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Angela Yee Shares Her Connection With One Of Fredrick Douglass’ Most Famous Speeches

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To celebrate Black History Month, The Urban Daily will be reviving its “Black History Retold” series. The initiative began last year as we featured celebrities…

Angela Yee Shares Her Connection With One Of Fredrick Douglass’ Most Famous Speeches

Saluting Auburn Avenue: The Odd Fellows Building And Auditorium

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The Atrium Built in 1912 by a team of African-American architects, the six-story Odd Fellows block was the address for many of Atlanta’s most important African-American owned businesses. The Atlanta Chapter of The Grand Order of Odd Fellows (a fraternal organization supporting and networking the black business community), built this substantial building as their headquarters […]

Saluting Auburn Avenue: The Odd Fellows Building And Auditorium

Saluting Auburn Avenue: The Odd Fellows Building And Auditorium

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The Atrium Built in 1912 by a team of African-American architects, the six-story Odd Fellows block was the address for many of Atlanta’s most important African-American owned businesses. The Atlanta Chapter of The Grand Order of Odd Fellows (a fraternal organization supporting and networking the black business community), built this substantial building as their headquarters […]

Saluting Auburn Avenue: The Odd Fellows Building And Auditorium

This Day In Black History: February 4th- Rosa Parks Born On This Day

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Here’s some key events that happened on this day brought to you by Black Facts   1. 1996 – J.C. Watts becomes the first Black selected to respond to a state of the union J.C. Watts becomes the first Black selected to respond to a state of the union address. 2. 1986 – A stamp […]

This Day In Black History: February 4th- Rosa Parks Born On This Day

This Day In Black History: February 3rd- Negro Baseball League Founded

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Here’s some key events that happened on this day brought to you by Black Facts 1. 1999 – Cyber-Youth Network Launch On Wednesday, February 3rd, for the first time in history, America’s urban students will have a Web site specifically designed to address their educational needs and interests. The site — called the Cyber-Youth Network […]

This Day In Black History: February 3rd- Negro Baseball League Founded

Reflecting Back On The Jim Crow Laws In Georgia

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From the 1880s into the 1960s, a majority of American states enforced segregation through “Jim Crow” laws (so called after a black character in minstrel shows). From Delaware to California, and from North Dakota to Texas, many states (and cities, too) could impose legal punishments on people for consorting with members of another race. The […]

Reflecting Back On The Jim Crow Laws In Georgia

15 seconds of Black History: Quincy Jones

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15 seconds of Black History: Quincy Jones

Your Daily 15 Seconds Of Black History : Whitney Houston

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Your Daily 15 Seconds Of Black History : Whitney Houston

Gary With Da Tea Still Doesn’t Know His Black History! [EXCLUSIVE AUDIO]

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Another caller challenges Gary With Da Tea on Black history for a chance to win $1,000. Listen to the audio player to hear Gary continue to…

Gary With Da Tea Still Doesn’t Know His Black History! [EXCLUSIVE AUDIO]

Your daily 15 Seconds Of Black History Black History Month

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Your daily 15 Seconds Of Black History Black History Month