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Memphis composer marks milestone with hometown world premiere of Harriet Tubman piece
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe large-scale musical compositions of Earnestine Rodgers Robinson have debuted in Carnegie Hall...
Newark unveils Harriet Tubman monument, 'Shadow of a Face,' where Columbus statue once stood
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSpring is in the air at public parks in Newark, New Jersey. So is something else: Change. On...
Leslie McCurdy bringing Harriet Tubman show to River Raisin Centre for the Arts
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen she was in the fifth grade, Leslie McCurdy discovered Harriet Tubman. “Growing up in a...
The Legacy Of Harriet Tubman Lives On In Cayuga County
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMany remember Harriet Tubman’s story for her efforts in the Underground Railroad. She was also a...
SC church to unveil Harriet Tubman sculpture commemorating raid freeing 700 slaves
Florida Phoenix via Yahoo News· 3 days agoQuality Journalism for Critical Times A historic Black church in Beaufort, South Carolina will...
Titans of freedom: PBS documentaries look at Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 4—The best thing about Nicole London's job is she has the opportunity to learn something new each day. The director, producer and co-writer of "Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom" had the ...
16 women abolitionists you may not know about
Stacker via AOL· 4 months agoLibrary of Congress // Getty Images; Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images It is an egregious fact that forced labor has long been a practice in...
How some enslaved Black people stayed in Southern slaveholding states – and found freedom
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBlack fugitives fleeing slavery on the Underground Railroad, Photo 12/Universal Images Group via...
11 Black history facts to commemorate Black History Month
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFebruary is Black History Month. Honor the contributions of luminaries like Martin Luther King Jr.,...
A Black history primer on African Americans' fight for equality – 5 essential reads
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Barack Obama presents NBA champion and human rights advocate Bill Russell the Medal of...