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Oct 10, 2013 · Share. Be inspired by an exceptional group of women in this collection of films and stories. Each of the Black women featured here have made a special mark on their communities and the world ...
Oct 27, 2009 · The civil rights movement was a struggle for justice and equality for African Americans that took place mainly in the 1950s and 1960s. Among its leaders were Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, the ...
Feb 1, 2019 · Overlooked reveals the stories of some of those remarkable people. We started the series last year by focusing on women like Sylvia Plath, the postwar poet; Emma Gatewood, the hiking grandmother ...
Jun 25, 2020 · Troy L. Smith, Cleveland.com. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Billie Holiday, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Louis Armstrong, Led Belly, B.B. King, Sam Cooke and Mahalia Jackson. That should just about cover every ...
Feb 4, 2015 · He is also famous for his role in the William Shakespeare play "Othello." He was the first black actor to play Othello in almost 50 years. Even though the character is African-American, white actors had traditionally played the part with black face make up. Robeson liked the part because it was a good role for an African-American actor.
Feb 1, 2021 · Black History Month: African Americans who took risks and changed history. ... and a famous photo of that shocking moment helped galvanize the civil rights movement. It was taken during the ...
Feb 10, 2021 · Jackie Robinson. Like Ali in the 60s, Jackie Robinson was one of the most influential sports figures of his day. Robinson became the first African American to play for a Major League Baseball team ...
