Archive for July, 2008
Josephine Baker aka Princesse Tam-Tam Honored With a Stamp
Today the U.S. Postal Service will issue a stamp of chanteuse Josephine Baker, known as Princesse Tam-Tam from her role in a 1935 French film of the same name. The stamp is a reproduction of one of the vintage posters from the film and part of a series of commemorative stamps honoring black theatre.
Earlier this year, [...]
Save Our African American Treasures – Los Angeles
Are you going to be in the Los Angeles area this weekend? Then you might want to check out the Save Our African American Treasures event sponsored by the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Information about the event is below.
Have you ever wondered about the best way to preserve your family photo albums, dolls, [...]
Forgotten Patriots
July Fourth is Independence Day in the United States. A celebration of the freedom fought for and won by those escaping religious persecution in another country. If you are like most people, July 4th brings forth images of Paul Revere, Minutemen, fifes, drums, and British in red uniforms. It also brings forth thoughts of fireworks, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Cemetery Rediscovered
I am always concerned about lost cemeteries. Most people would imagine that once they bury their loved ones, that hallowed ground would remain forever so. Unfortunately, I have seen too many cases where this was the exception rather than the rule. One such case came to my attention this week from Cape Giradeau County, Missouri, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Boston’s “Freedom’s Trial” Tour Focuses on 19th Century African American Community
I’m a little bit late reporting on this one due to a vacation absence but if you are going to be in Boston for the Fourth of July festivities, the African American National Historic Site [(617) 742-5415] is holding three 90 minute walking tours of significant black historical sites in Boston. The tour begins at [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Thomas I. Atkins, Boston Civil Rights Activist Dies
The Sunday Boston Globe reports that Thomas I. Atkins, lawyer, Boston’s first black at-large city councilor, NAACP leader and tireless Civil Rights activist known for his role in the 1970s school segregation cases involving busing in Boston has died at 69 of Lou Gherig’s disease.
Born in Elkhart, Indiana, Mr. Atkins graduated from Harvard Law School and remained [...]
