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BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #87: Indiana Black Expo Debuts

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 1202 East 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46205 When: June 19, 1971 What:…
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BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #84: James Weldon Johnson Writes Poem "Lift Every Voice And Sing"

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 1149 West 13th St, Jacksonville, FL 32209 The Stanton School (now Stanton…
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BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #83: U Street Corridor Becomes "Black Broadway"

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 1215 U Street NW, Washington DC When: The 1920s What: The section…
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BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #85: Mahalia Jackson Sings At Church First Time

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Plymouth Rock Baptist Church, 233 Hillary Street, New Orleans, LA 70118 When:…
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BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #90: James Brown Records "Papas Got A Brand New Bag"

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 5457 Old Monroe Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211 When: February 1965 What:…
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BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #97: George Clinton Starts Doo-Wop Group "The Parliaments" While Working At Barber Shop

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Plainfield Avenue & Third Street, Plainfield, NJ When: 1955 What: When he…
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BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #98: Nancy Wilson Born

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Chillicothe, OH 45601 When:February 20, 1937 What: The stunningly beautiful Nancy Wilson…
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Makers Of New Web Cartoon “Ol’Heads” Respond To Negative Comments

The makers of  the hit web show ThatsWhatsUp! have been getting overwhelming positive and negative feedback to their new animated…
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The “Ol’ Heads” Say The Gave Mohammed Ali And Jesus Their Style

The guys from the hit web show ThatsWhatsUp! have been getting overwhelming feedback to their new animated series “Ol’Heads”.Now they’re…
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WBW Honors: Madame C.J. Walker

If there is one person from history whose impact on the Black woman’s self-image rivals that of Oprah Winfrey, it…
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Samples of History: Led Zepplin Seeks Blues Inspiration

Led Zeppelin is considered by many to be one of the greatest bands in the history of rock music, but…
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WBW Honors: Richard Wright

In 1940, one Black novelist dared to show America what white supremacy did to one Black man. When “Native Son”…
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WBW Honors: Oprah Winfrey

A woman who believes “luck is preparation meeting opportunity,” Oprah Gail Winfrey has continuously shattered gender and racial barriers in…
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WBW Honors: Mary McLeod Bethune

Mary McLeod Bethune, the daughter of slaves, became an early 20th Century educator and civil rights leader, founding both Bethune-Cookman…
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WBW Honors: Toni Morrison

A master of storytelling, Toni Morrison was the first Black woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Pulitzer…
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WBW Honors: Shirley Chisholm

Professing to be “unbossed and unbought,” Shirley Chisholm was the first black female major-party candidate for President of the United…
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WBW Honors: Booker T. Washington

When Booker T. Washington stepped to the podium at the Atlanta Exposition in 1895 to give a speech on race…
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WBW Honors: Cornel West

In his seminal work, Race Matters, Dr. Cornel West questions matters of economics and politics, as well as addressing the…
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It’s Your History. How Do You Want To Celebrate It?

Black History Month comes around every February. And every year, the media give you countless commemorations, celebrations and presentations. But…
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Africa: The Genesis Of Black Music

Africa  1500 – 1860 juju (from the African Hausa language) – an object used as a fetish, a charm or…
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Sunday Soul Sample: “It’s A New Day”

From Nodfactor.com. It’s only right that the birthplace of hip-hop spawned one of its most oft-sampled drum breaks.
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Malcolm X’s Murderer To Be Released From Jail

Thomas Hagan, the only man to admit being involved in the murder of Malcolm X, has been granted parole.
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THE DIPLOMAT: Ralph Bunche

Ralph Bunche was an American diplomat and political scientist whose work on domestic policy and foreign affairs shaped the struggle…
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Black History Month Throwback: BDP "You Must Learn"
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