Larry Leon Hamlin, the late founder of the National Black Theatre Festival®) (NBTF), created the word “marvtastic”, a portmanteau of “marvelous” and “fantastic”, to define, “there is nothing greater or better than”; this especiall...
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California ... land of golden sunrises, azure waters and days that seem to go on forever. Hopefully, Black culture comes to mind and the California African American Museum (CAAM) has been working diligently to this end.
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“Black
music is such a reflection of what is going on in Black life …”
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On February 18, 1894, Paul Revere Williams was born to Chester and Lila Williams. The family had recently relocated from Memphis to Los Angeles. By the time that Paul had turned two years old, Chester had suffered and passed away from ...
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Born on December 31, 1900, in Mooresville, North Carolina, Selma Hortense Burke was the seventh of ten children born to Reverend Neil and Mary Elizabeth Burke. Her mother stayed at home to rear their family. Her father, who was a minister, o...
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Starring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Lee Grant, Larry Gates and Beah Richards
Rated: Not Rated Crime/Drama/Mystery
This film, released by United Artists, is a murder mystery couched in racism; it was based upon the Edgar Award-winning 19...
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Starring: Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Julius Harris, Gloria Foster and Yaphet Kotto
Rated: Not Rated Drama/Romance
Considered to be Malcolm X’s favorite film, this independent motion picture is about the various manifestations of Black love...
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The Memorial ACTe/Caribbean Center of Expressions and Memory of the Slave Trade and Slavery is located in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. The Center is part of the Slave Route Project of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Org...
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Every time I visit an area while on holiday, I love to discover or further “investigate” sites that have significance in Black culture. These sites range from cultural centers, museums and theatres to galleries, restaurants and parks.&nb...
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Black music is such a reflection of what is going on in Black life …
&...
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