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African American Education: Top 50 Colleges, Education Milestones, Black Colleges
African American Education: Top 50 Colleges, Education Milestones, Black Colleges Black History Month is observed every February in the United States. Learn about the best colleges for African…Notable Speeches and Letters by African Americans, From Benjamin Banneker to Barack Obama
Related Links Black History Month African-American Quotations African American History Timeline Civil Rights Timeline The March on Washington Biographies…African art
(Encyclopedia) African art, art created by the peoples south of the Sahara. The predominant art forms are masks and figures, which were generally used in religious ceremonies. The decorative arts,…African buffalo
(Encyclopedia) African buffalo: see cape buffalo.African literature
(Encyclopedia) African literature, literary works of the African continent. African literature consists of a body of work in different languages and various genres, ranging from oral literature to…African music
(Encyclopedia) African music, the music of the indigenous peoples of Africa. Sub-Saharan African music has as its distinguishing feature a rhythmic complexity common to no other region. Polyrhythmic…African Union
(Encyclopedia) African Union (AU), international organization established in 2002 by the nations of the former Organization of African Unity (OAU). The AU is the successor organization to the OAU,…African violet
(Encyclopedia) African violet: see gesneria.Walker, Madam C. J.
(Encyclopedia) Walker, Madam C. J., 1867–1919, African-American entrepeneur, b. Delta, La., as Sarah Breedlove. Thought to be America's first black female millionaire, this daughter of ex-slaves was…Du Bois, W. E. B.
(Encyclopedia) Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt Du Bois)Du Bois, W. E. B.dəboisˈ [key], 1868–1963, American civil-rights leader and author, b. Great Barrington, Mass., grad. Harvard (B.A…