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TheWashington Postnewspaper began publication in 1877. At the end ofReconstructionin 1877, the city’s African American population had more than doubled in the time from the start of the Civil War in 1861, when tens of thousands of freed Blacks began to pour into the city. In 1878, the ...
She was one of the most widely read female authors of the 20th century, and for a time in the 1920s she was one of the highest-paid American writers, along with Booth Tarkington. Hurst also actively supported a number of social causes, including feminism, African American equality, and ...
In another special event honoring great African American women in the arts,Our Song, Our Storysalutes groundbreaking opera singersMarian AndersonandJessye Norman. Co-presented with the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA), the program features two present-day operatic rising ...
Population 2005: 19,772 State rank: 17 Population change: 2000-20005 5.30%; 1990-2000 13.10% Population 2000: 18,780 (White 97.50%; Black or African American 0.30%; Hispanic or Latino 1.10%; Asian 0.30%; Other 1.20%). Foreign born: 1.60%. Median age: 37.10 Income 2000: per capita $...
Located in Washington, DC, the sensational National Museum of African American History & Culture is devoted exclusively to the documentation of African… View more attractions Nearby Washington, DC attractions Login 1. Summerhouse 0.13 MILES Northwest of the Capitol is the charming 18...
Booker T. Washingtonwas the first African American to have his image on aU.S. postage stamp,1940. In 1945, he was the first African American elected to theHall of Fame, and in 1946, his image wa...
The anti-apartheid movement was far more than American elites protesting outside the South African embassy in Washington and its consulates around the United States. The day was replete with many wonderful moments. Keynote speaker South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Maite...
In the summer of 1960, the French filmmaker Jean Rouch, who had spent the previous decade making documentaries about African tribes, took his portable Éclair Cameflex 16-millimeter movie camera out onto the streets of Paris to interview real people in their daily lives. The resulting film, ...
Zenith Gallery in Washington, DC celebrates Black History Month 2024 with their “AWARENESS: Through an African American Lens” contemporary art exhibit. In this video, Fox 5 DC’s Gwen Tolbart interviews Zenith Gallery Director Margery Goldberg, and artists Ram Brisueno, Sheryll Cashin, Julee ...