Sojourner Truth

'The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama' by David Remnick

2010-03-28 00:00:00

On Oct. 9, 2009, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs woke up at dawn and received startling news from Oslo. President Obama, only 48, had just received the Nobel Peace Prize. Usually, this most prestigious of awards honors lifetime accomplishment...

Whats in a book of names?

2009-02-19 12:49:01

In "The African Book of Names," a new work compiled by Askhari Hodari, there are more than 5,000 names deriving from 37 nations and more than 70 ethno-linguistic groups. One thing that sets it apart from other name books is that it makes clear that it's...

Dorothy Sterling, author of African American children's literature, dies at 95

2008-12-14 00:00:00

Dorothy Sterling, a significant figure in 20th-century children's literature for her lucid, well- researched portrayals of historical African Americans written decades before multiculturalism became mainstream, died Dec. 1 at her home in Wellfleet, Mass....

Summer Festivals 2012: Litchfield Jazz Festival at Goshen Fairgrounds

2012-06-06 07:20:00

It's the 17th season for one of Connecticut's — and the Northeast's — greatest jazz events, the Litchfield Jazz Festival, which this year has moved back to its previous location at the Goshen Fairgrounds (by popular demand). (They've also...

MacArthur Foundation exec built her career from a mix of public, private experience and dashes of chance, risk

2012-02-20 00:00:00

When Robert Gallucci arrived in Chicago to take the reins at the MacArthur Foundation in mid-2009, he found himself besieged by new "friends." �� "They had great ideas on how the foundation could spend its money," he said. �� The onetime diplomat and...

Elizabeth Catlett blended art, social goals

2012-04-09 00:00:00

One of Elizabeth Catlett's linotypes could horrify viewers by depicting the aftermath of a lynching, the rope around the victim's neck held taut by the murderers' boots. And in the next room, a statue by Catlett of a mother and child would flood viewers...

Letter to the Editor - March 16

2012-03-15 10:36:00

To appreciate the present, we must remember the past To the editor: It is interesting how times and educational fads change. In a recent column in The Herald-Mail, the writer mentioned a supposedly relatively obscure famous black person — George...

Sept. 4, 2005: Traveling the Underground Railroad

2012-02-01 12:39:29

Feb. 21, 2008: Here's a short black history test

2012-02-01 12:17:39

Black History Month events

2012-02-02 14:53:34

FNF Scores - Week 1 - Sept 2

2011-09-03 00:00:00

Franklinton 0 Curtis 34 Final Salmen 14 Northshore 17 Final Reed 0 Fontainebleau 39 Final Vandebilt 28 E.D. White 30 Final/Thursday South Lafourche Destrehan 6 pm Monday? Higgins 34 Thibodaux 28 Final/Thursday Belle Chasse 47 South Plaquemines 20...

Free Cell Phones: "Wireless For Hope" Helps

2011-09-20 15:18:00

"I got a new free phone, and you all should get one," Tiffany Boles said. Thanks to Wireless For Hope, Tiffany was able to get a free cell phone without spending a penny. Boles got her free LG phone at the Arthur Monday Center in Algiers on Tuesday.�...

Michelle Obama stands with artist Artis Lane, who sculpted the bust of Sojourner Truth that was unveiled at a ceremony in the new visitor center in the U.S. Capitol.

2009-04-28 00:00:00

First Lady Michelle Obama andh Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) dance along with students from Atlanta's Ron Clark Academy School, while the students perform at the unveiling of a bust of 19th century abolitionist Sojourner Truth Tuesday. The event was held at the new visitors center in the

2009-04-28 00:00:00

First Lady Michelle Obama watches a musical performance during a ceremony marking the unveiling of a sculpture of Sojourner Truth, a 19th century abolitionist and women's rights leader, in Washington.

2009-04-28 00:00:00