Black History, Art, and Culture by Ravit Pearlman https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay en-us 2022-02-02 20:40:56 UTC 2022-02-08 20:29:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Genet from the series Ready Made Africans (2005) by David McGeeThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston rpearlman4402 https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2026298223 2022-02-02 20:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2026298223 Door, Black Panther Party Chicago HeadquartersDuSable Museum of African American History rpearlman4402 https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2026305196 In only three years, dozens of chapters of the Black Panther Party cropped up across the U.S. The group’s rapid growth, however, was hindered by the relentless efforts of the FBI. Its Counterintelligence Program (COINTELPRO) sought to destroy the Party through infiltration, media smear campaigns, and harassment

https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/freedom-resistance-and-the-journey-toward-equality/XAIyXmo-4K54KQ ]]> 2022-02-02 21:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2026305196 Preservation of Voodoo traditions as they were practiced in Africa rpearlman4402 https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2026312291 https://sites.fhi.duke.edu/vodouarchive/2012/11/30/lakou-souvnans/ ]]> 2022-02-02 21:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2026312291 Among poets, Langston Hughes was a trailblazer, not only for Black writers but also for his ability to force his way into mainstream American literature. rpearlman4402 https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2026320623 https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/portraits-of-african-americans/xQJisgUMzpY9Lw]]> 2022-02-02 21:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2026320623 Carrie Mae Weems is an internationally renowned artist, best known for her work in photography. rpearlman4402 https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2026326035 https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/people-african-american-history/carrie-mae-weems-1953/ ]]> 2022-02-02 21:20:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2026326035 AFRICAN IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES (1965- ) rpearlman4402 https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2026328104 The four century (1460-1860) transatlantic slave trade is responsible for the involuntary migration of 388,000 enslaved Africans to the United States according to historians’ best estimates. However, the U.S. has witnessed a much larger influx of voluntary African migration since the 1960s. 

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/african-immigration-to-the-united-states-1965/ ]]> 2022-02-02 21:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2026328104 rpearlman4402 https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2026333653 The five forms of expression presented are Style: Image and Identity; Foodways: Culture and Cuisine; Artistry: Craftsmanship and Creativity; Language: The Power of the Word; and Movement: Gesture and Social Dance.

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]]> 2022-02-02 21:26:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2026333653 rpearlman4402 https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2026338446 https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/groups-organizations-african-american-history/the-weather-girls-1976/ ]]> 2022-02-02 21:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2026338446 Troubled Waters: Chicago 1919 Race Riot focuses on the historical moment that led to the murder of Eugene Williams on July 27, 1919 and the eight-day aftermath that altered the city forever. The 1919 Race Riot in Chicago did not occur in a vacuum. Racial tension had been simmering in the city for years as a result of the influx of African Americans into the city as a result of the Great Migration, and global factors made officials suspicious of subversive activity. rpearlman4402 https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2036449985 https://www.dusablemuseum.org/exhibition/troubled-waters-chicago-1919-race-riot/]]> 2022-02-08 20:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2036449985 The Harold Washington Story explores how Harold Washington became the first elected African American Mayor of Chicago in 1983 and chronicles his work as a public figure serving in the Illinois House of Representatives, the Illinois Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives. rpearlman4402 https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2036460777 https://www.dusablemuseum.org/exhibition/harold-washington-story/]]> 2022-02-08 20:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rpearlman4402/bd26xewob12eemay/wish/2036460777