This looks a very interesting online seminar:
John Satia and the 1731 Ban on Black Apprenticeship
On 18th May at 17:00(GMT)/12:00(EST), we will discuss a pre-circulated paper titled ‘John Satia and the 1731 Ban on Black Apprenticeship’ by Jamie Gemmell (King’s College London). During the seminar, Jamie will introduce the paper before a discussion and Q&A. To attend, please register her
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Kayla Moore, a Black transgender woman, was [executed] in her apartment by Berkeley [pig] in 2013. Kayla had a history of schizophrenia and was in the middle of a
The African Methodist Episcopal Church represents a unique intersection of spiritual autonomy and sociopolitical mobilization within the African diaspora. 🏛️📜
"AME Church Influence on African-American Communities." For those interested in ecclesiastical history and social justice movements, this is an excellent resource.
Full article here:
https://www.maryvv.com/ame-church-influence-on-african-american-communities/
#Theology #MaryVenableVaughn #AMEChurch #BlackHistory #Sociology #EducationHistory #PublicInterest
By African-American photographer Arthur P. Bedou (1882-1966), Sisters of the Holy Family, Classroom Portrait, 1922, gelatin silver print. #photography #blackphotograper #blackphotographers #vintagephotography #BlackHistory
From “Called to the Camera: Black American Studio Photographers: New exhibition traces evolution of Black studio photography,” by New Orleans Museum of Art Staff, 64 Parishes, February 28, 2023 : ‘Writing in The Crisis in 1923, W. E. B. Du Bois urged more young Black Americans to pursue photography as a career, citing a desire for beautiful images, the potential for a “good income,” and the chance to perform “excellent social service.” Du Bois even dropped the names of a few of his favorite photographers: Addison Scurlock of Washington, DC, Cornelius M. Battey of Tuskegee, Alabama, and Arthur P. Bedou of New Orleans. In spotlighting those three, Du Bois called attention to the most successful of their era—photographers who produced gorgeously lit and delicately finished portraits, beautifully toned prints that affirmed who the sitters believed themselves to be. These photographers sold portraits that were in keeping with the most popular trends in photography at the time, and regularly ventured out of their studios to make other kinds of dynamic photographs for social groups, churches, organizations, and other Black-owned businesses. Du Bois named three of the best, but in truth, they were only a few of the growing number of Black photographers working in portrait studios across the country, upwards of six hundred individuals at the time of Du Bois’s essay.’
“Chic”
Frederick Douglass’ first pocket watch. Douglass wrote that, for a formerly enslaved man, it was more than just a fashionable item — it was a powerful sign that he was free and that his time was now his own.
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#photography #history #blackhistory #frederickdouglass #watch #watches #museum #metmuseum
Ralph Waldo Ellison (March 1, 1913 – April 16, 1994) was an American writer, literary critic, and scholar best known for his novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953.
Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an
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Alek Wek (born 16 April 1977) is a South Sudanese–[british] model and designer who began her fashion career at the age of 18 in 1995. She has been hailed for her influence on the
Bessie Smith (April 15, 1892 – September 26, 1937) was an African-American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age.
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Asa Philip Randolph (April 15, 1889 – May 16, 1979) was an American labor unionist and civil rights activist. In 1925, he organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the
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