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The PGA of America is paying tribute to four groundbreaking African-American heroes in the sport of golf with a moving Black History Month display at the PGA Historical Center. Honored in the historical retrospective are former Heavyweight Champion of the World Joe Louis, and PGA Professionals Charlie Sifford, Pete Brown and Steve Hogan. Louis became […]
February 20, 2009 | Posted in Black History | Read more » 
LOS ANGELES Feb. 18 (UPI) — More blacks in the United States are looking for their African roots, with the interest in DNA testing fueling a push for dual citizenship. Anthony Archer, who teaches political science at California State Dominguez Hills, told The Los Angeles Times he is seeking citizenship in Cameroon since he discovered […]
February 19, 2009 | Posted in Black History,Co-feature,Nation | Read more » 
The Black List Project was conceived of by photographer/filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders with Elvis Mitchell, public radio host and former New York Times film critic. It consists of a number of components including a film, a book, a traveling portrait exhibition and an educational initiative. The project was produced by the media collective Freemind Ventures. The […]
February 14, 2009 | Posted in Black History,Video | Read more »
Black History Month news that really hits home. By Broderick Perkins – Examiner.com A little more than 100 years ago, the South’s first black millionaire, Robert Reed Church Sr., tapped real estate holdings to purchase the first city bond issued by Memphis, TN to help the struggling town regain its city charter from bankruptcy. In […]
NEW ORLEANS — Records of more than 30,000 slaves shipped to New Orleans, copies of more than 20,000 letters to and from Abraham Lincoln, and records of 4.2 million Civil War soldiers are going online for the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth. Most will be available only to Ancestry.com’s 925,000 paying subscribers, but the Lincoln […]
February 12, 2009 | Posted in Black History,Co-feature | Read more »
In an era when America traveled by train, one of the best jobs an African-American man could land was working as a Pullman porter. It also was one of the worst. The hours were grueling — 16 hours a day, seven days a week. The pay was poor and the work menial at best. Porters […]
February 11, 2009 | Posted in Black History,Nation | Read more »
THE TV-MOVIE “Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story” WHEN|WHERE Saturday at 8 p.m. on TNT
February 6, 2009 | Posted in Co-feature,Entertainment | Read more »
By Megan Clayton Twenty minutes and two cups. As the saying goes, that’s all it takes to save someone’s life by donating blood. But that message isn’t reaching everyone, especially members of the black community, local Red Cross officials say. To recognize Black History Month, the organization is spreading the word that there are certain […]
About a decade ago, imaginations were captured by a tale of African-Americans weaving secret codes into quilt patterns in the 1800s to pass on clues and directions to runaway slaves in their perilous journey to freedom. Previously considered folklore and once the basis for a children’s fiction book, many people began to believe it was […]
February 5, 2009 | Posted in Nation | Read more » 
NBA Legend Willis Reed poses with his Wheaties box during the unveiling of the new special edition Wheaties box at the NBA Store on February 4, 2009 in New York City.
