Women's History Month

Black Women in Medicine:

Five Afrikan-American Women Who've Advances

Afrikan Science for Kids


black home

black history snapshot: Dr. Ivan van Sertima

on black achievements from the beginning.

We are all A f r i k a n s.
Our roots matter.

Alkebulan = ancient name of Afrika, before the Maafa.

black home

Click on these videos: Blacks, Math and Computers in Ethiopia,
Whitney Houston, Don Cornelius, Ali Farka Toure, Marimba Ani

What Is Culture?

by Anthropologist Marimba Ani

Black to home page

February 13-20, 2012

Celebrating the Afrikan legacy of Black music that led to the late greats Don Cornelius, Whitney Houston and Ali Farka Toure. Whitney is shown here performing in the Motherland, South Africa-style, for President Nelson Mandela! Don Cornelius talks to James Brown and the Rev. Al Sharpton on the black community in 1974, and Malian guitar great Ali Farka Toure talks about the African origin of the blues. Click on photos and/or names below.

Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston (1963-2012)

Don Cornelius (1936-2012)

Ali Farka Toure (1939-2006)

Beginning with the month of February 2012

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February 13-20, 2012


Click here for a brief video on the legacy of
Blacks, Math and Computers in Ethiopia

 

African Origins of Maths Dr. Ron Eglash Pt. I (Fractals)

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2011

Happy 163rd anniversary of independence, Liberia!

Celebrating the 163rd anniversary of Liberia's independence (and an area soccer championship, above) are the Liberian Community of Syracuse and guests. Celebrants included (bottom photo, from left) Pan African Community of Central New York member and Syracuse University Professor Makini Campbell, keynote speaker Professor Nigel Westmaas of Hamilton College, PACCNY president and SU professor, Dr. Horace Campbell, and Syracuse city schools educator and artist Mardea Warner of the Liberian Community of Syracuse. One Black Voice was among the featured artists, performing "Hapi" from the CD, "A Journey Through Afrika, Pt. I."

Hapi Anniversary, Liberia!
from One Black Voice

Frederick Douglas Resource Center, Rochester, New York

Celebrating Black Women during Women's History Month
Harriet Powers

Born enslaved in Georgia in 1837, Harriet Powers created two quilts which are the best known and well preserved examples of Southern American quilting tradition still in existence. Using the traditional African applique technique along with European record keeping and biblical reference traditions, Harriet records on her quilts local historical legend, Bible stories, and astronomical phenomena. Click here for more.

Click here for the Association of Black Women Historians
Click here for locally based griot, Vanessa Johnson Swanzy-Essien

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From the beginnings

Queen Tiye, beloved wife of Nebmare Amenhotep III, and the mother of Akhenaten and grandmother of Tutankhamen.

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