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SchomburgCenter

  1. To register for Free programs at the Schomburg, please visit: ow.ly/b6im9 about 16 hours ago via HootSuite
  2. Word Rapport: American Tapestry by Rachel L. Swarns at the Schomburg: bit.ly/KCF86x about 21 hours ago via Tweet Button
  3. Don't miss "Word Rapport: A Celebration of Pearl Primus" tomorrow: ow.ly/b6iYs 4:00 PM May 23rd via HootSuite
  4. Watch Dr. Muhammad on CSPAN's American History TV discussing his New York Times Article, "The Violence Card." ow.ly/b6FBn 2:00 PM May 23rd via HootSuite
  5. Don't miss the airing of the Schomburg's program on Bayard Rustin, "I Must Resist," this weekend on BOOKTV: ow.ly/b6E5Z 11:53 AM May 23rd via HootSuite
  6. Samuel Sharpe, leader of Jamaica’s Baptist War Slave Rebellion, is executed by hanging (1832) #todayinblackhistory: ow.ly/b6i8V 8:32 AM May 23rd via HootSuite
  7. The Obama Presidency: A Look Behind the Scenes exhibition has been extended until June 9, 2012: bit.ly/Jnfloh 7:14 AM May 23rd via Tweet Button
  8. Poet and author Langston Hughes dies in New York City (1967) #todayinblackhistory: tmblr.co/ZfTjoxLxdAHw 9:29 AM May 22nd via Tumblr
  9. P.B.S Pinback and James J. Harris are named the first black delegates to the Republican National Convention (1868) #todayinblackhistory 12:00 PM May 20th via HootSuite
  10. Professor and poet Rita Dove is appointed U.S Poet Laureate (1993) #todayinblackhistory 12:00 PM May 19th via HootSuite
  11. Birthday of Malcolm X, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, (1925) #todayinblackhistory 9:00 AM May 19th via HootSuite
  12. Thanks @Streetcar2012 for posting Schomburg's Christopher Moore's article from Ebony.com: ebony.com/entertainment-… 12:53 PM May 18th via web
  13. Mary McLeod Bethune, Civil Rights leader, educator, and founder of the National Council of Negro Women, dies (1955) #todayinblackhistory 12:01 PM May 18th via HootSuite
  14. The U.S. Supreme Court declares school segregation unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) #todayinblackhistory 12:00 PM May 17th via HootSuite
  15. Rest in Peace Donna Summer--the Queen of Disco: tmblr.co/ZfTjoxLeuITr 9:57 AM May 17th via Tumblr
  16. France Appoints Three Blacks as Ministers: tmblr.co/ZfTjoxLefIfB 8:11 AM May 17th via Tumblr
  17. Birthday of John Conyer Jr., one of the founders of the Congressional Black Caucus (1929) #todayinblackhistory 12:01 PM May 16th via HootSuite
  18. @AlexNoVaHistory Yes, autocorrect. Thanks! 7:20 AM May 16th via web in reply to AlexNoVaHistory
  19. For a list of upcoming FREE programs at the Schomburg Center and to register for tickets, please visit: ow.ly/aF3OK 4:00 PM May 15th via HootSuite
  20. The Schomburg's Christopher Moore explains why his "'Streetcar' Has Always Been Black": ebony.com/entertainment-… #EBONY via @EBONYMag 12:51 PM May 15th via Tweet Button
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