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Descendants of early civil rights leaders talked about the legacy of their forebears. A video, provided courtesy of The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, was shown on the Maya Angelo Public Charter …

Ms. Bundles discussed her biography On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker, published by Scribner. The author is the great-great granddaughter of C. J. Walker, an Africa…

Mary Lee Settle, William Lee Miller, Eric Seaborg and A’Lelia Bundles discussed their different experiences as biographers of historic figures, family members and ancestors. Ms. Dickey of th…

A’Lelia Bundles talked about her book On Her Own Ground a biography of Black entrepreneur C.J. Walker during the National Press Club’s Author’s Night and Book Fair in Washington D.C.

Portraying African-American historical figures, participants had a conversation about African-American history in order to provide an insight into the current status of African-Americans and…

Using their book, “The Future of the Race,” published by Alfred A. Knopf, as a basis, Professors Henry Louis Gates and Cornel West talked about the future of African-Americans. They concentr…