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African-American

Michigan State Professor Wins $25,000 Frederick Douglass Book Prize

Yale University’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition recently announced that it has awarded the Seventh Annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize to Dr. Laurent Dubois for his study…

October 26, 2005

African-American

Black Activists Upset Over King Tut Portraits

Black activists say the computer-generated portraits of King Tut that are scheduled to go on display at a museum

October 19, 2005

African-American

Exhibit Explores History of Slavery in New York

Most Americans think of slavery as a Southern institution, but for close to 200 years, New York City served as a centerpiece in the African slave trade…

October 9, 2005

African-American

Book Casts Doubts on Parts of 18th-Century Slave Narrative

Olaudah Equiano wrote with vivid detail of life as human cargo — the foul smells aboard the slave ship that

October 5, 2005

African-American

Black Activists Upset Over King Tut Portraits

Black activists say computer-generated portraits of King Tut that are scheduled to go on display at a museum exhibit…

September 27, 2005

Faculty & Staff

An Academic Partnership

Black and Hispanic studies are separate fields at most universities

September 21, 2005

African-American

Book Casts Doubts on Parts of 18th-century Slave Narrative

Olaudah Equiano wrote with vivid detail of life as human cargo — the foul smells aboard the slave ship…

September 20, 2005

African-American

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Celebrates First Year

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center opened a year ago this month hoping to address freedom and diversity issues everywhere Story:

August 30, 2005

African-American

Broadening Perspectives

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August 24, 2005

Students

An Evolving Identity

For those of you who collect mementos and rare items, you may want to hold on to this edition of Black Issues In Higher Education… Story:

August 10, 2005

African-American

Historical Perspectives

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July 27, 2005

African-American

Smithsonian Selects First Director

Smithsonian Selects First Director Of National Museum of African American HistoryWASHINGTON The Smithsonian Institution has tapped Dr. Lonnie G. Bunch as the first director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, effective in  July.As the museum’s founding director, Bunch will work to identify the museum’s mission; develop exhibitions and public programs concerning […]

April 6, 2005