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Black Music Honors 2022 Tevin Campbell Tribute

Tevin Jermod Campbell is an American singer and songwriter. He performed go...

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The Temptations

The Temptations began as a five-man group that formed in Detroit in 1961. T...

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Celebrating 10 African-American Medical Pioneers

These trailblazers broke barriers and shattered stereotypes — and went on t...

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Scott Joplin

Viewed as the "King of Ragtime," Scott Joplin was the foremost composer of...

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The New Orleans Four

For decades, most historical accounts of Nov. 14, 1960, featured Ruby Bridg...

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Growing Up Black

Black Americans discuss how the different cultures in their cities and thei...

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The 5th Dimension

The 5th Dimension is an American popular music vocal group. Their music enc...

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Juanita Abernathy

Juanita Odessa Jones Abernathy was an American civil rights activist, and t...

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Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington was one of the foremost African American leaders of th...

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Bessie Coleman

Bessie Coleman was an early American civil aviator. She was the first Afric...

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Reflections on the Greensboro Lunch Counter

Civil Rights activists Joseph McNeil, Diane Nash, and John Lewis reflect on...

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March from Selma to Montgomery

On Sunday, March 21, 1965, nearly 8,000 people began the five-day march fro...

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The Lasting Impact of the Little Rock Nine

On September 25, 1957, nine Black students courageously started their first...

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Thomas Elkins

Thomas Elkins was an African-American dentist, abolitionist, surgeon, pharm...

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Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones is best known as a composer and record producer for legendary...

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Louise Shropshire

Woman Who Wrote ‘We Shall Overcome’ Finally Gets Recognized For Civil Right...

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