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African-American Facts for Week of: December 6, 2015

Annette Johnson - December 9, 2015

Know Your History!Up to the early 20th century, most American knowledge of Black history was limited to the African American struggle through slavery and...

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African-American Facts for Week of: November 29, 2015

Annette Johnson - December 2, 2015

Know Your History!Up to the early 20th century, most American knowledge of Black history was limited to the African American struggle through slavery and...

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Who is Jenean Hampton?

Cherylyn Harley LeBon - Urban News Service - November 25, 2015

Kentucky is poised to inaugurate its first African-American woman to statewide office, Jenean Hampton — and she is a Republican.Her dramatic life story has...

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Divers discover Tuskegee Airmen’s secrets in Lake Huron

Michael Cottman - Urban News Service - November 18, 2015

For Erik Denson, a NASA engineer at the Kennedy Space Center, descending 30 feet into the depths of Lake Huron to help preserve the...

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African-American Facts for the Week of: November 15th

Annette Johnson - November 18, 2015

Know Your History!I think that many black people don't celebrate their heritage or history in this country enough and conform and assimilate to the...

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African-American History for Week of: November 8, 2015

Annette Johnson - November 11, 2015

Know Your History!While slavery in America hosts the background of Black history, the African American impact on history reaches beyond the country's early history,...

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African-American Facts for Week of: October 11th

Annette Johnson - October 14, 2015

Know Your History!The precursor to Black History Month was created in 1926 in the United States, when historian Carter G. Woodson founded the Association...

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Recorder Honors: Former publishers, community leaders and others to be honored at 120th Anniversary Celebration

For the Recorder - October 8, 2015

Inspirational journalist and educator Helen Keller once shared, “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” For over a century, the...

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Two Anniversaries. Two Outcomes. – The Million March and O.J. Simpson’s Acquittal – Which Had More Impact?

Eric Easter/Urban News Service - September 30, 2015

This October, the nation will recognize the 20th anniversary of two cultural touch points, but in very different ways. On Oct. 10, the Million Man March will be both...

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Juneteenth History: Know Your Black History

Annette Johnson - June 16, 2015

Up to the early 20th century, most American knowledge of Black history was limited to the African American struggle through slavery and emancipation. The...

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