THE ORAL ACCOUNTS OF THE FORMERLY ENSLAVED LIVING IN MARYLAND (late 1930s) *THREAD*:
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Aretha Franklin performs her hit song "A Natural Woman" Live at Concertgebouw Amsterdam 1968
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In 1975 Richard Pryor was the first black person to host “Saturday Night,” as it was then known. With Pryor hosting and Paul Mooney writing, we got the infamous & controversial "Word Association" skit featuring Chevy Chase as a manager interviewing a job candidate played by Pryor
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Singer Minnie Riperton. Photo by Harry Langdon (1977)
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US sprinter John Carlos. Photo by Sergio Del Grande (1968)
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Black Bomber Magazine 1970s
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Bronze Beauties Magazine shot in NYC (1966)
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Manhattan, NYC (1981). Tina Turner shopping along 14th Street. Photographed by David McGough.
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Black Bombers Magazine (1975)
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"The Beautiful Black Woman. Five Basic Ways To Become One" Ebony Magazine (February 1977)
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Singer Melba Moore (circa 1970s)
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Devin Deray in Players Magazine (August 1997)
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On this day in 1993, one of the first black characters in Nick Animation, Susie, made her debut on Rugrats.
“Susie came at a time when I don’t think we were seeing a lot of little black girls in animation or a lot of little black girls on TV, period...” —Cree Summer (her voice )
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Eva Fontenot, A Louisiana Creole Woman, Is Preparing Boudins And Other Dishes For Mardi Gras With Her Family.
(Eunice, Louisiana) (1973)
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Carma Litha for Players Mag (June '86)
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I need y’all help. My grandmother was killed in Philadelphia in 1968/1969. This is 30yrs before I was even born. The only thing I have is this picture. Her name was Ellen Johnson. I have no info on her at all. I’m trying to find her grave to honor her. I’ve spent so much (1/2)
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Fashion designer Stephen Burrows, photographed by Nick Machalaba (1970)
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Prince George's County, Maryland (1940). A man enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps paves a road in Beltsville. The CCC was a gov't agency that employed men btwn 18-25 to work on America's public lands, forests, and parks.
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Harlem, Manhattan (1956). Partygoers wait to enter the Savoy Ballroom on Lenox Ave & 140th St. Photographed by Mario Di Biasi.
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Harlem, Manhattan (1956). Partygoers wait to enter the Savoy Ballroom on Lenox Ave & 140th St. Photographed by Mario Di Biasi.
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XXX-rated hotline services, offered by Sugah Magazine (1995)
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A 1993 ad for Players Magazine calendars
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Gangsta Boo (1998)
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A 31-year-old Denzel Washington discusses how he got into acting while in school at Fordham University in The Bronx (1985)
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East Harlem, Manhattan (1960s). Residents of East 100th Street, photographed by Bruce Davidson.
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NIGHTLIFE, Archibald Motley, 1943
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Harlem, Manhattan (1935). Boxer Joe Louis, 21, w his new wife, stenographer Marva Trotter, 19, strolling through the neighborhood. The night before, he married Marva in an Edgecombe Avenue apartment, and won a fight against Max Baer at Yankee Stadium.
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Los Angeles, California (1939). A couple hits the dance floor for a jitterbug competition.
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Harlem, Manhattan (1935). Boxer Joe Louis, 21, w his new wife, stenographer Marva Trotter, 19, strolling through the neighborhood. The night before, he married Marva in an Edgecombe Avenue apartment, and won a fight against Max Baer at Yankee Stadium.
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Harlem, Manhattan (1935). Boxer Joe Louis, 21, w his new wife, stenographer Marva Trotter, 19, strolling through the neighborhood. The night before, he married Marva in an Edgecombe Avenue apartment, and won a fight against Max Baer at Yankee Stadium.
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Tyrel Jackson and Tyler James Williams celebrate Kwanzaa on Sesame Street (2000)
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