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Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Marcus Garvey are familiar names to those knowledgeable about the freedom struggle. Yet few African Americans know anything... Read More
Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday Celebration
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In tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this year, here are excerpts from Dr. King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” along with recent controversies, tragedies... Read More
Know Your Rights – Training and MORE!
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Blitz the Ambassador, Luz Cañas & Djibril Toure Take Part in Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institutes’ Urban Quilombo! Thursday, January 15, 2015 | 6pm – 8pm BronxWorks... Read More
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Men of Color
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February 25: Paul Robeson
February 23: Marian Anderson
February 22: Berry Gordy
February 20: Duke Ellington
February 19: Nina Simone: The Power of Protest Through Music
February 18: Bessie Smith: Jazz’s First Superstar
February 17: Thomas A. Dorsey
February 16: Ma Rainey
February 15: John Coltrane
February 14: Scott Joplin
February 12: Art Tatum
Fatoumata Diawara: A Fusion of Tradition and Modernity
February 11. Ella Fitzgerald
February 8: Louis Armstrong
February 2: Mahalia Jackson
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February 25: Paul Robeson
February 6: Lorraine Hansberry
George C. Wolfe: Shaping American Theater with Unapologetic Truth
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