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African American History | Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones | First African...
Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones, known as Sissieretta Jones, (January 5, 1868 or 1869[1] – June 24, 1933[2]) was an African-American soprano. She sometimes was called “The Black Patti” in reference to...
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In Memory of Trayvon Martin
Who would think we’d be having to say these words; an anniversary of a teenager, who was starked and shot like an animal by racist vigilante, George Zimmerman. But here we are one year later bearing...
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Tuesday Open Thread | Native American Music & Chants
Native American music plays a vital role in history and education, with ceremonies and stories orally passing on ancestral customs to new generations. Native American ceremonial music is traditionally...
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Wednesday Open Thread | Native American Music & Chants
Native American music is as vast and diverse as the people who create it, and each tribe has its own musical approach and style that has been passed down for centuries. Music is at the center of...
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Videos | Rosa Parks Statue Unveiled at the United States Capitol
President Obama and lawmakers dedicated the Rosa Parks Staute at the Capitol today at 11 a.m. EST/10 A.M. CT. Updated No, he didn’t mention “DJANGO.” Ms. Parks is the FIRST African-American woman to...
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Thursday Open Thread | Native American Music & Chants
History of Native American Music Music was a prominent part of the Native American culture. The Native Americans had a tribal culture and each tribe had its own distinctive form of music. However there...
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Friday Open Thread | Native American Music & Chants
American Indians traditionally used ceremonial music to connect to a spiritual realm and summon aid from supernatural powers. In addition to its sacredness, American Indian music has evolved to...
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Saturday Open Thread | Native American Music & Chants
Native American Chants & Dances Dances, songs and chants have played a major role in the culture of Native Americans. Stories and histories have been passed from generation to generation by voice...
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Video | President Obama Speaks at the 2013 Women’s History Month Reception
Updated with video U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks at a Women’s History Month reception at the White House in Washington, March 18, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES – Tags:...
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Native Americans: Portraits From a Century Ago
Hat- tip The Atlantic In the early 1900s, Seattle-based photographer Edward S. Curtis embarked on a project of epic scale, to travel the western United States and document the lives of Native...
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‘Four little girls’ of Birmingham remembered: Bill seeks to award ’63 church...
MSNBC It’s been nearly 50 years since four young girls were killed after members of the Ku Klux Klan planted a bomb at their Sunday school in Birmingham, Ala., simply because of the color of their...
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Video | Kerry Washington Delivers the 2013 Commencement Address at Geroge...
(Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images) 3 Chics loves Kerry Washington, Activist, Actress, and now she holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree from GWU. Keery’s another smart, beautiful, talented, and...
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Monday Open Thread | Black Opera Singers Week | Marian Anderson
Happy Monday Everyone. This week 3 Chics is featuring Black female opera singers. Today’s artist is the incomparable Ms. Marian Anderson. Marian Anderson displayed vocal talent as a child, but her...
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Friday Open Thread | Black Opera Singers Week | Othalie Graham
Happy Friday, Everyone! Todays featured artist is Othalie Graham . Wiki: ‘Othalie Graham is a Canadian dramatic soprano, whose operatic roles to date include the title roles of Puccini‘s Turandot,...
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Let Freedom Ring |The 50th Anniversary March on Washington
Reuters - An address by President Barack Obama and nationwide bell-ringing will cap celebrations on Wednesday marking the 50th anniversary of civil rights leader Martin Luther King’s landmark “I have a...
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Videos|”Let Freedom Ring” Ceremony | 50th Anniversay March on Washington: The...
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