Black History Month: Come February, the now-familiar observance seems to inspire ever more _ and ever more random _ celebrations.The players are both big and small. Multinational corporations mount...
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Jay-Z looked quite proud of his girl, even standing to his feet at one point to applaud her fabulous pipes, and perhaps three equally excellent costume changes and enough diamonds dangling from her...
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The city council is considering a symbolic resolution calling for New Yorkers to stop using the n-word, and supporters say Black History Month is a relevant time to call attention to the racial slu...
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Black History Month has come and gone. As usual we heard about Martin and Malcolm, Sojourner and Harriet. But maybe we should have taken a moment to reflect on the Motherland? After all, all black ...
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A genealogy Web site said Friday that it will post 3 million names of slaves held across the British Empire in the early 19th century, putting hundreds of thousands of pages of searchable informati...
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Frederick Douglass is known for fiercely opposing slavery after running away from his Maryland owner, for championing equal rights and women's rights and for being a forceful speaker.But he spent m...
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A city councilman says he hears it over and over on the streets of New York City: young people casually addressing each other using a racial slur that has a painful history intertwined with slavery...
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The Legacy and Arthur Ashe sneakers will feature classic designs with modern updates, with a portion of the proceeds from the Ashe sneaker benefiting the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, fou...
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On February 19, Eyejammie premiered their latest exhibit, Work It! Images of Women in Hip-Hop. It was the gallery's featured exhibit for Black History Month (February 2004). The Eyejammie Fine Art...
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Is Black History Month getting diluted?
