Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was a groundbreaking African American contralto and an inspiration for civil rights. “This scholarship pays tribute to Marian Anderson’s life, and the Daughters of the ...

July 1973: Barbara Mink, the new dean of Austin Community College — and among the school's first hires — opened her offices in the former library of the Old L.C. Anderson. The same two rooms ...

Words are just part of telling a great story. In the 10 years that we have put out The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Black History Month series, we also paid close attention to how we told these ...

She was the first African American to perform on the main stage at the Metropolitan Opera, the first African American artist ...

UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld hailed her contributions to art and diplomacy ... A staple in the UN conference rooms and at commemorations, Ms. Anderson joined Ezio Pinza, Danny Kaye ...

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CINCINNATI — Purcell Marian senior Dee Alexander joined the Ohio High School Athletic Association ... Alexander has scored 2,219 career points in her fourth season at Purcell Marian.

the first African American artist to solo with the New York Philharmonic and for over 50 years, she called Connecticut her home.

Marian Anderson, one of the most celebrated singers of the 20th century, once performed in the UN's gilded General Assembly Hall in New York and also represented her country, the United States, as a ...