Hamilton Naki, a laborer who became a self-taught surgeon of such skill that Dr. Christiaan N. Barnard chose him to assist in the world’s first human heart transplant in 1967, but whose contribution was kept secret for three decades because he was a black man in apartheid-era South Africa, died on May 29 at his [...]
By Evelyn E. Tonia Holleman Samuel White was born a Slave in Clay County, Illinois. His enslaver was George McMann. Samuel visited Van Buren with his owner before the Civil War and traveled on Steamboats which docked at the natural rock wharf in Van Buren, Arkansas. On January 28, 1864 he enlisted in the 57 [...]
Africatown (also spelled AfricaTown and African Town) is a small Mobile neighborhood establishedby many of the people who arrived on the Clotilda, the last documented slave ship to reach the United States. Cofounder Cudjo Lewis achieved notoriety when he was interviewed about his experiences in Africa, his journey to Mobile on the slave ship, and [...]
By Wanda Hamilton WinthropRockefeller was a remarkable man, and in 1953, he chose to make Arkansas his home. Through his leadership and philanthropy, he transformed the state’s politics, economy, culture, and education for the better. In 1966, he was elected Arkansas’s 37th Governor and served until 1971. His governorship paved the way for future progressive [...]
By Allene Stafford An Introduction to Using CS5 Photoshop is a great tool for enhancing or editing digital images with Adobe Photoshop CS5. You can remove red eye, add words and frames or crop your photos. Learn cropping, retouching, and removing flaws in the class now thru Wednesday, March 14th. The class teacher is Nathaniel [...]
# Beets: Think of beets as red spinach, Dr. Bowden said, because they are a rich source of folate as well as natural red pigments that may be cancer fighters. How to eat: Fresh, raw and grated to make a salad. Heating decreases the antioxidant power. # Cabbage: Loaded with nutrients like sulforaphane, a chemical [...]
In the urban centers of Charleston, South Carolina, Mobile, Alabama, New Orleans, Louisiana, Savannah, Georgia, and Norfolk, Virginia, masters used copper neck tags to identify hired out part-time slave laborers. These 1.5 square inch copper medallions, with the inscribed city, number, occupation, and year, were worn by the hired out slaves. These badges hung from [...]
By L.K.S. Going to the show was a treat when I was young! My older cousin would take 2 or 3 of us with him sometimes. If it was a matinee in Fort Smith, then we would catch the twin city bus and go to one of the movie theaters there. If it was something [...]
Between 1890 and 1968, thousands of towns across the United States drove out their black populations or took steps to forbid African Americans from living in them. Thus were created “sundown towns,” so named because many marked their city limits with signs typically reading, “Nigger, Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On You In Alix”—an [...]
By Elder Rainey I’m truly grateful for the foundations of our parents and grandparents who have paved ways. We must sense the responsibility; we are accountable to its continuum. I want to express my sincere profound thanks and gratitude to those who have weathered the violence of storms. Much to share in common vernacular with [...]