00 African men, women and children have lain beneath the busy streets of New York for 300 years, waiting to tell their stories on the extent of slavery in the city. In March 1992, leading African-America archaeologist Michael Blakey arrived at the burial ground in downtown Manhattan. "I had... Read more...
Robert Hayden Robert Hayden was a poet, essayist, educator. He was appointed Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1976. Hayden was elected to the American Academy of Poets in 1975. From 1976 - 1978, Hayden was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (the first Af... Read more...
Lee Frost's grimy blaxploitation picture The Black Gestapo. Starring: Rod Perry, Charles Robinson. I admit, I am considerably new to the blaxploitation sub-genre. I think this is the second film I've seen within the sub-genre, the first being Russ Meyer's Black Snake (1973). Thus far, I'm enjoyin... Read more...
Alex Haley Alexander Murray Palmer Haley was a writer. He is best known as the author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family and the coauthor of The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Haley conducted the first interview for Playboy magazine. The interview, with Miles Davis, appeared in the Sep... Read more...
Charlotte Forten Grimké Charlotte Forten Grimké was an anti-slavery activist, poet, and educator. Forten was the first black teacher to join the American Civil War's Sea Islands mission. During her time in South Carolina, she worked with many former slaves who were enthusiastic about he... Read more...