Tag Archives: Black History

Monday Open Thread: Black Comedians – Amos and Andy

Posted on June 2, 2014 by rikyrah

Good Morning, Everyone. We will take a look this week at Black Comedians. We will begin today with Amos and Andy. To some, they were comedic genius. To others, they were nothing more than a Minstrel Show. What Was It … Continue reading →

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Dr. Maya Angelou has passed away at the age of 86

Posted on May 28, 2014 by rikyrah

Maya Angelou, Lyrical Witness of the Jim Crow South, Dies at 86 By MARGALIT FOX MAY 28, 2014 Maya Angelou, the memoirist and poet whose landmark book of 1969, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” — which describes in … Continue reading →

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Black History | Debi Thomas | Figure Skater & Physician

Posted on February 28, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Debra Janine “Debi” Thomas (born March 25, 1967) is an American figure skater and physician. She is the 1986 World champion, two-time U.S. national champion and 1988 Olympic bronze medalist, having taken part in the Battle of the Carmens at … Continue reading →

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Black History | Stagecoach Mary Fields|1st Black Female Mail Carrier

Posted on February 27, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Mary Fields also known as Stagecoach Mary (c. 1832 – 1914), was the first African-American woman employed as a mail carrier in the United States, and just the second American woman to work for the United States Postal Service. Fields … Continue reading →

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Black History | Bass Reeves | The Real “Lone Ranger”

Posted on February 26, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Born to slave parents in 1838 in Paris, Texas, Bass Reeves would become the first black U.S. Deputy Marshal west of the Mississippi River and one of the greatest frontier heroes in our nation’s history. Owned by a man named … Continue reading →

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Black History | Dorothy Counts

Posted on February 25, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Dorothy Counts (born 1942) was one of the first black students admitted to the Harry Harding High School, in Charlotte, North Carolina. After four days of harassment that threatened her safety, her parents forced her to withdraw from the school. … Continue reading →

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Black History | Juneteenth

Posted on February 24, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

The History of Juneteenth Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at … Continue reading →

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U.S. Government Approval | 10 Outrageous Reasons Black People Were Lynched in America

Posted on February 23, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Hat tip Atlanta BlackStar For years the U.S. government allowed racist white lynch mobs to murder Black men, women and children for practically nothing. The lynchings were so absurd one could argue that Black people’s lives were little to no … Continue reading →

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Black History | The Apollo Theater

Posted on February 23, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

The Apollo Theater at 253 West 125th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City is a music hall which is a noted venue for African-American performers. It … Continue reading →

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Black History | Herbie Hancock

Posted on February 22, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Herbert Jeffrey “Herbie” Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer.[1] As part of Miles Davis‘s Second Great Quintet, Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the … Continue reading →

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