Black College ( HBCU ) Football comes to the XBOX 360

Black College Football comes to the XBOX 360, marching bands included. The Black College Football Experience is now available for the XBOX.

The game also includes a museum so players can learn the history of Black College Foottball. Learn more by using the link below:

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First African American admiral has ship named in his honor

Samuel L. Gravely the first African American to reach the rank of admiral in the US Navy has been honored by having a ship named after him. The U.S.S. Gravely will be the most technology advanced warship in the seas. Watch the video below of his wife christening the ship and later talking about it by clicking the link below:

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First Look: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Click the link below to check out the winning design for the National Museum of African American History & Culture. The winning design is by Freelon Adjaye Bond.

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Audio: Lost recordings of Martin Luther King speech given in 1964

Please check out these lost recordings of a specch that Martin Luther King Jr gave at the University of Dayton in 1964.

Listen to the entire speech or some excerpts by clicking here:

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New photos: The day Martin Luther king died

On April 4, 1968, LIFE photographer Henry Groskinsky and writer Mike Silva, on assignment in Alabama, learned that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., had been shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. They raced to the scene and there, incredibly, had unfettered access to the hotel grounds, Dr. King’s room, and the surrounding area. For reasons that have been lost in the intervening years, the photographs taken that night and the next day were never published. Until now. Click the link below to see photos:

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Video: Barack Obama Inaugural Speech

Click the link below to watch the swearing in of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States and his full inaugural speech afterward.

 

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Video: Entire Martin Luther King “I have a dream” speech

In honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday I have posted video of the entire “I have a Dream” speech. There will be no updates of the site from now until Tuesday in honor of Dr. King.

Watch the video here: http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html

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Tuskegee Airmen invited to Obama inauguration

The roughly 330 pilots and members of the ground crew who are left from about 16,000 who served are  being invited to watch the inauguration of Barack Obama as the country’s first black president. Read the entire story by clicking the link below:

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Video: Barack Obama Nov 4 Victory Speech

Watch the entire Barack Obama  November 4 2008 victory speech after he made history by becoming the first African American President by clicking the link below:

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Cautious joy as blacks imagine Obama win

Lula Cooper expects the tears to flow if Barack Obama becomes the first black president. But she’s not breaking out the tissues just yet.

“I cried when I marked my ballot for him. We’ve had such an incredible journey to this point,” said the former civil rights activist, her voice quavering. “I think he’s going to win, but I really am very, very cautious.”

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