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The Most Powerful Black Women in Europe in 2010

• December 6, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, Africans, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Education, European History, Exploration and Colonization, Fashion, Film, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Health, Immigration, Love, Music, People of Color, Race, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Activists, African American, African American History, African Americans, Afro-British, Afro-French, Afro-German, Afro-Greek, Afro-Russian, Afro-Swedish, Athletes, Black People, Black Women, Blacks, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dounne Alexander, Educators, Europe, Grace Bumbry, History, Liechtenstein, Models, Norway, Politicians, Princess Angela of Liechtenstein, Singers, Spain, Sweden, Trisha Goddard, United States, Yvette Jarvis

2010 Emmys Announced: Braugher, “Endgame,” “Treme” Nominated

• July 8, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, African American History, American Politics, Arts, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cooking, Cultural History, Documentary, Drama, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Fashion, Film, Love, Public Television, Race, Reality Shows, Television, Television Series, Women
Tags: "Breaking Bad", "Brick City", "Endgame", "Pressure Cooker", "Treme", African American History, African Americans, Andre Braugher, Awards Show, Barack Obama, Bill Maher, Blacks, California, Children, Emmy, Emmys, Gian Carlo Esposito, Los Angeles CA, President Barack Obama, Racism, Sofia Vergara, The Emmys, Wanda Sykes

Funeral Arrangements for Dorothy Height Announced by the National Council of Negro Women (w/Update)

• April 25, 2010 • 3 Comments

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Dorothy Height, Education, Health, Love, Race, The Economy, Women
Tags: African American History, African American Women, African Americans, Black Single Women, Black Soror, Black Sororities, Black Sorority, Black Women, Blacks, Community Service, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Dorothy Height, Dorothy I. Height Building, Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Howard University, NCNW, Self-Affirmation, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Service, Service to the Race, The Black Club Movement, The National Council of Negro Women, Washington National Cathedral

Memo to Henry Louis “Skip” Gates About Slavery and Reparations: With Friends Like You, Who Needs Enemies?

• April 24, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, European History, Exploration and Colonization, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African American History, African History, African Kings, Aggression, American History, Americans, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., European Americans, Europeans, Guns, Henry Louis Gates Jr., History, Homeowners, Instigated Wars, Neo-Confederate, Op-Ed Contributor, Redlining, Reparations, Right Wing, Skip Gates, Slave Trading, Slavery, Sugar Cane, Teabaggers, The Akan, The Caribbean, The Fon, The Kongo, The Mbundu, The Middle Passage, The New York Times, The Slave Trade, Tobacco, Voters' Rights, Wars, White Supremacist, Whites

Why Only Black People Will Read and Learn From Black History…And Then, Not Even All of Us Will Get It

• March 13, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Aborigines/Blacks, African American History, Africans, American History, American Politics, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Education, European History, Exploration and Colonization, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Native Americans/First Nations, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race, Sexuality, Spirituality, Women
Tags: African American History, African Americans, American History, Anti-Racism, Blacks, Clinical Psychology, Dr. Joy DeGruy-Leary, European History, Evaluating Self, Healing, P.T.S.S., Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, Racism, Rape, Self-Examination, Self-Reflect

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