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About Our Award Symbol
The American Eagle was chosen as the perfect symbol for our Racial Barrier Breakers Award because this powerful and magnificent animal embodies characteristics that are respected and admired in each of our Awardees.
The Importance Of Studying & Teaching Black History
I entered college with a basketball scholarship because at that predominately white college, scholarships for freshman African American students were few and far between.
Unknown And Undiscovered History Is Black
When discussing the name of the Wimberly Institute, it was Councilman James Timely who remarked that it should be “Black” rather than “African American” Studies.