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Children’s Books About The Civil Rights Movement
Reading time: 1 minutesCheck out the link for a list of children's books on the civil rights movement!
Barrington Irving: First African American To Fly Around The World Solo At Age 23
Reading time: 3 minutesBarrington Irving: First African American To Fly Around The World Solo At Age 23. Click the link to learn more!
Singer Natalie Cole dead at 65
Reading time: 1 minutesSinger, Natalie Cole, dead at age 65.Singer Natalie Cole dead at 65
Reading time: 1 minutesSinger, Natalie Cole, dead at age 65.
“I have come across so many weaklings who profess to be leaders and in the test I have found them but slaves of a nobler class. They perform the will of their masters without question.” -Marcus Garvey
Reading time: 1 minutes"I have come across so many weaklings who profess to be leaders and in the test I have found them…“I have come across so many weaklings who profess to be leaders and in the test I have found them but slaves of a nobler class. They perform the will of their masters without question.” -Marcus Garvey
Reading time: 1 minutes"I have come across so many weaklings who profess to be leaders and in the test I have found them…The Queen of Soul: Aretha Franklin Brings Down The House at 2015 Kennedy Center Honors
Reading time: 1 minutesAretha Franklin brings down the house at 2015 Kennedy Center Honors singing, "Natural Woman". Click here to view the video.
“Kids Who Die” By Langston Hughes
Reading time: 3 minutes"Kids Who Die" was written by Langston Hughes in 1938. The poem in this video is narrated by Danny Glover.…The Queen of Soul: Aretha Franklin Brings Down The House at 2015 Kennedy Center Honors
Reading time: 1 minutesAretha Franklin brings down the house at 2015 Kennedy Center Honors singing, "Natural Woman". Click here to view the video.“Kids Who Die” By Langston Hughes
Reading time: 3 minutes"Kids Who Die" was written by Langston Hughes in 1938. The poem in this video is narrated by Danny Glover.…
Powerful Image of Oppression
Reading time: 1 minutesThis image was taken on a plantation. This picture grasps the irony of oppression, even today! There are times liberation…