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Lt. Henry O. Flipper: The Fight for Justice in a Military That Erased Him

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:08:04 +0000

Born into slavery but driven by brilliance and discipline, Lt. Henry O. Flipper became the first African American graduate of West Point. His military career

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Defining Moments: Civil Rights Act Crossword Puzzle

Ronald Bunn — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 13:24:29 +0000

Embark on a journey through history with our Civil Rights Act of 1964 crossword puzzle. This puzzle invites you to explore the key figures, landmark

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Honoring African-American Soldiers on Memorial Day

Ronald Bunn — Sun, 26 May 2024 13:16:43 +0000

On Memorial Day, we pause to honor the brave men and women who have served our country, often sacrificing their lives in defense of freedom.

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Transgenerational Trauma and Healing for African-Americans

Lisa DuBois — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:01:55 +0000

The Inherited Strength in Mind, Body and Soul of Our African Ancestors A rich new culture blending old and new rituals, style and music has

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Does your black life matter

Ronald Bunn — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 12:03:33 +0000

How does the rest of the world see you that you are not willing to see?

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Juneteenth March on NYC City Hall

Ronald Bunn — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 10:33:09 +0000

On June 19, 2020 at 12:00 PM, Rea-Fisher will be one of the hosts of the Juneteenth March, taking place at City Hall. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.

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The Responsibility of the African American Athlete

Abiodun Oyewole — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:26:18 +0000

LeBron being true to who he is, posted on social media a visible statement after the killing of George Floyd. He posted a picture of Kaepernick kneeling then right next to it he posted a picture of the white police officer with his knee on George Floyd ‘s neck. Above the picture LeBron wrote ‘Do you understand now?”

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James Baldwins Black Lives Matter Speech 1965

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 12:13:43 +0000

This video contains a speech by James Baldwin in 1965 on "Black Lives Matter". Baldwin is riveting. He speaks not as a man who maybe searching for identity, but as a man who know who he is.

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The New Black Fest

Ronald Bunn — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 14:33:01 +0000

As a contribution to the current nation-wide conversation and activism to combat police and societal targeting of the black and brown male body, The New Black Fest commissioned six black male playwrights to write monologues and performance essays reflecting on these issues.

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The African American impact

Abiodun Oyewole — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 06:34:47 +0000

THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN IMPACT — Welcome to the new plantation. Instead of Blacks picking cotton they’re picking leather now. I guess someone realized if you got a good horse you run it.

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The Whitney Museum Black Male Exhibition

Charles E. Wilson — Sun, 31 May 2020 22:20:13 +0000

In 1994, I was very disappointed with this exhibit and its portrayal of African-American men. Do you, the reader, think this exhibit's portrayal has contributed to the ever present mistreatment of the African-American male? Watch the video. What do you think of the justifications for the exhibition offered by this panel of esteemed African-Americans? —RonnBunn

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Quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 23:35:31 +0000

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

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Colonialism Attitudes and African American Hair styles

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:58:42 +0000

I dislike having to belabor a subject, but, I was just walking through one of the busiest streets in Munich, Germany and I saw a photo

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When America Goes Blind

Hakim Abdul-Ali — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 11:48:05 +0000

This column is a bitter sweet one for me to write about because it deals with blinding and escalating scourges that exists among some of

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And Now What

Hakim Abdul-Ali — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 17:30:12 +0000

The political elections, including the big one, are now over, and I’m sitting here wondering after all the polarizing debates and heated verbal skirmishes, what’s

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Here It is with an African Mindset

Hakim Abdul-Ali — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 08:59:31 +0000

It’s a grand occasion to recognize that the spirit of peaceful unity among many, diverse ethnically conscious-minded folk is on the serious rise, and it’s

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AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson on Black Lives Matter

Ronald Bunn — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 09:33:32 +0000

A breath of fresh air: I did not see or hear about Randall Stephenson, AT&T CEO's speech on "Black Lives Matter". If you haven't read what he's said or seen the speech then I suggest you look at Thousands Of Employees Erupt In Support of CEO After Powerful Speech About Black Lives Matter (VIDEO).

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Current state of African-American theatre affairs

Ajene D. Washington — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 14:00:04 +0000

I am a freelance African American director who has lived over the past twenty plus years in New York City. For some time now, I’ve observed a number

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Conversations in Black Freedom Studies

Ronald Bunn — Mon, 30 May 2016 11:57:44 +0000

This month’s program marks 50 years since Stokely Carmichael galvanized the Black Power generation in June 1966; and it suggests the long road to the

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“The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed”

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 10 May 2016 18:02:15 +0000

On Jan 19, 2016, The University of Michigan’s Male Glee Club sang Joel Thompson’s new choral work “The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed” —

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Bronx Gothic with Okwui Okpokwasili

Ronald Bunn — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 17:47:34 +0000

Saturday, April 29 & 30, 2016, 8pm Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance 2474 Westchester Ave Bronx (718)918-2110 A one woman show about notes are

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Lost in Chicago and Justified

Barbara B. Lewis — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 12:00:39 +0000

Lost in Chicago Chicago’s Homan Square loses men, mostly the dark ones. At night and during the day, they are pulled from the streets, then

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Killing the Voice of Others

Barbara B. Lewis — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 18:59:11 +0000

Tamir Rice, 12, was at play when he died, shot because of his looks and what he held: a plastic-filled pellet gun that threatened no

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Panel Discussion Basic Black & The Politics Of Art

Ronald Bunn — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:13:12 +0000

Mr. Joy, written by Daniel Beaty is currently on stage at ArtsEmerson, Boston, Massachusetts. The conversation on Basic Black explores the politics of art and representing

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Noam Chomsky on Black Lives Matter

Ronald Bunn — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 15:39:22 +0000

Noam Chomsky discussed in 2015 the Black Lives Matter movement and Why Won’t U.S. Own Up to History of Slavery & Racism?

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Ronn’s African-American Discussion “Soul Power”

Ronald Bunn — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 19:25:18 +0000

This film dates back to 1974 (41 years ago) and in my estimation the well-being of the African-American has changed little. He/she is still fighting for

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Immigration and Migration

Ive — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 07:22:11 +0000

July 13-31, 2015 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Blvd Harlem NEH Summer Institute for School Teachers 2015 Schomburg Center

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National Black Programming Consortium

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 06:35:20 +0000

Leslie Fields-Cruz, executive director of the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC), the nation’s primary presenter of stories on the black experience on public television, has

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Langston Hughes’ Tales of Simple: “Coffee Break”

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 04:24:28 +0000

A couple of days ago, I thought about including a literary author in my Website offerings. I was at a lost for who it should

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Contralto Singer Marian Anderson

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 04:07:27 +0000

(17 Feb. 1897-8 Apr. 1993) sings the Star Spangled Banner” 1942, Lincoln Memorial 1939. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VXtjDx3u3Q&feature=youtu.be

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James Cone on the Cross and the Lynching Tree

Ronald Bunn — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 16:48:17 +0000

Bill Moyers is a stimulating American philosophical treasure trove.—Ronn [embedyt]

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John Henrik Clarke discusses Booker T. Washington

Ronald Bunn — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:19:17 +0000

"Death in 60 Days: Who Silenced Booker T. Washington?

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Sundown Towns The Nadir of American Race Relations

Ronald Bunn — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 10:08:30 +0000

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Jack Johnson and Muhammad Ali

Ronald Bunn — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 05:52:01 +0000

“The Most Dangerous Man in America-W.E.B. Du Bois”

Odehyah Gough-Israel — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:03:42 +0000

Through June 28, 2015 The Castillo Theater 543 West 42nd Street Manhattan Director Woodie King has brought Black activist Amiri Baraka’s final play to the

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Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery

Ronald Bunn — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 13:41:24 +0000

This video is the screening and panel discussion of WGN America’s “Underground” series. The series, 9 episodes, follows a group of courageous men and women

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The Massacre of Tulsa’s “Black Wall Street”

Ronald Bunn — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 09:00:33 +0000

The documentary, The Massacre of Tulsa’s Black Wall Street is about the destruction the Greenwood District [300 killed], a suburb of Tulsa, after the spread of

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“The Slave Route” – Multiple Destinations

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 07:46:45 +0000

Ongoing The Schomburg Center’s Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery 515 Malcolm X Blvd Harlem A flash display of artifacts, documents, and

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Teen Night: Listening Party

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 07:23:06 +0000

Friday, June 12, 2015, 6:00pm-8:00pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Blvd Harlem Calling all young people! Grab your friends and head

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Notes of A Native Song

Ronald Bunn — Sun, 31 May 2015 18:07:56 +0000

June 3–6, 2015, 7:30pm June 6 & 7, 2015, 2pm Harlem Stage Gatehouse 150 Convent Avenue (West 135th Street) Harlem Native Song is a live

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Michelle Alexander on The New Jim Crow

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 26 May 2015 11:35:09 +0000

Michelle Alexander is a refreshing humanitarian who posits revolutionary thoughts about what humanity should be about in the United States. I am a fan of

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The Leadership of Ancestor Patrice Lumumba

Ronald Bunn — Fri, 22 May 2015 13:32:49 +0000

Sunday, May 24, 2015 3:00pm Dr. John Henrik Clarke House 286 Convent Avenue Harlem Professor Yaa-Lengi Ngemi, Educator, Author, Activist and Scholar Maurice Carney, Executive Director Friends

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From Binaries to Bridges: Black Liberation

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:45:33 +0000

Monday, May 18, 2015, 6:30 PM Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Blvd New York How did racialized notions of criminality

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The Arrivants

Ronald Bunn — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 09:53:33 +0000

Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 8:30pm PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, NYC Crosby Street Hotel Screening Room 79 Crosby Street New York Teju Cole, Nathalie

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Conversations in Black Freedom Studies

Ronald Bunn — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 11:21:11 +0000

“Race and the Criminal Justice System: Political Prisoners, Resistance, and Mass Incarceration Part II” Thursday, April 2, 2015, 6:00pm to 8:00pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black

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Afraid of Dark

Ronald Bunn — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:11:07 +0000

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 6:30pm ImageNation’s Raw Space Culture Gallery 2031 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd (121st & 122nd Sts.) Harlem “Why is everyone so Afraid

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Conversations in Black Freedom Studies

Ronald Bunn — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 09:26:14 +0000

Tuesday, March 5, 2015, 6:00pm to 8:00pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Blvd Harlem “From Ferguson to Staten Island, the #blacklivesmatter campaign

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NEH Summer Institute for Schoolteachers

Ronald Bunn — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 02:41:36 +0000

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Monday, July 13 to Friday, July 31, 2015 515 Malcolm X Blvd Immigration and migration movements represent universal

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The New Jim Crow

Ronald Bunn — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 02:17:03 +0000

Exhibiting artist Titus Kaphar is joined by Schomburg director Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad in discussing "The Jerome Project," his exhibition of small-scale works that directly engage contemporary social issues, particularly the criminal justice system and prison-industrial complex.

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A Decade Dedicated to People of African Descent

Ronald Bunn — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:18:32 +0000

In proclaiming this Decade, the international community is recognizing that people of African descent represent a distinct group whose human rights must be promoted and

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