http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/black-history-month Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/27/kareem-abdul-jabbar-book-highlights-black-achievements_n_1383442.html 2012-03-27T15:16:22Z 2012-03-27T18:00:36Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ George Washington Carver and Madame C. J. Walker are names at the top of virtually every black inventors list, but how about fellow creators such as J... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history">Black History</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/kareem-abdul-jabbar">Kareem Abdul Jabbar</a>, <a href="/tag/african-american-history">African-American History</a>, <a href="/tag/childrens-books">Children&#039;s Books</a>, <a href="/tag/kareem-abdul-jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dedrick-muhammad/women-wealth-inequality_b_1275201.html 2012-03-27T15:20:00Z 2012-03-27T15:20:59Z Dedrick Muhammad http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dedrick-muhammad/ Black History Month and Women's History Month are often viewed as separate entities. But black women and other women of color know that their economic circumstances are affected by being both a person of color and a woman. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/economics">Economics</a>, <a href="/tag/racial-inequality">Racial Inequality</a>, <a href="/tag/wealth">Wealth</a>, <a href="/tag/gender-inequality">Gender Inequality</a>, <a href="/tag/mariko-chang">Mariko Chang</a>, <a href="/tag/womens-history-month">Womens-History-Month</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/tag/women-wealth-inequality">Women Wealth Inequality</a>, <a href="/money">Money News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/warren-j-blumenfeld/colorblindness-is-denial_b_1371494.html 2012-03-22T12:42:08Z 2012-03-22T12:41:28Z Warren J. Blumenfeld http://www.huffingtonpost.com/warren-j-blumenfeld/ We must not and cannot dismiss these incidents as simply the actions of a few individuals, for racism and other forms of oppression exist on multiple levels. These incidents are symptoms of larger systemic national problems.<br /> <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/racism">Racism</a>, <a href="/tag/discrimination">Discrimination</a>, <a href="/tag/post-racial">Post-Racial</a>, <a href="/tag/oppression">Oppression</a>, <a href="/tag/color-blindness">Color Blindness</a>, <a href="/tag/racial-prejudice">Racial Prejudice</a>, <a href="/tag/trayvon-martin">Trayvon Martin</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-matthews-discrimination">Chris Matthews Discrimination</a>, <a href="/tag/ghetto-parties">Ghetto Parties</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-administration">Obama Administration</a>, <a href="/tag/ghetto-party">Ghetto Party</a>, <a href="/tag/prejudice">Prejudice</a>, <a href="/tag/racial-discrimination">Racial Discrimination</a>, <a href="/tag/colorblind-society">Colorblind Society</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/tag/march-madness-racism">March Madness Racism</a>, <a href="/tag/discrimination-in-the-united-states">Discrimination in the United States</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-matthews">Chris Matthews</a>, <a href="/tag/daniel-schorr">Daniel Schorr</a>, <a href="/tag/ghetto-party-controversy">Ghetto Party Controversy</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/14/richard-theodore-greener-first-black-harvard-alum_n_1345940.html 2012-03-14T16:09:42Z 2012-03-14T19:11:15Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ An abandoned home near 75th and Sangamon, on Chicago's South Side, was the unlikely hiding place for an important piece of black history -- the papers... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/web-dubois">WEB Dubois</a>, <a href="/tag/reginald-hudlin">Reginald Hudlin</a>, <a href="/tag/cornel-west">Cornel West</a>, <a href="/tag/hill-harper">Hill Harper</a>, <a href="/tag/richard-theodore-greener">Richard Theodore Greener</a>, <a href="/tag/deval-patrick">Deval Patrick</a>, <a href="/tag/courtney-b-vance">Courtney B. 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Why bother? There is more than enough. The story I want to recount is how history is made every day with black people, white people, all people through the power of friendship. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/women-for-obama-miami">Women for Obama Miami</a>, <a href="/tag/friendship">Friendship</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history">Black History</a>, <a href="/tag/women-for-obama">Women for Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/miami">Miami News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marty-lipp/post_3064_b_1318382.html 2012-03-05T17:35:34Z 2012-03-05T17:37:12Z Marty Lipp http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marty-lipp/ At a recent show, guitarist Hubby Jenkins joked that a white person playing banjo in the mid-1800s was like "Vanilla Ice rapping in the 1980s." <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/black-history">Black History</a>, <a href="/tag/banjo">Banjo</a>, <a href="/tag/fiddle">Fiddle</a>, <a href="/tag/americana">Americana</a>, <a href="/tag/old-time-music">Old-Time Music</a>, <a href="/tag/bluegrass">Bluegrass</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/arts">Arts News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-pournazarian/clarence-b-jones-viewpoint-school_b_1313614.html 2012-03-01T12:56:47Z 2012-03-01T12:56:14Z Matt Pournazarian http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-pournazarian/ In a world in which hate-filled politics and growing inter-class tensions fill article word-counts, a message like the one delivered by Dr. Jones was and is necessary. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/civil-rights-movement">Civil Rights Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/%253Fi-have-a-dream%253F-speech">?€œI Have a Dream? Speech</a>, <a href="/tag/martin-luther-king">Martin Luther King</a>, <a href="/tag/clarence-b-jones">Clarence B. Jones</a>, <a href="/tag/letter-from-birmingham-jail">Letter From Birmingham Jail</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/los-angeles">Los Angeles News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/01/swann-galleries-african-americana-_n_1311880.html 2012-03-01T08:18:35Z 2012-03-01T08:10:30Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ As the midday rush on an exhibition floor at the Swann Auction Galleries in Manhattan cooled earlier this week, curator Wyatt Houston Day floated arou... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/martin-luther-king">Martin Luther King</a>, <a href="/tag/african-diaspora">African Diaspora</a>, <a href="/tag/slavery">Slavery</a>, <a href="/tag/africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/martin-luther-king-jr">Martin Luther King Jr.</a>, <a href="/tag/swann-auction-galleries">Swann-Auction-Galleries</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/african-americans">African Americans</a>, <a href="/tag/smithsonian-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture">Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture</a>, <a href="/tag/african-american-collectibles">African American Collectibles</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jack-gordon/tod-ewing-washington-dc-bahai-community_b_1303207.html 2012-02-29T19:01:54Z 2012-02-29T19:09:06Z Jack Gordon http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jack-gordon/ At the end of Black History Month, Tod Ewing reflects on the profound lessons of the past and considers the question "Where do we go from here?" offering a Baha'i perspective on the spiritual dimensions of racial reconciliation. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bahai">Baha&#039;i</a>, <a href="/tag/faith-in-action-dc">Faith in Action Dc</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/racial-reconciliation">Racial Reconciliation</a>, <a href="/tag/racial-unity">Racial Unity</a>, <a href="/tag/bahai-faith">Baha&#039;i Faith</a>, <a href="/tag/washington-dc">Washington DC</a>, <a href="/tag/tod-ewing">Tod Ewing</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/28/a-look-back-at-colorados-_n_1311366.html 2012-02-28T11:46:01Z 2012-02-29T16:38:18Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ African American History in the West is every bit as rich as the importance of the gold and silver rush was to Colorado in the late 1800's. <br /> <br /> It is ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/african-american-western-history">African American Western History</a>, <a href="/tag/five-points">Five Points</a>, <a href="/tag/black-cowboys">Black Cowboys</a>, <a href="/tag/blair-caldwell-african-american-research-library">Blair Caldwell African American Research Library</a>, <a href="/tag/sonny-lawson-park">Sonny Lawson Park</a>, <a href="/tag/denver-black-history">Denver Black History</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/denver">Denver News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/michelle-obamas-ancestors_4_b_1305487.html 2012-02-29T16:21:49Z 2012-02-29T16:21:29Z Megan Smolenyak http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/ Several years ago, I conducted extensive genealogical research into the heritage of Michelle Obama. A few of my discoveries -- particularly those per... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/white-house">White House</a>, <a href="/tag/flotus">Flotus</a>, <a href="/tag/michelle-obama">Michelle Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/the-south">The South</a>, <a href="/tag/heritage">Heritage</a>, <a href="/tag/multicultural">Multicultural</a>, <a href="/tag/family-tree">Family Tree</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/tag/history">History</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/melvinia-shields">Melvinia Shields</a>, <a href="/tag/ancestors">Ancestors</a>, <a href="/tag/first-lady">First Lady</a>, <a href="/tag/ancestry">Ancestry</a>, <a href="/tag/chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/tag/slavery">Slavery</a>, <a href="/tag/roots">Roots</a>, <a href="/tag/genealogy">Genealogy</a>, <a href="/tag/family-history">Family History</a>, <a href="/tag/great-migration">Great Migration</a>, <a href="/tag/african-americans">African Americans</a>, <a href="/celebrity">Celebrity News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/29/blackvoices-history-quest_n_1310778.html 2012-02-29T12:59:31Z 2012-02-29T13:00:19Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ We've had such an amazing journey traveling through some of the greatest black history landmarks all over the country. <br /> <br /> With your help and advice, ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/adventure-and-educational-travel">Adventure and Educational Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/family-trips">Family Trips</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/family-road-trips">Family Road Trips</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-museums">Black History Museums</a>, <a href="/tag/road-trips">Road Trips</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history">Black History</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/red-room/african-american-cookbooks-chefs_b_1301960.html 2012-02-28T18:10:15Z 2012-02-28T18:10:30Z Red Room http://www.huffingtonpost.com/red-room/ My daughter and I share a cookbook collection that includes over 1,000 volumes many of them written by African-Americans. In honor of Black History Month, here's my list of the ten greatest African-American cookbooks of all time. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/african-american-cookbooks">African American Cookbooks</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-life">Bv-Life</a>, <a href="/tag/soul-food">Soul Food</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tetsuhiko-endo/black-swimming-history_b_1291408.html 2012-02-28T17:31:54Z 2012-02-28T17:38:23Z Tetsuhiko Endo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tetsuhiko-endo/ The numbers tell us that many black people don't swim. Our interpretation, however, is that black people are not swimmers, which is wrong. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/racism">Racism</a>, <a href="/tag/swimming">Swimming</a>, <a href="/tag/segregation">Segregation</a>, <a href="/tag/african-americans">African Americans</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/tag/black-swimming-statistics">Black Swimming Statistics</a>, <a href="/tag/swimming-statistics">Swimming Statistics</a>, <a href="/tag/swimming-pool-segregation">Swimming Pool Segregation</a>, <a href="/culture">Culture News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/28/white-slave-children-of-n_n_1307127.html 2012-02-28T13:09:30Z 2012-02-28T14:19:12Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In the early 1860s, photographs of children dubbed "white" slaves were circulated as part of a campaign to raise money for public schools for emancipa... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/library-of-congress">Library of Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/harpers-weekly">Harper&#039;s Weekly</a>, <a href="/tag/white-slavery">White-Slavery</a>, <a href="/tag/white-slave-children">White Slave Children</a>, <a href="/tag/white-slaves-of-new-orleans">White Slaves of New Orleans</a>, <a href="/tag/white-slaves">White Slaves</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-miller/a-lesson-on-our-colorblin_b_1300771.html 2012-02-28T14:18:09Z 2012-02-28T14:18:11Z Randy Miller http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randy-miller/ Rather than relegating people of different ethnicities to a month in the calendar, educators ought to ensure that their curriculum is not colorblind. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/colorblindness">Colorblindness</a>, <a href="/tag/colorblind">Colorblind</a>, <a href="/tag/diversity">Diversity</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/education">Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donna-brazile/celebrating-black-history_b_1307164.html 2012-02-28T13:27:25Z 2012-02-28T13:27:08Z Donna Brazile http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donna-brazile/ The strength, talents and successes of contemporary black women have deeply influenced the Obama Administration and continue to shape American history and improve the lives of all our citizens. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/obama-administration">Obama Administration</a>, <a href="/tag/lilly-ledbetter-fair-pay-act">Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history">Black History</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/lilly-ledbetter">Lilly Ledbetter</a>, <a href="/tag/president-obama">President Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/tag/black-women">Black Women</a>, <a href="/tag/michelle-obama">Michelle Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/african-american-history">African-American History</a>, <a href="/tag/african-american-women">African American Women</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/teach-plus/black-history-is-american_1_b_1304220.html 2012-02-28T12:46:57Z 2012-02-28T12:46:39Z Teach Plus http://www.huffingtonpost.com/teach-plus/ Meaningful discussions about black history, women's history -- indeed, all histories -- should not come and go with the passing of the calendar. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/history">History</a>, <a href="/tag/womens-history-month">Women&#039;s History Month</a>, <a href="/tag/american-history">American History</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/tag/womens-history">Women&#039;s History</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history">Black History</a>, <a href="/tag/curriculum">Curriculum</a>, <a href="/tag/teachers">Teachers</a>, <a href="/tag/teaching">Teaching</a>, <a href="/tag/diversity">Diversity</a>, <a href="/education">Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/28/rodney-king-pleads-guilty_n_1307088.html 2012-02-28T12:19:25Z 2012-02-28T12:19:25Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Rodney King, the man whose videotaped beating at the hands of Los Angeles police officers became the flashpoint for the 1992 Los Angeles riots, pleade... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/rodney-king-la-riots">Rodney-King-La-Riots</a>, <a href="/tag/rodney-king-alcoholism">Rodney King Alcoholism</a>, <a href="/tag/rodney-king-dui">Rodney King Dui</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/rodney-king-arrested">Rodney King Arrested</a>, <a href="/tag/rodney-king">Rodney King</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/28/blackvoices-history-quest_n_1306891.html 2012-02-28T12:06:12Z 2012-02-28T12:06:12Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Today's edition of Black Voices Black History Quest is based in Washington, D.C.<br /> <br /> You can plan a trip with your family to these places with the help... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/adventure-and-educational-travel">Adventure and Educational Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/family-trips">Family Trips</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/family-road-trips">Family Road Trips</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-museums">Black History Museums</a>, <a href="/tag/road-trips">Road Trips</a>, <a href="/tag/washington-dc-black-history">Washington Dc Black History</a>, <a href="/tag/washington-dc">Washington DC</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/28/thumbtack-paintings-of-black-icons-tribeca_n_1306427.html 2012-02-28T09:31:57Z 2012-02-28T09:31:57Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ TRIBECA -- Andre Woolery paints in thumbtacks.<br /> <br /> Using thousands and thousands of the brightly colored pushpins, Woolery, a self-taught artist who li... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/thumbtack-art">Thumbtack Art</a>, <a href="/tag/andre-woolery">Andre Woolery</a>, <a href="/tag/frontrunner-gallery">Frontrunner Gallery</a>, <a href="/tag/tribeca">Tribeca</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-around-town">New York Around Town</a>, <a href="/tag/ny-around-town">NY Around Town</a>, <a href="/tag/ny-art">Ny Art</a>, <a href="/tag/thumbtacks">Thumbtacks</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-art">New York Art</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/new-york">New York News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/28/new-black-style-stars_n_1306452.html 2012-02-28T09:25:09Z 2012-02-28T09:25:09Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ There's a new generation of style stars that have captured our hearts. <br /> <br /> Solange Knowles, Karen Blanchard of "Where Did U Get That," and Joshua Kiss... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bv-fashion-and-beauty">Bv-Fashion-and-Beauty</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/joshua-kissi">Joshua Kissi</a>, <a href="/tag/black-fashion">Black Fashion</a>, <a href="/tag/street-etiquette">Street Etiquette</a>, <a href="/tag/black-fashion-stars">Black Fashion Stars</a>, <a href="/tag/black-style-bloggers">Black Style Bloggers</a>, <a href="/tag/wonderland-magazine">Wonderland Magazine</a>, <a href="/tag/hair-beauty">Hair-Beauty</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/julia-sarr-jamois">Julia Sarr-Jamois</a>, <a href="/tag/black-style-stars">Black Style Stars</a>, <a href="/tag/travis-gumbs">Travis Gumbs</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/tag/solange-knowles">Solange Knowles</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/27/charles-mcgee-public-art-detroit_n_1303575.html 2012-02-27T15:06:00Z 2012-02-27T15:06:29Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In 2011, Charles McGee suffered a stroke that took a toll on his health. But you'd hardly know it. <br /> <br /> While McGee has scaled back some since the time... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/detroit-artists-market">Detroit Artists Market</a>, <a href="/tag/best-of-detroit">Best of Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/wright-museum">Wright Museum</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-sculptures">Detroit Sculptures</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-mcgee-detroit">Charles McGee Detroit</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-public-art">Detroit Public Art</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-artists">Detroit Artists</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-art">Detroit Art</a>, <a href="/tag/black-artists">Black Artists</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month-artists">Black History Month Artists</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-mcgee">Charles McGee</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-institute-of-arts">Detroit Institute of Arts</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-arts">Detroit Arts</a>, <a href="/tag/dia">Dia</a>, <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/kresge-arts">Kresge Arts</a>, <a href="/tag/detroit-around-town">Detroit Around Town</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-h-wright-museum">Charles H. Wright Museum</a>, <a href="/tag/people-mover">People Mover</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/27/a-look-at-influential-afr_n_1304492.html 2012-02-27T13:24:21Z 2012-02-27T13:30:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Growing up around his father's auto body shop in suburban Philadelphia, Ed Welburn knew at an early age that he wanted to pursue an automotive career.... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/black-history-month">Black History Month</a>, <a href="/detroit">Detroit News</a></p>