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Tignon Laws: the Law That Prohibited Black Women From Wearing Their Natural Hair in Public

Tignon Laws: the Law That Prohibited Black Women From Wearing Their Natural Hair in Public

December 18, 2022December 18, 2022

By Mr Madu December 8, 2022 The tignon law was a 1786 law in Louisiana that forbade black women from going outdoors without wrapping their natural hair with a Tignon…

How Otis Redding’s final 24 hours solidified his legacy

How Otis Redding’s final 24 hours solidified his legacy

December 11, 2022December 11, 2022

Tyler Golsen SAT 10TH DEC 2022 05.00 GMT Otis Redding was ready for something new. Having established himself as the premiere R&B and soul singer in America, Redding had conquered the…

Black is Beautiful: The Emergence of Black Culture and Identity in the 60s and 70s

Black is Beautiful: The Emergence of Black Culture and Identity in the 60s and 70s

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022

 “Across this country, young black men and women have been infected with a fever of affirmation. They are saying, ‘We are black and beautiful.’”  Hoyt Fuller 1968 The phrase “black…

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