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Lincoln Film Forgets D.C.'s Frederick Douglass -- And African American Leadership

Michael Shank | Posted 01.28.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: 13th Amendment, Black Soldiers, Civil War, Cedar Hill, Civil Rights, Lydia Hamilton Smith, Elizabeth Keckley, Abraham Lincoln, Thaddeus Stevens, Frederick Douglass, Lincoln Review, Lincoln Film, Entertainment News
Michael Shank

Unlike Lincoln, we cannot ignore Frederick Douglass' critique in the current conversation over equality, or lack thereof, of opportunity, access and mobility in this country.

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Black Style Now? Shouldn't the Obamas Also Choose Black Designers?

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Black Designers, Paul Williams, African American History, Elizabeth Keckley, Vertner Tandy, Fashion, Race, Joe Louis, Malcolm Harris, Michelle Obama, Style News
Michael Henry Adams

Is the fact that the Obamas have so far passed over black tailors or dress designers a triviality? Or is it a crucial indicator of what's to come?

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