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Afro-American Luminaries

These dynamic resources are here to show the stories of
Black-Americans of African Ancestry

ACTIVISTS

Civil Rights Leaders (NAACP)
https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders

Black Activists - Franklin Pierce University
https://libguides.franklinpierce.edu/black-history/black-activists

ARTISTS

NATIONAL Galary of ArtI
https://www.nga.gov/stories/articles/16-black-artists-know

ASTRONAUTS

NASA’s African-American Astronauts
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/african_american_astronauts_fs.pdf?emrc=6ccb2a

ATHLETES

25 Black Athletes Who Changed the World
https://www.complex.com/sports/a/jose-martinez/25-black-athletes-changed-the-world

AUTHORS

List of African-American Writters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African-American_writers
American Witters Museum (Black History Month)
link
13 Black Authors to Read
https://www.pbs.org/articles/10-black-authors-to-read

BIBLE / SPIRITUAL

BOSTON, MA

The Michael E. Haynes Legacy
mehlegacy.org
Black Church Leaders in Boston
Google Search
History of Afican Americans in Boston |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Boston
Twelfth Baptist Church Boston, MA - Notable Members Boston, MA.
https://www.tbcboston.org/notablemembers
National Center of Afro American Artists |
https://ncaaa.org/

DOCUMENTARIES

Black Panther Party - youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqxwTABwtnU&list=PLRlq_gTcCwbCdpHyWUVv4JqvZYjKCunVg&rco=1
Buffalo Soldiers - youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65xH_ce3O6w
Marcus Garvey Documentary - youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpsKWGIZIhw&list=PLRlq_gTcCwbCdpHyWUVv4JqvZYjKCunVg&index=50
7 Black Millionaires They Tried to Erase from History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XX0XUqSWLQ
Top 10 Black Inventors and Inventions That Were Silenced - youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klT1FthWbyY

Black Billionaires
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_billionaires

HISTORICALY BLACK UNIVERSITIES (HBUs)

Full List of HBUs
https://www.thehundred-seven.org/hbculist.html

INVENTORS

List of African-American inventors and scientists
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African-American_inventors_and_scientists

MILITARY

11 Examples of Black Heroism in the Military - Military.com
https://www.military.com/history/african-american-heroism-in-the-military
The Commanders: African American Admirals & Generals in the U.S. Military, 1940-
https://blackpast.org/the-commanders-admirals-and-generals/

MEDICAL

Celebrating 10 African-American medical pioneers
https://www.aamc.org/news/celebrating-10-african-american-medical-pioneers
Honoring Black Medical Pioneers in the United States
https://www.aafp.org/news/inside-aafp/black-history-month-timeline.html
Black Leaders who paved the way for a healthier future
https://www.vitalstrategies.org/vital-stories-black-leaders-who-paved-the-way-for-a-healthier-future/

MOVIES

Black Actors
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls002298918/
List of African-American actors
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls002298918/
The 100 best Black / urban movies of all time
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls054431555/
Pioneers of Black Hollywood
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls054858185/

MUSEUMS / LIBRARIES

Library of Congress Online Resources
https://guides.loc.gov/african-american-history-online/online-resources
Museum of Afro American History, Nantuket, MA
https://www.maah.org/
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/african-american-history
Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture
https://nmaahc.si.edu/ Washington, DC
Black American History.org
https://blackamericanhistory.org/timeline/

MUSIC CLASSICAL

African-American classical composers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:African-American_classical_composer

MUSIC GOSPEL

Black Gospel Artists
Google AI
Gospel Musicians
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gospel_musicians

MUSIC JAZZ

Afro -American Jazz compsers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:African-American_jazz_composers

PUBLICATIONS

American Americal newspapers and media outlets (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African_American_newspapers_and_media_outlets
EBONY Magazine
https://www.ebony.com/
List of kingdoms and empires in African history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_kingdoms_and_empires_in_African_history

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

People of the Underground Railroad
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/undergroundrailroad/people.htm

WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET

1 O my people, listen to my instructions.Open your ears to what I am saying, 2 for I will speak to you in a parable.I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—3 stories we have heard and known,stories our ancestors handed down to us.4 We will not hide these truths from our children;we will tell the next generationabout the glorious deeds of the Lord,about his power and his mighty wonders.5 For he issued his laws to Jacob;he gave his instructions to Israel.He commanded our ancestorsto teach them to their children,6 so the next generation might know them—even the children not yet born—and they in turn will teach their own children. 7 So each generation should set its hope anew on God,not forgetting his glorious miraclesand obeying his commands.

Psalms 78:1-7

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