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Sherry D. Harris was the first out black lesbian elected to public office in 1991 in the United States. This also gave her the distinction of being the first African American woman on the Seattle City Council in Washington State. Harris was born on February 27, 1957 in Newark, New Jersey to a single
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Though February has passed, there is never a bad time to get reacquainted with African American history makers- the events that shaped our lives, our heroes and “sheroes.” Over the last few years we’ve been paying closer attention to the accomplishments of Black gay and lesbian people such as
New York, 2005. Dear Viewer, Since moving to the United States over forty years ago, I began to speak more like Americans. Words, accents, language have …
Black History Month gives us 28 days to honor African Americans and the ever-expanding contributions they make to culture. Literature in particular has been a space for black authors to tell their stories authentically, and bookworms seeking good reads can choose from an array of fiction, poetry
African American Women Leaders in the Suffrage Movement Edited by Edith Mayo This listing of African American Women Leaders in the American Woman Suffrage Movement is taken from the works of Dr. Rosalyn Terborg-Penn, former Professor of History and Coordinator of Graduate Programs in History at Morgan State University
California: Lesbian couple who died in car crash along with s used to torture adopted African-American wards – The neighbours had called 911 …
Novels and short stories dealing with African American life are an important part of our collection. Here’s a selection of some of our favorites.
While the existence of slavery is arguably the root of subsequent conceptualizations of African-Americans, the origins of African enslavement have a large economic foundation.