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Henry Louis Gates Jr. Leads Efforts for Black English Dictionary

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer August 3, 2022August 4, 2022

In the next several years, a new African-American English Dictionary will make its way to the press.

"The story of the abolition of slavery in the aftermath of the Civil War is familiar, as is the civil rights revolution that trans- formed the nation after World War II." (Courtesy of Lone Star College)

A History of Hate: ‘If Emancipation Came in Lincoln’s America, Why Was It Necessary to March in Martin Luther King Jr.’s America?’

by Stacy M. Brown June 1, 2022June 2, 2022

PBS Documentary Ties Together the Teachings About the Black Church

by Brenda C. Siler February 3, 2021December 21, 2021

Bryan Stevenson, author of "Just Mercy," a true story, during a discussion and screening of the movie at the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of African American History and Culture in D.C. on Jan. 11. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

D Kevin McNeir, Lifestyle

Debate Continues Over Impact, Relevance of ‘Just Mercy’

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor January 15, 2020December 21, 2021

**FILE** Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. of the television show "Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life" speaks during the 2019 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena in Pasadena, California, on Feb. 2, 2019. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Black Experience, Black History, Stacy M. Brown

New Interactive Website Featuring Henry Louis Gates Tracks Slave Voyages

by WI Guest Author March 5, 2019October 31, 2020

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Black Experience

Henry Louis Gates Jr. Awarded Creativity Laureate Prize

by WI Guest Author April 23, 2018October 31, 2020

Health, Health Supplements, Supplements

Noteworthy Works on Genetics, Eugenics and Racial Identity

by WI Guest Author March 7, 2018October 31, 2020

Black Experience, Black History

U.S. Schools Failing to Teach History of American Slavery: Report

by WI Guest Author February 23, 2018October 31, 2020

Maria Tatar and Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Black Experience, Black History

Folktales Collection Gives History of Blacks’ Stories

by Brenda C. Siler February 21, 2018October 31, 2020

Documentary Looks at Racial Issues in Black Community

by Eve M. Ferguson August 23, 2017October 31, 2020