Katherine Dunham (1910-)

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Katherine Dunham (1910-)

American dancer, choreographer, and scholar.

She was a pioneer in the use of folk and ethnic choreography, and considered one of the founders of the anthropological dance movement.

With "Aida" in 1963, she became the first Black to choreograph for the Metropolitan Opera in New York city.

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Country Music Reckons with Racial Stereotypes and Its Future

Country artists, labels and country music organizations posted about Black Lives Matter on social media, participated in Blackout Tuesday or denounced racism

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North African History

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Mozambique | FactMonster

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North African History: Biographies

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Brazilian History: Biographies

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Arroyo, Martina (1936- )

Born to a Puerto Rican father and African American mother, Martina Arroyo was a world-renowned operatic soprano from the 1960s through 1989, the year of her professional retirement. She and her contemporaries were the first generation of African American opera soloists to attain international

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Cuban History: Biographies

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Ancient History, Egypt

Ancient History, Egypt | FactMonster

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Tuskegee University

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Burkina Faso: Questions Remain Over Extrajudicial Killings Against Fulani

The latest case of 12 extrajudicial killings of Fulani men in Tanwalbougou, northeastern Burkina Faso, has gripped the public after gruesome details emerged following their detention by gendarmes in the area, adding to the overall crisis in the

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Jordan, June (1936-2002)

June Meyer Jordan, writer, editor, poet, educator, environmental and social activist, was the only child of Granville Ivanhoe and Mildred Maude Fischer Jordan who were Jamaican immigrants. June was born in Harlem on July 9, 1936. June’s father worked as a night shift postal clerk and her mother

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McFerrin, Robert Keith, Sr. (1921–2006)

In 1953 baritone Robert McFerrin Sr. made history as the first African American to win the Metropolitan Opera House’s Auditions of the Air radio contest. On January 27, 1955, in the role of Ethiopian King Amonasro in Verdi’s Aida, McFerrin made history again by becoming the first African American

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civil rights: Bibliography

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Four Black Artists In Ballet Discuss Equity and Inclusion in the Arts

Chamber Dance Project (CDP), Washington’s premiere contemporary ballet company, concludes this season’s popular Virtual Chat series on June 30 at 5 p.m. EDT with

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United Arab Republic

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Egyptian History

Egyptian History | FactMonster

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Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth | FactMonster

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Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993)[1] was an American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Music critic Alan Blyth said: Her voice was a rich, vibrant contralto of intrinsic beauty.[2] Most of her singing career was spent performing in concert

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King, Coretta Scott

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Timeline 1800-1859: African American History and Women

[Previous] [Next] • Ohio Constitution adopted, outlawing slavery and prohibiting free blacks from voting • James Callendar accused Thomas Jefferson of keeping as his concubine, one of his own slaves -- Sally Hemings. The accusation was first published in the Richmond Recorder. • (February 11) Lydia

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Blues is a music genre [2] and musical form originated by African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century. The genre developed from roots in African musical traditions, African-American work songs, spirituals, and European folk music.[1] Blues

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James, G. Winston (1967- )

Poet, author, and essayist, G. Winston James was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1971 at the age of three, grew up in Paterson, New Jersey, and graduated from Paterson Catholic Regional High School. James, who has lived in New York and Florida for

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Sylvia del Villard: Afro-Puerto Rican Activist, Dancer, & Actress | Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños

Editor's Note: The following biography appears on the website of the Fundación Nacional Para La Cultura

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Hispanic Workers Worry About Brexit’s Smallest Land Boundary

But if this has been a politically fraught period for many in Gibraltar, for the approximately 15,000 workers who regularly cross the border with Spain it has been a time of tremendous anxiety and

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Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson was 42 when she sang her legendary open-air concert at the Lincoln Memorial on 9 April 1939. Anderson was a famous contralto of the day, and the concert was arranged after the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to let her perform at Constitution Hall because she was

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Elmina - Medieval Trading Center on West African Coast

In the 15th century AD, Elmina (also known as Mina, Amina, Aminra, or Aminer) was one of several port communities on the Ghana coast (a.k.a. Gold Coast) of western Africa, associated with the West African ethnic group called Akan (Asante or Atweafo). Between the late 16th and early 19th

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The Spingarn Medal is awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for outstanding achievement by an African

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North African History: Biographies

North African History: Biographies | FactMonster

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South African Literature: Biographies

South African Literature: Biographies | FactMonster

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