Activist seeks to archive black history - Columbia Daily Tribune

Activist seeks to archive black history Columbia Daily Tribune He wants to bring together under one roof all the black history of Columbia and Boone County. To be successful, Gene has only two goals. He seeks to draw together as many family histories as possible, clearing out attic files that have gathered dust ...

Black Heritage Trail Founder to be Recognized Patch.com By Robert Cook For more than 20 years, Valerie Cunningham has worked to research African American history in Portsmouth and New Hampshire and to create the Black Heritage Trail. On Saturday, she will receive the Granite State Award during the ... and more »

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This Day in Black History: May 18, 1896 BET Ferguson court case to uphold a Louisiana state law allowing “separate but equal” facilities for white and Black railroad passengers. The historic lawsuit was brought by Homer Plessy, a man of mixed racial descent, who was arrested on June 7, 1892, ... and more »

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This Day in Black History: May 17, 1954 BET By Britt Middleton A Black student recites his lesson on May 21, 1954, at the Saint-Dominique school, in Washington, where for the first time in the United States the Brown v. Board of Education decision, which outlaws segregation in state schools, ... This Day In History: May 17Patch.com all 13 news articles »

Los Angeles Times

Rick Baker's 'magic scissors' made monster movie history Los Angeles Times Special makeup effects artist Rick Baker shows off an alien mask his studio created for "Men in Black III" at the Hero Complex Film Festival Saturday. (Alan Heitz / Los Angeles Times handout) "They're just a blast to work on," says Rick Baker of the ... and more »

Local historian to receive honor at UNH commencement Seacoastonline.com For Cunningham, the award is a validation of 30 years of work to bring to life the neglected and forgotten history of the black people who lived in her native city. In addition to her involvement with the Black Heritage Trail, she is co-author of ... and more »

Inland Valley News

The National Museum of African American History and Culture Seeking ... Inland Valley News The method eliminates the involvement of the Black Community. The current plan suggests that this project is nothing more than a means for the Smithsonian Institute to maintain control over how Black History is officially presented.

Arrow Rock to celebrate its black history with program, new museum, annual meeting The Marshall Democrat-News The Friends of Arrow Rock will celebrate the opening of its Black History Museum on Saturday, June 2. The exhibition, "Reflections of African-American Arrow Rock: 1865-1960," is housed in the Brown Lodge No. 22 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons building ...

Westowne Elementary students show evolution of black American culture through ... Baltimore Sun The after-school sessions, designed to teach the history of blacks in America through music, were led by Liz Getsinger, a fifth-grade teacher at the school, and Liz Brill, who teaches fourth-graders at the Baltimore County elementary school.

The State

Think like a man — or woman — and go to the black expo The State New this year is the Historically Black High School Challenge. Alumni of the area's segregated black schools will compete in an interactive black history trivia contest. Only one of those schools – CA Johnson High School – remains open. and more »