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Black History in Aviation
American Airlines produced Blacks in Aviation as a tribute to aviation professionals everywhere.
Black History in Aviation
The Slave Rebellion Website
This is an educaional and informational website on slave rebellion in the U.S is designed for teachers, student, researchers and the general public.
The Slave Rebellion Website
Northern Visions of Race, Region & Reform
An online resource documenting conflicting representations of African-Americans, white Southerners, and reformers during and and immediately after the Civil War.
Northern Visions of Race, Region & Reform
Examination Days - The New York African Free School Collection
The New-York Historical Society’s New York African Free School Collection preserves a rich selection of student work and community commentary about the African Free School.
The New York African Free School Collection
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News from the 'Net
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Joe Louis Caldwell, first African-American chairman of UNO history department, dies at 67 (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Joe Louis Caldwell, a tireless teacher who became the first African-American chairman of the University of New Orleans' history department, died Monday of congestive heart failure at Ochsner Baptist Medical Center. He was 67. Dr. Caldwell, who led the...
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African American art is on exhibit at Montclair museum (The Progress)
A Force for Change: African American Art and the Julius Rosenwald Fund, is now on view at the Montclair Art Museum (MAM), 3 S. Mountain Ave. in Montclair, and runs through Sunday, July 25.
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African-American Chamber of Commerce launches membership drive (The Shreveport Times)
Sixty days to go for the Shreveport Bossier African-American Chamber of Commerce to double its membership. At its monthly luncheon Thursday, the chamber announced a drive to increase membership from 200 to 400 over the course of two months.
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Harriet Tubman Artifacts To Smithsonian's African-American Museum (Arts Journal)
An original framed photograph of the anti-slavery activist, a silk-and-linen shawl given to her by Queen Victoria, and her own personal hymnal are "among an extraordinary trove of Tubman artifacts given Wednesday to the National Museum of African American History and Culture by esteemed collector and author Charles L. Blockson."
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Collaborative center established to reduce obesity-related deaths in African-American and Latino communities (News-Medical-Net)
A $6 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has funded the creation of ORBIT: Obesity Related Behavioral Intervention Trials to focus on reducing obesity and obesity-related deaths in New York City's African-American and Latino communities.
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First Inherited Prostate Cancer Genetic Mutation Found In African-American Men (Medical News Today)
Shahriar Koochekpour, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, led research that has discovered, for the first time, a genetic mutation in African-American men with a family history of prostate cancer who are at increased risk for the disease. Dr. Koochekpour, who is also a member of ...
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Westchester High senior selected among African American heritage month writing contest winners (The Argonaut)
A Westchester High School student is one of several Los Angeles area students who were recently honored in the city’s African American Heritage Month Writing Competition.
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Genetic mutation in African-American men with family history of prostate cancer discovered (News-Medical-Net)
Shahriar Koochekpour, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, led research that has discovered, for the first time, a genetic mutation in African-American men with a family history of prostate cancer who are at increased risk for the disease.
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'Sweet Potato Pie and Such!' to explore African-American heritage (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
Storyteller Queen Nur will return to Elmira with for two shows full of tales, songs and movement celebrating African-American heritage, accompanied by traditional African instruments.
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African-American candidates emerge for local, state offices (Portland Tribune)
Local African-American candidates got shut out in the 2008 elections, despite Barack Obama’s historic victory that year that inspired huge black voter turnout. But with the unexpected death of Oregon Treasurer Ben Westlund Sunday from cancer, two strong African-American candidates emerged ...