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Women’s History Program on Health and Wellness in Honor of Dr. Betty Shabazz

Posted on March 27, 2012 by | 2 Comments

Dr. Shabazz was an advocate for women’s issues particularly,  the health of women.  This evening will not only discuss what is healthy living but guest will dine on healthy cuisine and view the Freedom’s Sisters exhibit.  The national exhibition features 20 African American women, whose stories of courage, commitment and struggle in the name of freedom helped shape the spirit and substance of civil rights in America.  Continue reading →

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HW Pick: ‘Die Free’ By Cheryl Wills (Excerpt and Signing)

Posted on September 18, 2010 by | 2 Comments

This great American is told with deep love & spellbinding fearlessness, Die Free stretches from Haywood County, Tennessee, in the 1860s to New York City in the 20th century.

When award-winning television NY1 news anchor and reporter Cheryl Wills discovers the storied treasure of her great-great-great-grandfather who fled his slave master to fight in the Civil War and whose courage was mirrored in her father, a courageous NYC firefighter, she shares the unvarnished truth about the Wills’ family roots, ever entwined in passion, music, and faith.

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