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Showing posts with label black history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label black history. Show all posts
Saturday, September 05, 2026

American Red Cross and NAACP announce new documentary honoring the father of blood banking, Dr. Charles R. Drew

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The American Red Cross and the NAACP will premiere Iconic Excellence: The Legacy of Dr. Charles R. Drew , a new documentary honoring the ...
Monday, August 03, 2026

Grand Opening of the African American Heritage Center

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After years of dedicated planning and unwavering commitment, the African American Resources Cultural and Heritage Society, Inc. (AARCH) pr...
Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Alabama's Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy Receives $1.15 Million Grant to Preserve Civil Rights Landmark

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Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy (FQBL) is pleased to announce it has received a $1.15 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to preserve an...
Sunday, February 01, 2026

This Black History Month watch BUFFALO SOLDIERS: FIGHTING ON TWO FRONTS

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Black History Month Documentary BUFFALO SOLDIERS: FIGHTING ON TWO FRONTS, explores the often-contradictory role played by Black soldiers ...
Saturday, March 08, 2025

Online Museum of African Americans Doctors: A New Museum For a New Era

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The Tardieu Museum, an online Museum of African Americans with a focus on Black medical professionals proudly announces its official laun...
Saturday, February 15, 2025

Cory Booker Reintroduces Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 African Americans Who Fought for the Union in the Civil War

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U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced their bill to award the Congressional Gold Med...
Wednesday, January 15, 2025

National Museum Of Nuclear Science & History Host Exhibit Honoring African American Contributions To STEM

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The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History will host a special exhibit honoring Black History Month. The exhibit will explore an...
Sunday, May 26, 2024

Must Read Book: COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid

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Check out this exciting and interesting book about Harriet Tubman. The book is titled COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, a...
Saturday, May 18, 2024

Statue honors Dr. Justina Ford, first licensed African American female doctor in Denver

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A statue celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Justina Ford was unveiled in The Aurora Highlands neighborhood in Aurora. Ford was the fir...
Sunday, November 05, 2023

Stanford University to open Department of African and African American Studies

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The Stanford Board of Trustees approved the creation of the Department of African and African American Studies in the School of Humanities...
Monday, October 02, 2023

National Museum of African American History and Culture celebrates 10 millionth visitor

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It's been seven years since the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture opened on the National Mall...
Sunday, September 24, 2023

New Book Alert! Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot

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From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of American history...
Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Congressional Black Caucus Issues Statement on Florida's Guidelines for Black History

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Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement r...
Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Ames airport to be renamed in honor of African American flight pioneer

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IOWA-The city of Ames is hosting a dedication ceremony Saturday for the renaming of its airport. Spokesperson, Susan Gwiasda says the airp...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Fort Polk renamed Fort Johnson to honor African American WWI hero

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As part of the national campaign to change the names of U.S. Army installations to cut ties with Confederate figures in America, Louisia...
Saturday, May 27, 2023

New Museum Will Further Tell the Powerful Stories of the Negro Leagues Baseball Players

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The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) announced it has been awarded a $1 million grant from Bank of America in support of the museu...
Sunday, May 21, 2023

NAACP Issues Travel Advisory in Florida

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The NAACP Board of Directors issued a formal travel advisory for the state of Florida. The travel advisory comes in direct response to Gov...
Thursday, May 11, 2023

NEW READ: The Almost Forgotten: America's First Black American Congressmen Paperback by Darryl J. Brackeen Jr.

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The Almost Forgotten: America's First Black American Congressmen Paperback by Darryl J. Brackeen Jr. The first Black American con...
Sunday, April 30, 2023

One of first African-American Marines celebrates 100th birthday

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Lee Newby Jr. of Detroit, one of the first African-American Marines, was honored by state lawmakers during a celebration of his 100th birt...
Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Congressman Kweisi Mfume Introduces Legislation to Commemorate African American World War II Hero Doris Miller

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Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) announced the introduction of a pair of bills to commemorate the life and legacy of African Ame...