Crushing first serves, casting ominous glances across the net and showing not the slightest hint of vulnerability. Serena is back! At least she made everyone …
The Measure of a Man
Without a doubt Sidney Poitier is one of the most eloquent, accomplished, and distinguished actors Hollywood has even known. His new autobiography, The Measure of …
Black Africans in Renaissance Europe
Publisher Comments: This highly original book opens up the almost entirely neglected area of the black African presence in Western Europe during the Renaissance. Covering …
Guillaume Guillon Lethiere – Black French painter
In 1980, an unsigned painting acquired by the Rhode Island School of Design a few years earlier, was identified as the work of the once-popular …
Black Russian Nobility part 2
On his father’ side Peter Ustinov is a member of the old Russian nobility. But on his mother’s side, he is a member of the …
Black Russian Nobility – Alexander Pushkin
Although the vast majority of African Americans are unfamiliar with Pushkin’s monumental works, most students of literature are at least aware of his “Blackamoor of …
Queen Charlotte of England
She was Portugese Royalty With features as conspicuously Negroid as they were reputed to be by her contemporaries, it is no wonder that the black …
SIGILLUM SECRETUM Part III Sable
By Mario de Valdes y Cocom Another reason for the black blazon of the imperial eagle is to be found in the rules and regulations …
Alessandro de Medici – The African
Alessandro de Medici – The African Despite the many portraits of this 16th century Italian Renaissance figure, his African heritage is rarely, if ever, mentioned.[Editor’s …
SIGILLUM SECRETUM Part II Divine Darkness
By Mario de Valdes y Cocom In the middle of the 14th century, one of the most profound examples of the symbol of the blackamoor …
SIGILLUM SECRETUM
By Mario de Valdes y Cocom SIGILLUM SECRETUM (Secret Seal) On the image of the Blackamoor in European Heraldry (a preliminary proposal for an iconographical …
James Brown – Long live the Godfather of Soul
On Christmas Day James Brown died in an Atlanta hospital. But James Brown and his music will live on forever.
The Sole of Africa
A Message From Mike Kendrick – Founder of The Mineseeker Foundation. LANDMINES kill, maim, terrify and starve the population. There are over 70 million landmines …
You Did It
Dear ONE Member, This Saturday at 1:27 AM, your elected leaders heard your voice and helped make possible a crucial victory against poverty by passing …
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ground recently broke for his memorial in Washington, DC. We can NEVER forget the struggle for Civil Rights in America. It is truly the thing …
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Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. Dear Supporter, Our Ceremonial Groundbreaking on November 13th is a day that I will …
I’m Supporting the Hope for Haiti Charity
Room to Read partners with local communities throughout the developing world to establish schools, libraries, and other educational infrastructure. We seek to intervene early in …
I’m Supporting the Jackie Robinson Foundation
The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) is a public, not-for-profit national organization founded by Rachel Robinson in 1973 as a vehicle to perpetuate the memory of …
The National Portrait Gallery – Josephine Baker: Image and Icon
Temporary exhibitions November 24, 2006 through March 18, 2007 This exhibition traces Josephine Baker’s important and innovative contribution to the Jazz Age through vintage photographs, …
Tribute to Bebe Moore Campbell
A Celebration of Life and Victory for Elizabeth Bebe Moore Campbell Gordon On Monday, November 27, 2006 at 12:15 a. m. PST, our beloved internationally acclaimed …