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Large-scale study will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, a dream come...
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOxford University Press has announced a large-scale study that will culminate in the Oxford...
Henry Louis Gates Jr. announced as editor-in-chief of the new Oxford Dictionary of African American...
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoPopular words used in Black culture for centuries are making their way into Oxford’s newest...
African-American History Finally Gets Its Own AP Class—And Historians Say It's More Important Than...
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFrom left to right: Poet and social activist Langston Hughes, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood...
10 Words Added To First Oxford Dictionary Of African American English
VIBE via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA first-of-its-kind dictionary is coming to the world that’s comprised of words created, defined,...
Advanced Placement African American Studies class debuts at 60 high schools
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe College Board has announced it will begin offering an Advanced Placement (AP) African American...
How a Family Secret About His White Ancestor Paved the Way for Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s “Finding Your...
People via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe acclaimed Harvard professor explains to PEOPLE the inspiration behind his PBS hit show, which is...
Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks highlighting Black joy – not pain – on new PBS series
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new, four-part PBS series aspires to showcase the beauty, joy and achievements of the Black...
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Searched His Own Past and Made a Surprising Discovery
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoHOUSE CALL Henry Louis Gates Jr., 73, is a writer, cultural historian and director of Harvard’s...
Black churches, home for prayer and politics alike, get major preservation funds
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSome were designed by African American architects. A handful were founded by emancipated former...
Ask Hollywood, and 'all Black people do' is 'protest.' This new doc rejects that
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHenry Louis Gates Jr., photographed at the Hutchins Center at Harvard University (Philip Keith / For...