#AfricanAmericanHistory

@jckaelin.bsky.social

12 hours ago

Marian Anderson, He's Got the Whole World In His Hands, 1953 TV YouTube video by Alan Eichler

#OTD #TDIH #April8, 1993 #DOTD: #RIP #MarianAnderson. #Contraltos #Singers #ClassicalMusic #AmericanMusic #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #AfricanAmericanHistory #AfricanAmericanHeritage #BlackHeritage #BlackPeople #Blacks #AfricanAmericans #GospelSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRGZ...

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J.C. Kælin

@jckaelin.bsky.social

12 hours ago

"Marian Anderson Sings at the Lincoln Memorial" Newreel Story YouTube video by UCLA

#OTD #TDIH #April8, 1993 #DOTD: #RIP #MarianAnderson. #Contraltos #Singers #ClassicalMusic #AmericanMusic #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #AfricanAmericanHistory #AfricanAmericanHeritage #BlackHeritage #BlackPeople #Blacks #AfricanAmericans #GospelSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF9Q...

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J.C. Kælin

@jckaelin.bsky.social

12 hours ago

Marian Anderson - Ave Maria YouTube video by awesome1990s

#OTD #TDIH #April8, 1993 #DOTD: #RIP #MarianAnderson. #Contraltos #Singers #ClassicalMusic #AmericanMusic #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #AfricanAmericanHistory #AfricanAmericanHeritage #BlackHeritage #BlackPeople #Blacks #AfricanAmericans #GospelSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GksR...

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Rob McConnell

@robmcconnell.bsky.social

17 hours ago

Rob McConnell Interviews - Corey Washington - Jimi Hendrix Black Legacy Few artists have left a mark on music as profound and enduring as Jimi Hendrix. In this powerful and insightful episode, Corey Washington explores Hendrix’s Black legacy—examining not only his revolutionary impact on rock music, but also his cultural significance as a Black artist navigating and transforming a predominantly white industry during a pivotal time in history. Corey delves into how Hendrix’s sound, style, and artistic vision redefined the boundaries of music, while also addressing the deeper layers of identity, representation, and influence that continue to resonate today. What did it mean for Hendrix to rise to global prominence during the 1960s, and how has his legacy shaped generations of musicians and listeners across genres? This episode goes beyond music, exploring themes of cultural recognition, artistic freedom, and the importance of understanding the roots and context of creative expression. How has Hendrix’s legacy been preserved—or misunderstood—over time? And what can we learn from his journey about the intersection of race, art, and innovation? Join us for a compelling conversation that honors the life, influence, and enduring legacy of one of the greatest musicians of all time—while shedding light on the deeper story behind the sound that changed the world.

📣 New Podcast! "Rob McConnell Interviews - Corey Washington - Jimi Hendrix Black Legacy" on @Spreaker #1960smusic #africanamericanhistory #artisticexpression #blacklegacy #coreywashington #culturaldiscussion #culturalimpact #guitarlegend #hendrixlegacy #icon #innovation #jimihendrix #legacy

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Conversations in Color

@convoincolor.bsky.social

1 day ago

On this day in 1909, Matthew A. Henson helped lead one of the most significant expeditions in exploration history.

#MatthewHenson #BlackHistory #BlackExcellence #AfricanAmericanHistory #BlackExplorers #BlackStories #BlackVoices #BlackFacts

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@mddeptplanning.bsky.social

1 day ago

African American Heritage Preservation Program, GENERAL OVERVIEW WORKSHOP, April 14 at 1 PM. Showing example of decorative, historic stained glass window.

Webinar Next week! Mark your calendars & attend to learn more about the African American Heritage Preservation Program's grant application process. To register visit: bit.ly/3PpzTVx
#MarylandHistoricalTrust #AfricanAmericanHistory #preservation #historymatters #Maryland

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

@aam-em.bsky.social

2 days ago

Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy Find out more about this film, featured in “The Unwritten Record,” the National Archives blog of the Special Media Archives Services Division: https://unwrit…

Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew05QCsYcGA

#BlackHistory365 #BookerTWashington #OnThisDay #BlackExcellence #Tuskegee #AfricanAmericanHistory #EducationMatters #LegacyBuilding

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

@aam-em.bsky.social

2 days ago

Booker T. Washington

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#BlackHistory365 #BookerTWashington #OnThisDay #BlackExcellence #Tuskegee #AfricanAmericanHistory #EducationMatters #LegacyBuilding

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

@aam-em.bsky.social

2 days ago

📚 On This Day in Black History – April 5, 1856 📚

Today we honor the birth of Booker T. Washington, one of the most influential educators and leaders in the advancement of Black Americans.

#BlackHistory365 #BookerTWashington #OnThisDay #BlackExcellence #Tuskegee #AfricanAmericanHistory

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J.C. Kælin

@jckaelin.bsky.social

3 days ago

#OTD #TDIH #April5, 1856 #HBD #BookerTWashington! #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #Blacks #Freemasons #Slaves #Tuskegee #Education #NationalNegroBusinessLeague #NNBL #ReconstructionEra #JimCrow #PostReconstruction #AfricanAmericanHistory #BlackSky
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_...

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

@aam-em.bsky.social

4 days ago

Ma Rainey | Mother of the Blues (Biography) Ma Rainey (Gertrude Pridget) April 26, 1886 - December 22, 1939Blues originator, singer, entertainer, entrepreneurNarrator: Sherri LillianResourcesBook:Brow…

Ma Rainey | Mother of the Blues (Biography)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnFTDKuOXAE

#BlackHistory365 #MaRainey #MotherOfTheBlues #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #BlackMusic #BluesHistory #WomensHistory #PreservingOurStory #TheEnglandManor

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J.C. Kælin

@jckaelin.bsky.social

4 days ago

#OTD #TDIH #April4, 1972: #DOTD: #RIP #AdamClaytonPowelJr.
#Pastors #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #Harlem #USHouseOfRepresentatives #FirstBlacks #Democrats #AfricanAmericanCivilRightsMovment #AfricanAmericanHistory #BlackPeople #Blacks
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Cl....

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J.C. Kælin

@jckaelin.bsky.social

4 days ago

Maya Angelou's masterpiece "Caged Bird" YouTube video by CBS Evening News

#OTD #TDIH #April4, 1928: #HBD #MayaAngelou! #Poets #Activists #GreatSouls #GreatArtists #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #Blacks #Poetry #AfricanAmericanLiterature #AfricanAmericanHistory #AmericanLiterature #AmericanCulture #Literature #PoetrySky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZzO...

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

@aam-em.bsky.social

4 days ago

Dive into the fascinating life of Ma Rainey

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www.tiktok.com/@musiclink155/video/7498...

#BlackHistory365 #MaRainey #MotherOfTheBlues #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #BlackMusic #BluesHistory #WomensHistory

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

@aam-em.bsky.social

4 days ago

📚 On This Day in Black History – April 3, 1888 📚

Today we honor Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, the legendary “Mother of the Blues,” whose powerful voice and fearless artistry helped shape the sound of American music

#BlackHistory365 #MaRainey #MotherOfTheBlues #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #Music

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Anthem Press

@anthempress.bsky.social

1 week ago

Now in Paperback! Includes a collection of interviews and writings by and about Robert Franklin Williams as an internationalist, pragmatist and civil and human rights champion. Get your copy ➡️ tinyurl.com/3acxftmt #AnthemPress #CivilRightsMovement #AfricanAmericanHistory #HumanRights #PurdueUniv

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Patti

@pattinh.bsky.social

1 week ago

Book Review: The Black Family Who Built America by Cheryl McKissack Daniel – Discovering the McKissack Family’s Impact on America’s Landscapeopinions, ideas, thoughts, & reviews Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Atria Books, and author Cheryl McKissack Daniel for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiased re…

My review of The Black Family Who Built America by Cheryl McKissack Daniel – Discovering the McKissack Family’s Impact on America’s Landscape #booksky #AfricanAmericanHistory #ARCreads #bookreview #history #memoir #misogyny #nonfiction #racism #slavery

thoughtsfromthemountaintop.com/2026/03/30/b...

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Conversations in Color

@convoincolor.bsky.social

1 week ago

Some of the earliest fights over Black education in the United States happened long before the Civil Rights Movement most people study in school.

#BlackHistory #BlackEducation #AfricanAmericanHistory #PrudenceCrandall #BlackVoices #BlackHistoricalSites #BlackCommunity

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Rutgers University Press

@rutgersupress.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

"The Total Black Experience: A History of Television’s Positively Black" by Ronald Bishop

Save 30% (free shipping in the U.S.) use code "RSOC".

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Ron Bishop

#PositivelyBlack
#BlackTelevision
#AfricanAmericanHistory
#AfricanAmericanMedia

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

@aam-em.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

The First Black-Owned Newspaper: Freedom’s Journal Survey: https://forms.gle/zJbfstD9ZVMnwpbD6Published by Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm in New York City in 1827, Freedom’s Journal was the first Black-owne…

The First Black-Owned Newspaper: Freedom’s Journal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ACrUgxUOWE

#BlackHistory365 #FreedomJournal #JohnRusswurm #SamuelCornish #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #BlackPress #TheEnglandManor #EmpowerThroughStory

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Jay of Dollhouse Park

@makerofmischief.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

March 16 2026 American History and Government For Citizenship, a reading list My friend Tevin who works at our gym, and with whom I enjoy conversing of an evening, has asked me what to read for his US citizenship test; herein is my readin…

#USCitizenship #History #USConstitution #AfricanAmericanHistory #Politics torchofliberty.home.blog/2026/03/16/m...

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J.C. Kælin

@jckaelin.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Mona Lisa (Remastered) YouTube video by Nat King Cole - Topic

#OTD #TDIH #March17, 1919: #HBD #NatKingCole! #NathanielAdamsColes #Jazz #Pianists #Singers #AfricanAmericans #AfricanAmericanHistory #AfricanAmericanHeritage #BlackHeritage #BlackPeople #Blacks #JazzMasters #GreatSingers #JazzSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2vg...

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J.C. Kælin

@jckaelin.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Nature Boy YouTube video by Nat King Cole - Topic

#OTD #TDIH #March17, 1919: #HBD #NatKingCole! #NathanielAdamsColes #Jazz #Pianists #Singers #AfricanAmericans #AfricanAmericanHistory #AfricanAmericanHeritage #BlackHeritage #BlackPeople #Blacks #JazzMasters #GreatSingers #JazzSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpF1...

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J.C. Kælin

@jckaelin.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Unforgettable - Nat 'King' Cole YouTube video by Sam Novak

#OTD #TDIH #March17, 1919: #HBD #NatKingCole! #NathanielAdamsColes #Jazz #Pianists #Singers #AfricanAmericans #AfricanAmericanHistory #AfricanAmericanHeritage #BlackHeritage #BlackPeople #Blacks #JazzMasters #GreatSingers #JazzSky #MusicSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDN5...

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J.C. Kælin

@jckaelin.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Nat King Cole - Straighten Up & Fly Right YouTube video by 77GhettoD

#JCKaelin: This is about #racism!
#OTD #TDIH #March17, 1919: #HBD #NatKingCole! #NathanielAdamsColes #Jazz #Pianists #Singers #AfricanAmericans #AfricanAmericanHistory #AfricanAmericanHeritage #BlackHeritage #BlackPeople #Blacks #JazzMasters #GreatSingers #JazzSky #MusicSky

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Readex

@readex.com

3 weeks ago

Still Reading the Silences: African American Women’s History in the Digital Age Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar is now Professor of African American Studies at Emory University

"The silences still exist...does digitization help us uncover their lives, well, yes and no..."

▶️ https://youtu.be/fHv_Y5uChUU

#WomensHIstoryMonth #AfricanAmericanHistory #EarlyAmerica #America250

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

@aam-em.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Freedom’s Journal, the first Black-owned newspaper

Shared from @caabj_info 🎥✨ Full credit to them. Watch more 📺
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DUddnWPDtGr/

#BlackHistory365 #FreedomJournal #JohnRusswurm #SamuelCornish #OnThisDay #AfricanAmericanHistory #BlackPress #TheEnglandManor

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The Historical Vagabond

@historicalvagabond.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Do you love Boston's North End? Then come help my friends create a new world-class museum celebrating America's original neighborhood. Fundraiser details below:
#Boston #NorthEnd #OldNorthChurch #ItalianAmericanHistory #IrishAmericanHistory #JewishAmericanHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory #fundraiser

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The African American Museum at the England Manor

@aam-em.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

America’s First Daily Black Newspaper M. Alexis Scott, former publisher of Atlanta Daily World, shares the story of America’s first daily black newspaper. From its founding in 1928 by her grandfa…

America's First Daily Black Newspaper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouEPAMrMakU

#BlackHistory365 #OnThisDay #AtlantaDailyWorld #BlackPress #AfricanAmericanHistory #BlackJournalism #PreservingOurStory #TheEnglandManor