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G.W. Petteway knew education would change life for Black people
During Black History Month, I frequently think about my great-grandfather who was born a slave in North Carolina in 1834. I think of how he made education such a vital part of his life, as he was allowed to read when reading was against the law for most Blacks. He shared the word of the Bible with the community, and founded the first school in the area for newly freed slaves.
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The one-room Edney Chapel (School) Primitive Baptist Church founded in 1870 not only helped to educate my mother, other relatives and the community but did so well into the mid-20
Harlem’s new renaissance: How Harlem art galleries are covering Black History Month
Harlem’s new renaissance: How Harlem art galleries are covering Black History Month Princeton Huang / Staff Photographer By Fernanda Aguero | February 14, 2021, 11:09 PM
With Black History Month in full swing, many galleries showcasing Black art and culture are just steps away from Columbia’s campus. Harlem galleries that have reopened for in-person visitors are featuring pieces that tell stories often underrepresented in the art world. Many of the galleries that remain closed have expanded their online presence or transitioned to outdoor art exhibits and installations.
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Harlem Network News part one of the Cicely Tyson Series features The Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts in East Orange, New Jersey Oprah Winfrey s response to the death of Cicely Tyson was. Her Life so Fully Lived is a Testimony to Greatness . Tyler Perry reflected on Cicely Tyson, She was the Grandmother I never had Tyler Perry O WinfreyHARLEM, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, February 13, 2021 /EINPresswire.com / This Sunday, February 14th Harlem Network News will launch the first of a four-part series on the life of our nations New Ancestor Queen Cicely Tyson who passed away at the age of 96 two days after the launch of her long-anticipated memoir Just As I Am on CBS This Morning , with Gale King.
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For Garfield, Jordan Casteel’s
Kevin the Kiteman hits home. In the piece, Kevin sits on a bicycle decked in kites of various kinds hawks, wings, rainbows, an anime mermaid. Behind him is a state office building engraved with and named after
Adam Clayton Powell Jr., the first African American to be elected from New York to Congress. “An amazing feat,” Garfield says, “but based upon the missing letters in his name, this symbolizes what’s often the neglect and disregard for preserving Black history and culture in this country.”
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