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My Journey to the Underground

By Da’Nelle Mason, at Age 9 It’s not everyday that a person gets to go back into the past. On...
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Griot Ethel L. Jackson Honored in Peekskill By Sisters Living the Message of The Million Woman March

-Bernice Elizabeth Green In late winter 1998, artist-photographer Barry L. Mason, his daughter, Da’Nelle Mason and I attended an Underground...
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Tubman’s Way has a Place in These Times

In this photograph taken by Melissa Sutphen in November 1976, these three school-age girls, now possibly 60 years old, are...
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Retracing Harriet Tubman’s Steps: A Legacy of Freedom, Resilience, and Revolutionary Love

Underground Railroad Legacy Tour by Stefani L. ZinermanMember of the New York State Assembly, District 56, Brooklyn’s Bedford Stuyvesant |...
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Harriet’s Heirs:Travelers, Historians, Preservationists

Niagara Falls’ “Conductor” Bro. Saladin Allah Shared Family History at Restoration The weekend-long Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Legacy Tour, presented...
Bronx Royalty: Mrs. Bessie Mae Jackson, a New York State treasure, was escorted into a rousing birthday gala honoring her legacy and lifelong service by her son, Mr. Christopher Greene, and her granddaughter, Ms. Jade Grant. (Photo: Julien Coutourier) Bronx Royalty: Mrs. Bessie Mae Jackson, a New York State treasure, was escorted into a rousing birthday gala honoring her legacy and lifelong service by her son, Mr. Christopher Greene, and her granddaughter, Ms. Jade Grant. (Photo: Julien Coutourier)
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The Bronx Celebrates “Warrior Queen” Bessie Mae Jackson’s 99 Years of Life and Legacy at Gala

by Louise DenteThe Bronx was alive with celebration on Saturday, March 8, as family, friends, and community members gathered to...
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Meet Carlotta Walls LaNier

of the Little Rock 9 – A Book Review and Study Guide By Yvette MooreCarlotta Walls LaNier lived the historic...
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Black Rose: “A Goddess of African Culture”

By Maitefa Angaza Reprint from March 10, 2022 Black Rose’s instinct for style was a homegrown asset. “My mother was...