The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1865 in the aftermath of the Civil War, abolished slavery in the United States. The 13th Amendment states: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” Continue reading 13th Amendment
Alfred Charles Sam (c.1880 – 1930s?), known as Chief Alfred Sam, was a Gold Coast-born merchant and pioneer pan-Africanist who in 1913-15 encouraged the resettlement of African Americans as part of the Back-to-Africa movement. Continue reading Profile: CHIEF ALFRED CHARLES SAM
Taisha Paggett is a Los Angeles-based choreographer and artist. Paggett is a faculty member at University of California, Riverside in the Department of Dance. She has experience working both onstage and in gallery settings. Paggett was included in the 2014 Whitney Biennial. Continue reading Profile: Taisha Paggett (1976-)
Akosua Adoma Owusu is a Ghanaian-American filmmaker and producer whose films have screened worldwide in prestigious film festivals, museums, galleries, universities and microcinemas since 2005. Continue reading Profile: Akosua Adoma Owusu (1984-)
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