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* Andrews, W., Foster, F., and Harris, T. (Editors).''The Oxford Companion to African American Literature''. Oxford, 1997. * Davis, M., Graham, M., and Pineault-Burke, S. (Editors). ''Teaching African American Literature: Theory and Practice''. Routledge, 1998.

An African American author, playwright, and anthropologist who studied and published works on B

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...d States of America|American]] [[acting|actor]] known for playing iconic [[African American]] roles such as [[James Brown]] (''[[Get on Up (film)|Get on Up]]'', 2014);

An African American celebration similar to Thanksgiving, which is held on the fourth Sunday in

...>(1856-1915) Born into slavery, he became the most prominent leader of the African American community in the early 20th century; wrote ''Up From Slavery''.

...]] awards; first MacArthur Fellowship to a sci-fi author (1995); and first African American woman to succeed in the science fiction

African American inventor and businessman who is well-known for his protective breathing hoo

...Obama]], for example, frequently uses both terms) you should use the term "African American" in formal speech and writing, and in informal speech if you are not sure o ...dited with helping to spread the use of the term. It is interesting that "African American" caught on so quickly, because by the closing decades of the 20th Century,

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Some African American literature follows the pattern of the sermonic tradition. *Hubbard, Don (1996). ''The Sermon and the African American Literary Imagination'', University of Missouri Press, ISBN 0-8262-1087-2

...in the country and made Abbott one of the first self-made millionaires of African American descent.

'''Umoja Karamu''', meaning "unity feast" in [[Swahili]], is an [[African American]] celebration begun in 1971 by Edward Simms, Jr. Celebrated in a manner si The celebration is based on five periods of African American life, each represented by a color.

...male to sing on the stage of The Met. ([[Marian Anderson]] was the first African American to actually sing on the Met's stage, but McFerrin had been awarded a contra McFerrin was also the first African American to sing at a title role at the Met, and the first to sing at both the Metro

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...ein]] [[musical theatre|musicals]], and particularly for being the first [[African American]] to win a [[Tony Award]] (for the role of ''Bloody Mary'' in the musical [

*[http://zawadineworleans.com/ Zawadi Giving Circle]: a non-profit group of African American philanthropists from New Orleans.

...ty]] where he taught in both the department of Religion and the Center for African American Studies. As of 2020, Dr. West is on the faculty at [[Harvard]]; he has als

...ivitas Books under the title Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience (1999). Oxford University Press published an expanded five-volum ...ing on interviews he conducted for his multi-part PBS documentary series, “African American Lives.”

...stry.com/african_american_history/2353/Slave_finishes_White_House_Dome The African American Registry - Slave finishes White House Dome!]

Distinguished Lecturer of African American History and Islam and World Civilization, [[Medgar Evers College]], [[City

...in the country and made Abbott one of the first self-made millionaires of African American descent. ...ers, it was one of only two that was published on a daily basis out of 350 African American-owned newspapers in 1966.

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...e black (539 of a total of 581), reflecting the large population of former African American slaves living in the state and their difficulty in assimilating into societ

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...939 km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.46% White, 1.29% Black or African American, and 4.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

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...and coincided with the use of the word “soul” to describe other aspects of African American culture, such as music. Wordsmith Barry Popik says, “The term "soul food ...vereating and lack of exercise may actually have been the culprit, not the African American diet.

...521-45429-2|pages=286–}}</ref> Blues music has always been a hallmark of [[African American]] culture in the United States. It was influential in the [[United States C ...pirit of those in oppressed environments, would likely have resonated with African American slaves more than the formal European Classical style of music prevalent amo

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