black history - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com The Nation's Oldest Black Collegiate Newspaper Wed, 13 Oct 2021 22:12:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-NewHilltopLogo-32x32.jpg black history - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com 32 32 248273635 Happy Birthday Angela Davis: A Reflection and Tribute https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2017/01/26/happy-birthday-angela-davis-a-reflection-and-tribute/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-birthday-angela-davis-a-reflection-and-tribute Thu, 26 Jan 2017 23:00:31 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=8820 By Imara Bright-Johnson, Contributing Writer Posted 6:00 PM EST, Thurs., Jan. 26, 2017 “The freedom struggles of Black people that have shaped the very nature of this country’s history cannot be deleted with the sweep of a hand. We cannot be made to forget that Black lives do matter. This is a country anchored in slavery and […]

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]]> 8820 Happy Birthday Bessie Coleman: A Tribute to One of the Greats https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2017/01/26/happy-birthday-bessie-coleman-a-tribute-to-one-of-the-greats/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-birthday-bessie-coleman-a-tribute-to-one-of-the-greats Thu, 26 Jan 2017 21:20:33 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=8811 By Imara Bright-Johnson, Contributing Writer Posted 4:20 PM EST, Thurs., Jan. 26, 2017 As the first African-American woman to obtain a pilot’s license, Bessie Coleman made great strides with her outstanding flying skills. Although heavily doubted, Coleman continued to persevere and accomplish her goals despite the racial and gender discrimination she encountered. Bessie Coleman was a true […]

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]]> 8811 REVIEW — “Hidden Figures” Breaks Stereotypes, Displays Black Girl Magic Brilliance https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2017/01/11/review-hidden-figures-breaks-stereotypes-displays-black-girl-magic-brilliance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-hidden-figures-breaks-stereotypes-displays-black-girl-magic-brilliance Thu, 12 Jan 2017 04:19:54 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=8714 By Kyana Harris, Staff Writer Posted 11:20 PM EST, Weds., Jan. 11, 2017 The brilliance of Black women is often minimized in the media to an extent conveying mistaken unidimensionality: On the news, they are the angry, ratchet chick from around the way, pouring their heart out in a bystander interview. Change the channel, and she […]

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]]> 8714 FEATURE — Anticipation: The Grand Opening of the Smithsonian NMAAHC https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2016/09/23/feature-anticipation-the-grand-opening-of-the-smithsonian-nmaahc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feature-anticipation-the-grand-opening-of-the-smithsonian-nmaahc Sat, 24 Sep 2016 02:17:54 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=7475 By Amber Broaden, News Editor Posted 10:17 PM EST, Fri., Sept. 23, 2016 After the nation’s highly, anticipated wait for another prominent archive of African-American collection, the Smithsonian will finally open its National African-American History and Culture Museum on Saturday, September 24, its 19th addition to the Institution. Stop by the the Social Tent at the #FreedomSounds festival! […]

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