Essex County Freeholders Celebrate African-American History Month
Vice President Brendan Gill (right) reads the Board’s plaque and Commendation honoring Orange Councilmember Adrienne Wooten ( BY GLEN FRIESON
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History
Chuck Berry Dies at 90
Chuck Berry, who with his indelible guitar licks, brash self-confidence and memorable songs about cars, girls and wild dance parties
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CeCe Peniston On ‘Finally’ Celebrating 25 Years In Music, Making World History
The multi-platinum singer is set to embark on a nationwide tour in celebration of her breakout single. Courtesy of the
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James Cotton, Blues Harmonica Legend, Dies at 81
Courtesy of The New York Times James Cotton, performing around 1967.CreditMichael Ochs Archives/Getty Images James Cotton, a pioneering harmonica player
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Percy Julian Contributions to the Field of Science
Percy Julian should be a name known to all of society for the contributions he made to the field of
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18 Quotes From Women Who Have Made History
Here are 18 quotes from 18 history-making women. 1 Maya Angelou; Poet, Civil Rights Activist 2 Coretta Scott King; Author,
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Enslaved Africans Do Not Count As Immigrants
Let’s file this one under “Things we shouldn’t have to explain.” Ben Carson, the new secretary of housing and urban
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The National Museum of African American History and Culture
THE SMITHSONIAN’S National Museum of African American History and Culture opened on Sept. 24 in Washington after a long journey.
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10 Little Known Black History Facts
History is often reduced to a handful of memorable moments and events. In Black history, those events often include courageous
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Star-Spangled Bigotry: The Hidden Racist History of the National Anthem
Americans generally get a failing grade when it comes to knowing our “patriotic songs.” No one older than a fifth-grader in
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