Black Culture
Eddie Anderson

Renowned comedian Eddie “Rochester” Anderson

Last week we featured actress Gertrude Howard in the column and she had an amusing male counterpart in the early ...
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Judge Willams Hastie

Judge William Hastie, the first Black federal judge

Last week we featured Judge Constance Baker Motley and with the focus now on Judge William Henry Hastie Jr. we ...
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Three African American women in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance, ca. 1925

Celebrating 100 years of Harlem as mecca of Black culture

Organizers recently announced the official launch of the Harlem Renaissance 100, a multi-year celebration and tourism initiative commemorating the milestone ...
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Moving Forward
Sarah Douglass

Sarah Mapps Douglass, ardent abolitionist, teacher and painter

In his voluminous biography of Paul Robeson, author Martin Duberman dips into the Bustill family, mainly to connect them to ...
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Andres 'Dre' Martin

Spreading the gospel of HBCUs

Brooklynite Andres “Dre” Martin serves as founder of the annual HBCU Night, an event touring the nation that celebrates African-American ...
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Black families can bridge the wealth gap by owning a home

From predatory lending and foreclosures to wealth stripping and income inequality, the national wealth gap is relevant and ongoing.
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Sarah Mapps Douglass, ardent ...

Esteemed abolitionist, David Ruggles

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