via BlackAmericaWeb: Clothing worn by singer Marvin Gaye will go on display at the Motown Museum in Detroit as part of the music label’s 60th anniversary celebration. The museum said Thursday that the items include a knit cap and military-style jacket and pants. Pictures of them will be posted on Facebook Friday and displayed at the museum beginning Saturday through the […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — LeBron James will give $2.5 million to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture to support its Muhammad Ali display. The “Muhammad Ali: A Force for Change” display has been on view since September. According to a release from the Smithsonian, the display “tells the story of how Ali’s […]
This time each year, cars would pack a quiet street in Lyndhurst and thousands of people flock to a nearby yard. All that remains of what they came here to see is a lonely light pole and a wooden sign … for Eggshelland. “Last year we had people lined up all the way to Roland [Ave.]”, said Elizabeth […]
From NBC Chicago: During the 1950s and 1960s, the Ebony Fashion Fair exposed black American audiences to some of the most cutting edge couture fashions in the world. But the reason the shows were able to attract such quality was because of Eunice W. Johnson, the wife of John Johnson, who was the head […]
