Cairo Museum's Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Victim of Egypt's State of Mass Protest

The Wall Street Journal reported today that when Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, came to work at the Egyptian Museum on Saturday, January 29, 2011, he discovered that looters had "broken in and beheaded two mummies—possibly Tutankhamun's grandparents—and looted the ticket booth."The Egyptian tourism police, military and citizens soon secured the museum after the discovery. It is reported that other antiquity museums, archaeological sites and storehouses have also seen looted. These disturbing developments place the rich history of some of Africa's oldest remaining antiquities at the crossfire of unrest of the modern-day state of Egy...

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National Association of Black Journalists

The NABJ rolled out its red carpet on January 27, 2011 at Washington D.C.'s Newseum, inducting five legendary journalists into the 2011 Hall of Fame and presenting the Ida B. Wells Award Recipient.NABJ Hall of Fame Inductees & Ida B. Wells Award Recipient Ed Bradley – CBS News ‘60 Minutes’Before his passing in 2006, Bradley spent nearly his entire 39-year career with CBS News. At CBS, the man once described as "the coolest guy in the business” rose to the pinnacle of journalistic achievement. Merri Dee – WGN-TV ChicagoDee’s 30-year career in Chicago broadcasting and her charitable efforts on behalf of children and victims’...

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February's Black History Month in the United States

Photo: Black History Heroes Jack Johnson T-Shirt DesignAs Black History Month in the United States gets underway, expect more frequent posts during the month of February. We will highlight the life and times of some of our favorite public heroes like Toussaint L'Ouverture, Marie Da Silva, Julius Kmbarage Nyerere and Sojourner Truth. Become a subscribers to the BHH blog and receive free notices of new blog posts during February. For teachers, use theses blogs for ideas to help you develop engaging Black history school projects and programs.  The blog recently underwent some major design changes to increase...

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Atlanta Speech

The public address by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. repritned here was made to the Tenth Anniversary Convention of the S.C.L.C. in Atlanta, Georgia on August 16, 1967.'Where Do We Go From Here'Southern Christian Leadership ConferenceDR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.(born: January 15, 1929 – died: April 4, 1968)N ow, in order to answer the question, "Where do we go from here?" which is our theme, we must first honestly recognize where we are now. When the Constitution was written, a strange formula to determine taxes and representation declared that the Negro was 60 percent of a person. Today another curious formula seems to declare he is 50...

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World Music: African Soul Compilation

African Soul Compilationincluding music of Wanda Gimbya-Bobotie of NamibiaFurther references:Black Music of Two Worlds: African, Caribbean, Latin, and African-American TraditionsWorld Music: Afri...

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