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Skulls of 19 Black Americans Return to New Orleans After 150 Years in Germany
The remains, used in the 19th century as part of now discredited racial science, are being laid to rest on Saturday in a ...
New Orleans holds burial of repatriated African Americans whose skulls were used in racist research
New Orleans celebrated the return and burial of the remains of 19 African American people whose skulls had been sent to ...
‘Forever,’ ‘Paradise’ Among This Year’s African American Film Critics Association TV Honors Winners
At the 7th annual AAFCA TV Honors, which will be held August 23 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, “Paradise” will be awarded ...
Dillard University honors 19 African Americans whose remains were used for racially biased research
After their bodies were dismembered over a century ago and their skulls sent to Germany in racially-biased phrenology ...
19 Black Americans' skulls return to New Orleans after 150 years for memorial service
The city of New Orleans, Dillard University and other agencies to give them a proper memorial service on Saturday.
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Skulls of 19 African Americans returned to New Orleans after 140 years
New Orleans celebrated the return and burial of the remains of 19 African American people whose skulls had been sent to Germany for racist research practices in the 19th centu ...
Event honors Hamilton County's first African American coroner
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation hosted a special event to honor the legacy of Dr. O'Dell Moreno ...
Remains of 19 Black Americans returned to New Orleans nearly 150 years later
The remains of 19 Black Americans whose skulls were taken to Leipzig, Germany, in the 1880s to perform "racial pseudoscience" ...
Trio of D-FW theater troupes find common ground and declare it a ‘Black Broadway Summer’
Soul Rep, Circle and Stage West noticed they had all scheduled plays by African-American writers and decided to coordinate.
History's Headlines: Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum
Several years ago, two African American women, Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills, decided to do some research on the history of ...
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Black History Columbus launches 2025 Community Juneteenth calendar
Black History Columbus is has launched the 2025 Community Juneteenth Calendar — a month-long celebration featuring nine ...
The Black hair industry imports products from China. Here’s what tariffs mean for braids and wigs
With tariffs forcing stylists and beauty supply owners to raise prices, the Black hair care industry braces for growing ...