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Hampton Roads weekend events feature lots to love for readers and writers
It's another busy weekend here in Hampton Roads for lovers of reading and writing. Take a look! 32nd Annual Writers Conference at CNU Friday and Saturday, Feb. 22 and 23 Friday highlights: - Book talk by David Robbins ("The Devil's Waters") - Speed...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), African-American History Month, Slavery, War of 1812, Christopher Newport University
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Quinnipiac Celebrates Black History Month With a Showing of "Kingdom Bequeath" on Feb. 21
As part of Quinnipiac University's Black History Month celebration, members from the First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts Learning Community will perform Kingdom Bequeath, an experimental production pondering questions about life, respect, power, equal...
Tags: Quinnipiac University, African-American History Month
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Unsung hero makes strides in local black community
Staff WriterEditor’s Note: A resolution honoring five Valley residents for Black History Month will be presented to the Imperial County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 26. The Imperial Valley Press will feature each of the five individuals every few days leading...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, African-American History Month, World War II (1939-1945), Medical Specialization, Nursing
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Panel focuses on 'The Black Experience in Chicago's North Suburbs'
Glenbrook North Senior Cameron Swanson is the son of a single white mom and a black father. "I was always around my white family, so I was always a little different," Swanson said during a recent panel discussion in Northbrook called "The Black...
Tags: Family, Racism, African-American History Month, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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Guide to February 2013 TV premieres, specials, movies
RedEyeEvery February we celebrate Valentine's Day and Black History Month, but this one is extra special because we welcome NBC's "Community" back to TV after too long a hiatus. It's also when the high-profile Netflix series, "House of Cards," debuts. Back on...Tags: The CW (tv network), AMC (tv network), Justice and Rights, Hunting, Encore (tv network)
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Is Black History Month still relevant?
South Bend TribuneBy the time this column runs, we will be well into Black History Month. This year, I wanted to do something different that could start some meaningful discussions about whether Black History Month is still relevant. Every year, no matter what I write,...Tags: Lee Johnson, African-American History Month
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Macy's Aventura salutes Gordon Parks as part of Black History Month
Staff WriterAs part of Black History Month, Macy's in Aventura Mall will honor Gordon Parks Saturday with the photographic art installation viewing of iconic works from the artist, composer, author ("The Learning Tree") and filmmaker ("Shaft"). Parks' life will...Tags: Tyler Perry, African-American History Month, Gordon Parks, Aventura, Macy's
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Marcus Samuelsson at Post & Beam; Friends Cook at Canele; Paiche updates
Post & Beam: The debonair Ethiopian-Swedish New York chef Marcus Samuelsson, proprietor of the Lenox Avenue restaurant Red Rooster in Harlem, will alight on Govind Armstrong's Post & Beam in Baldwin Hills for one night only. On Feb. 26. "Red Rooster at...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure
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NewsPlus 02/15/13: And the Dream Lives On
NewsPlus correspondent, Robin Hamilton, gives us a preview of this Sunday's Black History Month special, "And the Dream Lives On" airing on DC50 on Sunday at 7PM.
Tags: African-American History Month
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'Beasts of the Southern Wild' gets into the Oscar game in D.C.
Looks like historical dramas, CIA thrillers and movies centering on mental illness aren't the only ones aiming to curry favor in Washington, D.C. -- now, it seems that a magical realist film also has its fans among the federal government's elite. This...
Tags: African-American History Month, Movies, White House, Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency
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Stowe Center Wins Auction For 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' Wallpaper
A chunk of wallpaper manufactured in England in 1853 to glom onto the popularity of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was auctioned off in Plainville on Tuesday night. It wound up exactly where it...
Tags: African-American History Month, Auction Service, Slavery, Plainville, Old Saybrook
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Taking the Kids: Exploring African-American history in Washington, D.C., and beyond
Talk about the best birthday present ever. You've got to think that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be smiling down as we, on the same day, celebrate his birth and the second inauguration of Barack Obama, our first African-American president. Ask your...
Tags: George Washington, Duke Ellington, African-American History Month, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Justice and Rights
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