First, let’s give you a lil’ history. African and African American folklore is dated back to the 1700s. Storytelling was a huge part of our cultural foundation all the way back before the ...

“Going Down To Mississippi” by Phil Ochs Phil Ochs knew his way around political protest songs in the 1960s, the most well-known being the 1965 folk ... roots in the African-American community.

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Named for the first African American Supreme Court Justice, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund supports thousands of students at HBCUs nationwide. The fund focuses ...

It’s constantly found on lists of the greatest American songs of all time, and we understand why it’s so loved years after it was released. Few folk songs capture the American experience quite ...

His story originates from old African American folklore where he’s said to be a cunning enslaved trickster but turns to a fool once in the presence of an oppressor, per Oxford Reference.

First, let’s give you a lil’ history. Black folklore, whetherAfrican or African American folklore, dates back to the 1700s.

One of the most well-known characters in Black folklore is Br’er Rabbit, the trickster who often outsmarts his larger, stronger adversaries. Originating from African and Native American ...

By highlighting African American folk traditions and asserting that they are as culturally significant as white folkways the festival encouraged a reevaluation of Southern tradition and history.

Abstract 43. FastStats - Health of Black or African American Population. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. African American Disparities in Low-Grade Prostate Cancer Death. National Cancer ...

Comrade Papa” is told from the perspective of two European arrivals to the West African country, nearly a century apart.

GIANNA NANNINI BAEZ IS 16 YEARS OLD NOW, BUT SHE’S BEEN DANCING WITH BAILES DE MI TIERRA, MEXICAN FOLK DANCE GROUP ... BUT ALL IMMIGRANTS. LATIN AMERICAN, EUROPEAN, AFRICAN, WHEREVER THEY ...