American Idol Contestant – Haeley Vaughn

VIA:  AOLtelevision.com Haeley Vaughn shocked American Idol judges with her cute personality and Pop Country singing style.  She is the…
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African American Country Singer – Darius Rucker

VIA:  Biography.Com Singer and song writer Darius Rucker formerly of the hit pop group Hootie and The BlowFish, is the…
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Michelle Obama Finds Comfort In Her Role As…

VIA:  MSNBC When she moved to the nation’s most prestigious address, Michelle Obama’s husband told her that rough times were…
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The Author That Changed African American History –…

VIA:  Biography.com (born August 11, 1921, Ithaca, New York, U.S.—died February 10, 1992, Seattle, Washington) American writer whose works of…
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Meet Bill T. Jones – Dancing Activist

VIA:  TheGrio.Com A revolution can occur in many ways. Some choose to protest with marches and picket signs. Bill T.…
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Oscar DePriest – First Black Congressman Elected November…

VIA:  EncyclopediaOfChicago.Org Oscar DePriest was born in Florence, Alabama, to ex-slaves. He arrived in Chicago in 1889. DePriest worked as…
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8 Year Old Boy Sends His Allowance To…

VIA: 9news.com Third-grader Amirikis Smith thought being mentioned in Obama’s speech was ‘amazing.’ “It lives on,” the president said, “in…
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African American Directors: Albert And Allen Hughes

VIA:  Answers.Com Identical twin brothers Albert and Allen Hughes became celebrities when they completed their first feature-length movie, Menace II…
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President Johnson Signs The Civil Rights Act –…

July 2nd, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.  The signing of this act was the most…
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James Meredith Integrates The University Of Mississippi –…

On October 1, 1962 James Meredith became the first African American student to enroll at the University of  Mississippi.  President…
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GALLERY: Top Black TV Sitcoms

Over the years there have been several African American sitcoms to grace to TV screen.  Check out our gallery that…
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Three Of The Most Important Events In Black…

VIA:  FindArticles.Com For centuries African Americans have dominated the American music scene.  Black music is in fact America’s original music,…
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Top African Americans To Follow On Twitter

Twitter has taken the world by storm, and all of the hottest celebrities are using it. Check out our list…
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VIDEO: Morgan Freeman On Race & Black History…

Morgan Freeman has some very strong opinions on Black History month, and made them very clear in his interview with…
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GALLERY: Wealthiest African Americans

As we celebrate Black History Month, we will pay tribute to some outstanding african americans of our time. In this…
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Elijah McCoy

VIA: BIOGRAPHY.COM Inventor and manufacturer, born in Canada. His African-American parents had fled from Kentucky to escape slavery. He showed…
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