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Tag: African-American History
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Brigham Young U Under Fire for Comparing Latter-day Saintsâ History to that of African Americans
Brigham Young University-Idaho is under fire after its Performing and Visual Arts Facebook account compared the past persecution of Latter-day Saints to centuries of African American enslavement, reported the Salt Lake Tribune. The post, which has since been deleted, detailed the history of Latter-day Saints who fled to Utah, formerly Mexican territory, to escape discrimination. [âŚ]
June 24, 2020
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Dr. David Driskell, Influential Black Art Scholar and Artist, Dies at 88
Prominent African American artist and scholar, Dr. David C. Driskell, passed away on April 1 at age 88, said the University of Maryland, College Park. Considered one of the worldâs leading authorities on the subject of African American art, Driskell grew up in North Carolina and went to college at Howard University, said ARTnews. He [âŚ]
April 2, 2020
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2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Kabria Baumgartner
When Dr. Kabria Baumgartner went to the University of Massachusetts Amherst to earn her Ph.D., she thought she was going to study 20th century African diasporic literature.
January 22, 2020
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Georgetownâs Jackson âJazzedâ About History
As a historian who happens to have an aÂffinity for jazz, Dr. Maurice Jackson of Georgetown University combines both in a book that explores the America-born musical genreâs presence in Washington, D.C. and its intersections with government, politics, race, religion and higher education.
May 1, 2019
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Chicago Historian Timuel Black Turns 100
Timuel âTimâ D. Black, a Chicago historian who survived the Great Depression and worked on the front lines during World War II, turned 100 years old over the weekend. Black has lived in Chicago since he was an infant, growing up in a neighborhood that was then called the âBlack Beltâ, according to ABC7. Blackâs [âŚ]
December 10, 2018
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Temple University Blockson Collection Obtains Materials of Tupac Shakur
The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection at Temple University unveiled the newly obtained memorabilia from the estate of the late rapper Tupac Shakur at a private donor reception hosted in Sullivan Hall on Thursday. The materials, donated from Goldin Auctions of Runnemede, New Jersey, includes: Shakurâs diamond earring from the cover of âAll Eyez On [âŚ]
November 1, 2018
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Family Storytellers Inspired Professor-Historian
Dr. Allyson Hobbs comes from a family of storytellers, perhaps chief among them her Aunt Shirley.
October 30, 2018
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Harvard History Professor Makes History
Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbothamâs appointment as the first African-American chair of the Department of History at Harvard University is significant, but not for the reasons most would expect.
September 10, 2018
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Sterling Stuckey, Renowned Historian, Dies
Dr. Sterling Stuckey, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Riverside and a prominent scholar of African-American history, has died.
August 17, 2018
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