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Category: Black Excellence
The Importance of The Ed Sullivan Show to Black Performers
Elvis Presley and The Beatles made some of their earliest television performances on the Ed Sullivan…
AfroLit Alcove: Sheymirra Lawson’s Mission to Celebrate Black Stories
Books have always held the power to shape minds and build bridges—and for Sheymirra Lawson, they’ve become…
BET’s Seminal Hip-Hop Series RAP CITY Was Born 35 Years Ago
Can you believe that Rap City has been off the air for over 15 years? Wow!…
KCOH: The Birth of Black Radio in Texas Amidst the Storm of Civil Rights
In 1953, before Brown vs. Board of Education, before the tragic murder of Emmett Till, and…