The iconic voices of female jazz & blues legends Billie Holiday, Phyllis Hyman, Nancy Wilson and Bessie Smith were honored at Aretha’s Jazz Café in Detroit for Black History Month
Black History Month
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First known cookbook by a Black American woman gets new edition 160 years later
Malinda Russell’s A Domestic Cookbook was first published in 1866. It contains least a hundred recipes for sweets, plus recipes for shampoo and cologne – and remedies for toothaches.
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Addressing the long history of racism in psychology
A group of psychologists are kicking off Black History Month with a workshop exploring and addressing the long history of racism in the field.
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Black Histories Worth Telling Any Time
We should know more about these national figures and many prominent Rhode Islanders.
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Black History Exhibit Focuses On South Providence
In honor of Black History Month, Providence City Hall is home to a new exhibit on the history of the African American community in the city’s South side.
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Exhibit: Three Centuries Of Black Activism In RI
In an exhibit opening this week, historical groups in Rhode Island present a history of African-American activism in the state stretching from 1652 to 1978.
