“Betty & Coretta” Sneak Peek [WATCH]

Based on a true story, watch an extended preview of the extraordinary women behind the men of the Civil Rights…
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“Say It Loud, I’m Black, I’m Proud and…

As I contemplated my message to you for our celebration of Black History Month, the riff, melody and lyrics of James…
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Is civil rights photographer a hero or traitor?

The fight for civil rights could go down as one of the most thoroughly archived periods in American history, because…
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New Soledad O’Brien Doc Profiles Ernest Withers

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/25945 You may not know his name, but you know his pictures. Memphis-based civil rights photographer Ernest Withers documented most…
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African-Americans Riding Wave of Independence

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/25913 NEW YORK – Like almost everyone in her family, when North Carolina native Thyrsa Gravely turned 18, she registered…
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Nelson Mandela: Man behind The Icon

(CNN) — Nelson Mandela is many things to many people — a former president, an anti-apartheid icon, a Nobel Peace…
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Laurence Fishburne’s ‘Thurgood’ Set To Debut On HBO…

http://www.bvnewswire.com/2011/01/07/laurence-fishburne-thurgood-play-hbo-black-history-month/ Thurgood,’ the one-man Broadway play starring Laurence Fishburne in his Tony-nominated performance as Thurgood Marshall, the remarkable Civil Rights…
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Celebrating The Legendary Smokey Robinson

VIA:  SmokeyRobinson.Com The dictionary defines the popular term “comfort food” as “food prepared in a traditional style having a usually…
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January 18, 1958: The NHL Is Integrated

VIA:  History.Com On January 18, 1958, hockey player Willie O’Ree of the Boston Bruins takes to the ice for a…
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Roslyn M. Brock Youngest Board Chairman Of The…

The NAACP elected a health care executive as its youngest board chairman Saturday, continuing a youth movement for the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. …
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Althea Gibson: Tennis and Golf Pioneer

VIA:  AltheaGibson.Com Born August 25, 1927 in Silver, SC, A right-hander, grew up in Harlem. Her family was poor, but…
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Taraji P. Henson: From Howard U To Hollywood’s…

Washington, D.C., native Taraji P. Henson didn’t always know that her smoldering charisma and beautiful face would make her a…
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Denzel Washington: An Actor That Transcends Time

VIA:  YAHOO MOVIES.COM: Denzel Washington burst onto the big screen with an Oscar and Golden Globe-winning role in the Civil…
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Black Activist: Angela Davis

VIA: SpeakOutNow.Org Through her activism and her scholarship over the last decades, Angela Davis has been deeply involved in our…
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Winter Olympics Phenomenon: Shani Davis

VIA:  ShaniDavis.Com Shani Davis was born on Friday, August 13, 1982, in Chicago, Illinois. Raised by his mother on the…
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FBI Conspiracy Against Black Militant Groups Uncovered

VIA:  ICDC.Com THE FBI’S COVERT ACTION PROGRAM TO DESTROY THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY INTRODUCTION In August 1967, the FBI initiated…
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