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No one could have predicted even two years ago that an African American would take the oath of office as president of the United States in January of 2009. For many, the occasion marks the climax to the civil rights movement and the fulfillment of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream that Americans could be judged on the content of their character and not the color of their skin. This collection, with about 400 letters from Americans of all walks of life, is being created to stand as a symbol of this exciting moment in history.

A memoir from Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun detailing her remarkable childhood and political career on the Hill, including her tenure as the first Black female US senator The first Black woman ever elected to the Senate. The first woman to represent the state of Illinois. The first Black woman...

At the same time that the Civil Rights Movement brought increasing opportunities for blacks, the United States liberalized its immigration policy. While the broadening of the United States's borders to non-European immigrants fits with a black political agenda of social justice, recent waves of immigration have presented a dilemma for blacks, prompting ambivalent or even negative attitudes toward migrants. What has an expanded immigration regime meant for how blacks express national attachment?

"African Elephant Population Dropped 30 Percent in 7 Years" is from the September 01, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Niraj Chokshi and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"African Economies, and Hopes for New Era, Are Shaken by China" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Norimitsu Onishi and narrated by Keith-Sellon Wright .

A reclamation of essential history and a hopeful gesture toward a better political future, this is what listening to Black women looks like—from a professor of political science and columnist for Teen Vogue. “Jenn M. Jackson is a beautiful writer and excellent scholar. In this book, they pay...

"African Union Issues Biting Report on Crisis in South Sudan" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jeffrey Gettleman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Revelations from Panama Papers Are Old News for Africans" is from the April 14, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Alan Cowell and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Battle to Build an African-American Museum" is from the September 04, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Graham Bowley and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Security Fears Hang over African Marathons" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ken Maguire and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Pearl K. Ford Dowe argues that ambition for Black women cannot be measured only by political candidacies and ascents of the political chain of power. Black women are uniquely positioned within their communities to influence politics and public policy, which stems from unique variables of socialization, gender and racial identity, and marginalization that shape the political attitudes of Black women. Thus, Dowe asserts that Black women's political ambition often manifests outside formal politics, in activism and community building, a process that is linked to a wider radical vision.

"Remains Discovered at an East Harlem Site Thought to Be an African Burial Ground" is from the Science section of The New York Times. It was written by David W. Dunlap and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"A Small African Nation Severs Ties with Taiwan, and Beijing Applauds" is from the December 23, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Mike Ives and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Angry Tweets Won't Help African Lions" is from the July 02, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Richard Conniff and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Trustees Elect Carnegie's Hall's First African-American Chairman" is from the June 03, 2016, Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael Cooper and David Gelles and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"U.S. To Ban Commercial Trade of African Elephant Ivory" is from the June 02, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Jada F. Smith and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Kaine Recalled for Commitment to Richmond's African-Americans" is from the July 31, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Mahler and narrated by Caroline Miller.

In this faraway corner of southern Africa, scores of German soldiers lie in a military cemetery, their names, dates and details engraved on separate polished tombstones.

Easily missed is a single small plaque on the cemetery wall that gives a nod in German to the African “warriors” who died in the fighting as well.

"Al-Qaida's African Offshoot Makes a Lethal Comeback" is from March 15, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Dionne Searcey, Eric Schmitt and Rukmini Callimachi and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Heat, Hunger and War Force Africans Onto a ‘Road on Fire’" is from the December 15, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Somini Sengupta and narrated by Kristi Burns.