Tuskegee Airmen: Still Flying High
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Still flying high after 60 years, the Tuskegee Airmen’s story stands as one of the most illustrious chapters in American military history. As a testament to this courageous group of patriots, the U. S. Senate passed a...
The Black Elite
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Dr. Lois Benjamin, author of the new book The Black Elite: Still Facing the Color Line in the 21st Century, masterfully presents a myriad of changes underlying the value shift of the post-Civil Rights generations, suc...
Are You Black or White?
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About 100,000 years ago, defining race was not an issue because scientists agree that the first humans originated in Africa. Over the next 50,000 years, waves of humans left Africa and spread throughout the world. Tod...
The Legacy of Race Movies
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Before Hollywood discovered the diverse talents of Black actors and directors, African American audiences were flocking to theaters to see low-budget, Black-produced films called “race” movies. These rare and mostly-f...
Walter White
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During the tenure of Walter White as the second Black executive secretary of the NAACP, Blacks were routinely lynched by White mobs in the 1930s. White used his Nordic appearance to investigate hate crimes against Af...
The Down Low: No Longer a Secret
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Articulate and out-spoken, Keith Boykin, author of Beyond the Down Low: Sex, Lies, and Denial in Black America, exposes a secret fraternity called the “down low,” which some say is the cause of the high incidence of H...
Arthur Ashe’s Whistleblower
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A journalist talks about Ashe’s youth and tennis. (2804)
Martha Reeves In A New Galaxy
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MOTOWN. I was in Detroit. Where were you and what were you doing when you first heard classics “Dancing in the Street,” “Jimmy Mack” and “Heat Wave.” Martha Reeves was one of Motown’s singing icons at the peak of her ...
A Rap Against Rap
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Pernicious words like “nigger” have become standard gutter talk among a “gangsta” subculture of African-Americans who call themselves rap artists. One black writer, columnist and cartoonist for the Tacoma Tribune got ...
Are Black Gays Part of the Family?
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A new political backlash has emerged in the Black community that could hurt Sen. John Kerry, since 91% of Black voters are likely to oppose President George Bush. Black preachers, opposed to same-sex marriage, threate...
