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Literati: Read |The First Published African American Literary Magazine, “The Brownies’ Book”
From the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in conjunction with the Center for the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis: From the success of The Crisis’s annual children’s number emerged The Brownies’ Book, a monthly magazine specifically written for African American children. It was the first sustained effort…
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Free Movie Tickets | ‘A Wrinke In Time’| Film by Ava DuVernay
From Black Girls Code: You’re invited to a screening of A Wrinkle in Time! Black Girls CODE is hosting a screening of A Wrinkle in Time, written and directed by Ava DuVernay, for our Bay Area tech divas and their families to attend! Tickets to this screening are free, but first come, first serve! If you do not arrive…
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Theatre: Billie Holiday Theatre presents Annual 50in50 Initiative, Plays By Black Women
From The Billie Holiday Theatre at RestorationART: As Black women writers, we are seeing an explosion of #metoos across our media outlets. We are participants, sharing our complex and varied narratives of harassment, abuse, assault, and overall crimes against our bodies. But we are also observers, watching the nation respond to the narratives of White privileged…
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2018 Women’s History Month | Gwendolyn Bennett’s Wisdom for the Ages
Brushes and paints are all I have To speak the music in my soul… ―Gwendolyn Bennett Born: July 8, 1902, Giddings, TX Died: May 30, 1981, West Reading, PA Nationality: African American Period: Harlem Renaissance Education: Pratt Institute, Columbia University ——- Gwendolyn B. Bennett was an African-American writer who contributed to Opportunity, which chronicled cultural advancements in Harlem. Though often overlooked, she herself made…
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Genealogy 101 | Free Courses, Webinars, and Workshops
WEBINARS Free and open to the public Creating a Research Plan: Tips from NEHGS Research Services Thursday, March 15, 2018 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST Presented by Lindsay Fulton, Director of Research Services With all of the genealogical information at your fingertips today, it’s easy to become overwhelmed, go down research rabbit holes, and lose…
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