88 Issue 5, p20Reports on major events in the black history which occurred in the second week of June. Includes birth of poet and novelist Gwendolyn Brooks on June 7, 1917; Horace Mann Bond's election as president of Lincoln University on June 9, 1945; Birth of actress Hattie McDaniel on June 10, 1898.
