The Frederick Douglass Museum and Cultural Center is housed in “Twin Oaks”, the summer cottage that was built for Frederick Douglass by his youngest son, Major Charles Douglass. Constructed in 1895, it is located at 3200 Wayman Avenue in ...
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Located at 1411 W Street, SE in the Anacostia neighborhood in southeast Washington, D.C., the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site contains the home and estate of Frederick Douglass. Douglass, who lived from February 14, 1818 (self-given...
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Patrick Kelly was born to Daniel and Letha Kelly on September 24, 1954 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. His father worked in several different capacities, including as a cab driver and insurance agent, and his mother, who held an advanced degree, w...
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On March 30, 1948, in Oxford, Mississippi, Naomi Ruth Sims was born to John and Elizabeth Sims. She was the youngest of the couple’s three daughters, who included firstborn, Doris, and middle daughter, Betty. Her parents divorced and ...
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“Black music is such a reflection of what is going on in Black life …”
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Paid in Full is the story of three friends, Ace, Mitch and Rico, and their exploits as drug dealers in the Harlem community of New York City during the late 1980s.
The film begins with Ace (Wood Harris), a bright young man who works at the neigh...
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Inspired by the novel, The Great Gatsby, authored by F. Scott Fitzgerald, G details the story of “Summer G” (Richard T. Jones) and Sky Townsend (Chenoa Maxwell).
The film is primarily narrated by Tre (Andre Royo), a journal...
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