0 Selma the Movie

• Film
• by Hugh Smith
• 12/10/2014

A movie about Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights marches of Selma, Alabama.

0 The African American Struggle Against Bad Television Stereotypes

• Media
• by Hugh Smith
• 11/19/2014

Can you identify these men? Above are three of the stars from the television series Amos 'n' Andy that began in 1951 with new episodes through 1953. Syndicated reruns were finally pulled off of network television by CBS in 1966 because of audience complaints. To learn more about the history of African Americans on television you'll want to check out these three books: Primetime Blues by Donald Bogle is the first comprehensive history of African Americans on Network television.    The Black Image in the White Mind: Media and Race in America by Robert M. Entman and Andrew Rojecki looks at the treatment of African Americans on network and local news.   Finally Watching Race: Television and the Struggle for "Blackness" by Herman Gray covers how the meaning of blackness in television has changed since the days of The Jack Benny Show and Amos 'n' Andy.   

0 Wilt Chamberlain Basketball Superstar

• Sports
• by Hugh Smith
• 10/08/2014

0 Nelson Mandela Speaks Freedom

• Photo
• by Hugh Smith
• 09/10/2014

Nelson Mandela: "For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."  

0 The History of Black Dance in America

• Dance
• by Hugh Smith
• 08/13/2014

0 The Canadian Who Stood up to Racism Before Rosa Parks

• Civil Rights
• by Hugh Smith
• 07/16/2014

Fred Christie, the Canadian who stood up to racism before Rosa Parks. Discover more.  

0 Oprah Winfrey Where There is No Struggle

• Photo
• by Hugh Smith
• 06/11/2014

Oprah Winfrey: "Where there is no struggle there is no strength."

0 Mahatma Gandhi Where There is Love

• Photo
• by Hugh Smith
• 05/07/2014

Mahatma Gandhi: "Where There is Love There is Life."  

0 The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis Makeover

• History
• by Hugh Smith
• 04/09/2014

New films, oral histories, and interactive media. Read all about The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis Makeover.

0 Photos of classic books by Dick Gregory, Adam Clayton Powell, and Eldridge Cleaver

• History
• by Hugh Smith
• 03/26/2014

Classic books of the movement: Dick Gregory, Adam Clayton Powell, and Eldridge Cleaver.