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Wikipedia: Harriet Tubman Article on the life of Harriet Tubman, African American abolitionist, also known as "Black Moses, "Grandma Moses," or "Moses of Her People." An escaped slave, she worked as a lumberjack, laundress, nurse, and cook. As an abolitionist, she acted as intelligence gatherer, refugee organizer, raid leader, nurse, and fundraiser, all as part of the struggle for liberation from slavery and racism.
Art
Bianca Dorsey - Amajewelry Amajewelry Enhances the Divine Within... Gems are chosen for their vibrations, attraction and their use as tools of transformation.
Brooklyn Artists Speak Artists in Brooklyn command a unique place in the world, and our borough hosts one of the highest concentrations of resident artists anywhere.
Collage Art A website dedicated to collage art and those who make it. Various resources including bibliography, exhibition opportunities, workshop opportunities, and links to the websites of collage artists.
Dr. Cora Marshall Cora Marshall is an African American woman educator and artist who does painting, mixed media, and video art.
JoAnne McFarland: Art & Poetry Artist and poet JoAnne McFarland offers an intriguing combination of poetry, painting and collage on her site.
John Steptoe: Author & Illustrator In his 20-year career, John Steptoe illustrated 16 picture books, 11 of which he also wrote. The American Library Association named two of his books Caldecott Honor Books, a prestigious award for children's book illustration. Mr. Steptoe also twice received the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration.
Mark Blackshear Photography Mark Blackshear Blackshear specializes in events, portraits, dance, music and fine art photography and contributed many of the images on the Vision Carriers website.
National Conference of Artists Organization dedicated to the preservation, promotion and developing of African American Culture and the creative forces of the artists that emanate from the African American and African World Experience.
Original Artist: Carol Foy Painter Carol Foy offers an intriguing vision, nurtured over a lifetime of artistic struggle and experience, expressed here through the medium of oil painting.
Astrology for Life On this site, Ayesha Grice provides updated astrological forecasts, a cosmic look at what's happening in the news, some powerful prayers that can help the reader on the way, and other cosmic thoughts that bring a fresh perspective about our changing world.
Images & Illuminations Images & Illuminations is a design studio offering solutions for print and web and focusing on the needs of publishers, theaters, galleries, museums and non-profits.
Holistic
The Healmobile Holistic healing of the mind-body-spirit from a creative and inspired African perspective.
Literature
African Voices Magazine African Voices provides opportunities for emerging artists of color to gain experiences and exposure. Many contributors have gone on to have their works published in Newsday, Black Enterprise, the Daily News, the New York Post, Black Elegance, The New York Times and literary anthologies. Some of the visual artists featured in the magazine have been chosen for art exhibitions and illustration assignments.
Gumbo for the Soul Gumbo for the Soul presents a savory blend of anthologies that focus on humanitarian issues effecting communities worldwide. The second anthology in an ongoing series is "Gumbo for the Soul: Here's Our Child, Where's the Village?" which celebrates adoption, fostering and kinship care.
Mama Nomusa: Storyteller and Educational Consultant Storyteller and poet Nomusa Xaba's new book It's Been a Long Time Coming... tells the story of one woman’s artistic and political journey from the tiny village of Robbins, Illinois, to East Africa, and her passage through the Westside of Chicago, the Civil Rights movement, and the Anti-Apartheid struggle on her way.
Pen & Rose Press Pen & Rose Press is the publishing arm of Pen & Rose Children's Book Writer's Group. Our mission is to promote, create and publish quality literature for young people.
Tonya Bolden Award winning author and editor of over 12 books for adults and children focused on family, African-American history and women's issues.
Personal Growth from SelfGrowth.com SelfGrowth.com is the most complete guide to information about self-improvement, personal growth and self help on the Internet.
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Black People in the Bible Site of author Justice Randolph Jackson. His second book, Black People in the Bible, makes a case for the African origins of many Biblical personages.
Theater
Mama, I Want to Sing: The Groundbreaking Black Musical Mama, I Want to Sing, the longest running off-Broadway Black musical in American history, has played to hundreds of thousands of people of many cultures, races, and faiths, and touched the hearts of audiences around the world through its universal story and rousing music. Sample the music, revisit the memories, explore the history, connect with the past and the future of this groundbreaking show.
Mama Foundation for the Arts Mama Foundation for the Arts brings gospel, blues, jazz and the R&B arts to Harlem, New York City and the world through musical theater, recordings and education.
The Billie Holiday Theatre An independent non-profit theater specializing in African American dramatic arts, located in Brooklyn and celebrating its 38th anniversary season in 2009 - 2010.
Vy Higginsen: Pioneer, Producer, Publisher, Philanthropist Vy Higginsen is a pioneer, producer, publisher and philanthropist bringing blues, jazz and the R&B arts to Harlem, New York City and the world through musical theater, recordings, publications and her famed Harlem school of music.
Women of Color, Women of Words A site dedicated to African American women who have gifted, shaken up, and disturbed the theater world with their powerful words.
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