On November 28, 1878, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Marshall Walter Taylor was born to Gilbert and Saphronia ( née Kelter) Taylor; he would be one of three sons among the family’s eight children. Upon migrating from Louisville, Kentucky, Gilb...
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On July 17, 1921, in Bluefield, West Virginia, Boykin and Willa (née Maynard) Stone welcomed Marcenia Lyle Stone into the world. In 1931, the Stone family moved to live in the Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul, Minnesota. As a chil...
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Starring: Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Barbara O and Adisa Anderson
Rated: PG Drama/History/Romance
Spanning a one-day period and set on Dawtah Island in 1902, Daughters of the Dust presents a narrative focused on three generations of Gulla...
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Starring: Gregory Hines, Suzzanne Douglas, Savion Glover and Sammy Davis, Jr.
Rated: PG-13 Dance/Drama/Comedy
Tap centers around the decisions of its lead character, tap dancer Max Washington (Gregory Hines), who has been recently released fr...
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Founded in 1991, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) is, according to its website, “the world’s only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history of African-American baseball and its impact on the social advancement of A...
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Founded in 1991 by the Natchez Association for the Preservation of African American Culture, this museum is located in Natchez, Mississippi. The organization, whose mission is to examine and present the many contributions Natchez persons of Afric...
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“Black music is such a reflection of what is going on in Black life …”
~ Mos Def
Every person has second thoughts … review yours, when grooving to the neo-s...
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