Special Black History Month Program

This NBC documentary charts the lengthy struggle for school desegregation in America, from the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954 to the battle to integrate the University of Alabama in 1963.

Launched January 21, 2009, TheFreshXpress (FXP) offers commentary and insight on issues that are at the heart of Black America. Hundreds of writers and bloggers have contributed to and continue to contribute to TheFreshXpress on a regular basis, bringing together voices from across the nation to provide fresh perspectives on real issues in real time.

(Adapted from the Fresh Xpress About Page)

The books on the “shelf” below are listed in alphabetical order by title. Use the “PREVIOUS” and “NEXT” on the bottom right corner of the shelf to navigate through the titles. You can also click here to download the complete list as a PDF .

• The Tuskegee airmen : an illustrated history, 1939-1949 by Joseph Caver,…
• Black Faces in White Places by Randal Pinkett,…
• The Highwaymen Murals: Al Black’s Concrete Dreams by Gary Monroe

African Digital Art has presented unparalleled ideas, individual work by insightful designers and creatives across the globe.  ADA has become a platform for innovation and inspiration with a sophisticated blend of fresh talent and successful designers and artists. Pushing Digital Boundaries has become the tag line that is now fused with ADA’s identity. As we navigate together, discovering new design solutions, artistic expressions and creative talent, we constantly strive to foster the growing technology driven creative community.

(Pasted from African Digital Art’s About Page)

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Gary M. Lavergne, author of Before Brown: Heman Marion Sweatt, Thurgood Marshall and the Long Road To Justice.

On February 26, 1946, a 33-year-old African American mail carrier from Houston, TX applied for admission to the University of Texas School of Law. Although he met all of the school’s academic qualifications, Heman Marion Sweatt was denied admission because of his race.

He challenged the university’s decision in court, and the resulting case, Sweatt v. Painter, went to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled in Sweatt’s favor. The Sweatt case paved the way for the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka rulings that finally opened the doors to higher education for all African Americans and desegregated public education in this country.

Millions of hits later some of the funniest and most entertaining viral videos are still going strong, and gaining mass media coverage in the process. Here CBS takes a look at the Top Viral Videos of 2011.

CBS’s viral video picks clips has gotten such a response it’s gone viral itself.  Take a look.

Click here for CBS’s Top Viral Videos of 2011.

The editors at Time online put together a listing of what they consider the Top 50 Websites of 2011.  Categories include Arts and Entertainment, Business, Energy and Environment, Health and Medicine, Sports, Technology, Travel and others.

Want to see which websites made the cut?  Visit Time’s Top 50 Websites of 2011 and choose a category from the dropdown list just below the article title.

Also on the page are ton’s of other “Top” lists from the writer, contributors, and editors of Time online (including the Top 10 Fake Time Magazine Covers – a fun and interesting read).

Enjoy!

This American Life is an informative and entertaining podcast series that feature stories and discussions on various aspects of life and culture in America.  Winner of Podcast Awards.com 2011 Best Cultural / Arts Blog Award, This American Life is certainly on of the top blogs in its genre.

Need more info?  We’ll let the show’s creators describe the project:

“One of our problems from the start has been that when we try to describe This American Life in a sentence or two, it just sounds awful. For instance: each week we choose a theme and put together different kinds of stories on that theme. That doesn’t sound like something we’d want to listen to on the radio, and it’s our show.”

“So usually we just say what we’re not. We’re not a news show or a talk show or a call-in show. We’re not really formatted like other radio shows at all. Instead, we do these stories that are like movies for radio. There are people in dramatic situations. Things happen to them. There are funny moments and emotional moments and—hopefully—moments where the people in the story say interesting, surprising things about it all. It has to be surprising. It has to be fun.”  (Excerpt taken from This American Life’s About page.)

Want to here for yourself?  Check it out here.

The books on the “shelf” below are listed in alphabetical order by title. Use the “PREVIOUS” and “NEXT” on the bottom right corner of the shelf to navigate through the titles. You can also click here to download the complete list as a PDF .

• Do I Dare Disturb the Universe?: From the Projects to Prep School by Charlise Lyles
• Growing Up Laughing by Marlo Thomas
• The Rose That Grew From Concrete by Tupac Shakur