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Dr. Claud Anderson Talks Buying Black, Voting Issues, PowerNomics Plans + More
Dr. Claud Anderson Talks Buying Black, Voting Issues, PowerNomics Plans + More
The Black Tax: Cost of Being a Black American | Shawn Rochester | Talks at Google
CEO of Good Steward LLC, Financial Coach, and Author Shawn D. Rochester discusses his new book, "The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America". He examines the various costs associated with being Black in America, as well as what the Black community and concerned advocates can do to help close the wealth gap.
Nurse Angela On Medical Racism, Extended Wait Times In ER & Importance Of Black Doctors
Angela joins us to discuss how Black Americans are treated in the medical industry, her experience as a nurse and bringing her talents to Africa.
Dr. Khalid Muhammad - On The Murder of Malcom X (1995)
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Marvin Gaye (1986) | Classic Documentary
Cable TV documentary produced by Motown Productions about the life and musical career go Marvin Gaye. Shared for historical purposes.
"Harvest of Shame" Florida 1960
Watch the entire original broadcast of one of the most celebrated documentaries of all time, 1960's "Harvest of Shame," in which Edward R. Murrow exposed the plight of America's farm workers.
Malcolm X on Front Page Challenge, 1965: CBC Archives | CBC
In this clip from 1965, after leaving the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X appears on CBC-TV's 'Front Page Challenge' weeks before his assassination. He proclaims, "I'm against any form of segregation and racism."
Notable Prince Hall Freemasons |
In March 6, 1775, Prince Hall and 14 men of color were made masons in Lodge #441 of the Irish Registry attached to the 38th British Foot Infantry at Castle William Island in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. It marked the first time that Black men were made masons in America. About a year later, since the conflict between England and America had commenced, the British Foot Infantry left Boston, along with its lodge, leaving Prince Hall and his associates without a lodge. Before the lodge left, Worshipful Master Batt, gave them a "permit" to meet as a lodge and bury their dead in manner and form. This permit, however, did not allow them to do any "masonic work" or to take in any new members. Under it, African Lodge was organized on July 3, 1776, with Prince Hall as the worshipful master. It wasn't long before this lodge received an additional "permit" from Provincial Grand Master John Rowe to walk in procession on St. John's Day. On March 2, 1784, African Lodge #1 petitioned the Grand Lodge of England, the Premier or Mother Grand Lodge of the world, for a warrant (or charter), to organize a regular masonic lodge, with all the rights and privileges thereunto prescribed. The Grand Lodge of England issued a charter on September 29, 1784 to African Lodge #459, the first lodge of Blacks in America. African Lodge #459 grew and prospered to such a degree that Worshipful Master Prince Hall was appointed a Provincial Grand Master, in 1791, and out of this grew the first Black Provincial Grand Lodge. In 1797 he organized a lodge in Philadelphia and one in Rhode Island. These lodges were designated to work under the charter of African Lodge #459. In December 1808, one year after the death of Prince Hall, African Lodge #459 (Boston), African Lodge #459 (Philadelphia) and Hiram Lodge #3 (Providence) met in a general assembly of the craft and organized African Grand Lodge (sometime referred to as African Grand Lodge #I). In 1847, out of respect for their founding father and first Grand Master, Prince Hall, they changed their name to the Prince Hall Grand Lodge, the name it carries today. In 1848 Union Lodge #2, Rising Sons of St. John #3 and Celestial Lodge #4 became the first lodges organized under the name Prince Hall Grand Lodge. From these beginnings, there now are some 5,000 lodges and 47 grand lodges who trace their lineage to the Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Jurisdiction of Massachusetts.