Isaac Murphy’s story is a critical piece of Bluegrass history – Lexington Herald Leader
Posted On 09 Sep 2010 By MyBlackNewsAdmin. Under History.
Isaac Murphy's story is a critical piece of Bluegrass historyLexington Herald LeaderIn fact, 13 of the 15 jockeys in the first Kentucky Derby were black, and 17 of the first 28 Derbies were won with black jockeys on board. ...
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Book review: ‘Bob Dylan in America’ by Sean Wilentz – Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles TimesBook review: 'Bob Dylan in America' by Sean WilentzLos Angeles TimesAs the author explains, McTell, like many other celebrated "bluesmen" of his generation, belonged to a tradition of independent African American ...The Real Bob DylanWNYC (blog)all 16 news articles »
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Stephentown Historical Society to hear talk on Elizabeth Freeman – iBerkshires.com
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Stephentown Historical Society to hear talk on Elizabeth FreemaniBerkshires.comFreeman is an icon of African-American history …the woman who sued her Sheffield master for freedom from slavery and won her liberty in 1781. ...
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AADT Celebrates 50 years of REVELATIONS, 12/1-1/2 – Broadway World
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AADT Celebrates 50 years of REVELATIONS, 12/1-1/2Broadway World... to create this landmark ballet based on what he called his "blood memories," and the work of African-American writers James Baldwin and Langston Hughes. ...and more »
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The Guardians of America’s Front Lawn – New York Times
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The Guardians of America's Front LawnNew York TimesWASHINGTON — Representatives of the National Museum of African American History and Culture filed into a meeting room here last Thursday to ...and more »
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Shorts and sweet – San Diego CityBEAT
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San Diego CityBEATShorts and sweetSan Diego CityBEATOff and Running: Avery is an African- American girl adopted by two white lesbian mommies in New York. When she hits high school, she finds she's got some ...
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Why Conservatives Want to Rewrite Civil Rights History – Blackvoices (blog)
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Washington PostWhy Conservatives Want to Rewrite Civil Rights HistoryBlackvoices (blog)He attended college with only a handful of black students. And he sent his children to Manchester Academy, one of the "segregation academies" established so ...Gov. Barbour's civil rights fairy taleWashington Postall 73 news articles »
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Doctors Find Ways To Stop African-American Resistance To Clinical Trials – Seattle Medium
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Doctors Find Ways To Stop African-American Resistance To Clinical TrialsSeattle MediumSaunders, who is African-American and well-known in his Baltimore community, fortunately, does not have as hard of a time finding Black participants for his ...and more »
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African American Firsts at Fresno City College – Rampage
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African American Firsts at Fresno City CollegeRampageAs Fresno City College, the first junior college in California, celebrates its Centennial year, let us look back at a history of firsts, African American ...and more »
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The View From the Driver’s Seat – New York Times (blog)
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New York Times (blog)The View From the Driver's SeatNew York Times (blog)One of Mr. Friedlander's photos shows the masonry skirts of the landmark Mammy's Cupboard, a restaurant shaped like a stereotypical African-American cook, ...
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