SALT LAKE CITY After local activist Lex Scott appeared on an episode of PBS American Portrait on Tuesday, she received a lot of positive feedback from friends, family and community members. But she also received several threatening phone messages the next day.
Unfortunately, threats are nothing new to Scott, the founder of Black Lives Matter Utah. She s posted audio recordings of two dozen such threats online for the public to see, and played audio of the new threats on Facebook Wednesday night. I need them to know that they didn t destroy me, and that I m not going to cower, Scott told KSL.com, describing the messages as a kind of psychological warfare.
Black history in the United States is American history, so while February is Black History Month, think about it as a month that gives you an excuse and ample resources to dive deeper into American history.
Every year the ASALH chooses a theme. The theme for Black History Month 2021 is Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity. This explores the African diaspora and the spread of Black families throughout the United States from slavery to The Great Migration to present day.
With travelers looking for more local options within the United States, this creates a unique opportunity to support Black businesses and explore previously overlooked locales in the US that go beyond well-known Black-history rich destinations, such as D.C. or Atlanta.
Black History Museum exhibit celebrates 38 jazz musicians from Virginia
Black History Museum exhibit celebrates 38 jazz musicians from Virginia
and last updated 2021-01-28 12:16:29-05
RICHMOND, Va. An exhibit at the Black History Museum in Richmond is celebrating 38 jazz musicians from Virginia. Virginia Jazz â The Early Years highlights seven decades of Virginia artists and their contributions to Jazz music. The exhibition was created in 2017 by the Richmond Jazz Society.
âIt is about the lives, the successes, the triumphs, the trials, 38 musicians from around Virginia, Black History Museum Executive Director Adele Johnson said.
Some of the names are familiar like Bill Bojangles, Roberta Flack and Plunky.
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