Category Archives: Black History

Black Lives Matter – British Vogue magazine gets activism cover (UK) – BBC News – 5th August 2020

Posted on August 9, 2020 by agogo22

(Edits) into the British cover of Vogue magazine, marking activism in the magazine among 40 ‘faces of hope’ this year.

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Posted on August 8, 2020 by agogo22

 

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A true story of slavery and restitution in America

Posted on July 31, 2020 by agogo22

Caleb McDaniel’ book “Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America” won the 2020 Pulitzer history prize, recounting the story of former slave Henrietta Wood. Henrietta Wood was freed from slavery in 1848 only to … Continue reading →

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Genetic impact of African slave trade revealed | BBC News

Posted on July 25, 2020 by agogo22

A major DNA study has shed new light on the fate of millions of Africans who were traded as slaves to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries. More than 50,000 people took part in the study, which was … Continue reading →

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Top 10 African Contributions To World Civilization

Posted on July 23, 2020 by agogo22

 

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BONUS: The Kerner Commission : Planet Money

Posted on July 22, 2020 by agogo22

In 1967, President Johnson created a commission to investigate racial unrest in America. But, the answer they came up with was not the answer he was hoping for. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. Source: BONUS: The Kerner Commission … Continue reading →

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Edward Colston statue replaced by sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester Jen Reid

Posted on July 15, 2020 by agogo22

Exclusive: Artist Marc Quinn leads secret mission to install resin-and-steel figure of Jen Reid at site of toppled Bristol slave trader Read an interview with the sculptor and his subject The statue of slave trader Edward Colston was replaced in … Continue reading →

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Who was Olive Morris? Google Doodle celebrates 68th birthday of co-founder of the British Black Panthers

Posted on July 10, 2020 by agogo22

Adam Maidment 26/06/2020 Google likes to change its logo to acknowledge holidays, events and notable figures on the search engine’s homepage. Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Ella Fitzgerald, and Scottish scientist Mary Somerville have all been immortalised in this way. … Continue reading →

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BLACK POWER IN BRITAIN IN 1950`s DOCUMENTARY

Posted on July 10, 2020 by agogo22

Hubert Baron Baker 1925 – 1996

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Leona Tate Turns School She Helped Desegregate Into Center for Equality

Posted on July 7, 2020 by agogo22

By Kelly Richman-Abdou on July 6, 2020 “The history of the school desegregation in New Orleans has not been told correctly…it’s time people learned the truth.”   On May 17, 1954, the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court … Continue reading →

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