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Weathering racial storms, Lena Horne rose above
May 12, 2010Lena Horne, an African American pioneer who fought for equality as an artist-activist, died May 9 at age 92. She is remembered as a crusader for civil rights and a symbol of black pride.
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TSU symposium explores the art of the African diaspora
April 23, 2010Texas Southern University celebrates its museum's 10th anniversary with a symposium on the art of the African diaspora.
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Cuban artists and Sean Penn team up in Haiti
March 31, 2010The world of golf is only interested in Tiger Woods, but almost no one knows that more than 45,000 people are currently living in one of the fields of that sport in the devastated capital of...
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Mau Mau, Marx, & Coca Cola: 18th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival
March 3, 2010The 18th annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival was a U.S. showcase for independent, studio, student, foreign (especially African) political and progressive pictures.
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Kenneth Anderson keeps alive the spirit of Paul Robeson
October 25, 2009Meet Kenneth Anderson, an accomplished musician, academic, veteran and civil rights activist. He keeps the songs and spirit of Paul Robeson alive on and off the stage.
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