African Americans – Page 48

Lead Belly discography released

February 23, 2015

Did he really sing his way out of Southern prisons twice? Did he really travel and sing with the legendary Blind Lemon Jefferson?

Today in African American history: A double birthday

February 20, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Sir Sidney Poitier, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE), was born in Miami, Fla., on February 20, 1927, of Bahamian parentage.

Terrorism and the lessons of African American history

February 19, 2015 By J. Behrens

President Obama cautioned us not to judge the more than a billion and half Muslims by the actions of relatively few violent extremists.

Today in African American history: Dr. Dre turns 50

February 18, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Dr. Dre, record producer and Grammy-winning rapper, born Andre Romelle Young in Compton, Calif., in 1965, turns 50 today.

“Let us breathe and grow”: 41st African American History celebrations

February 18, 2015 By Joelle Fishman

The 41st Annual People's World African American History Month Celebrations will take place in Hartford and New Haven, Conn.