Congressman Robert Smalls
April 5, 1839 -February 23, 1915
Upcoming and Recent Exhibitions
Museum of African American History - Boston, MA
Brooklyn Public Library - New York
Any take a sneak peek into his home, a historic landmark, in Beaufort
(from 2008)
On Tuesday, February 9th (10:30am), Congressman Robert Smalls will be posthumously inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be held at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. It is free and open to the public. His portrait will hang in the gallery in the convention center lobby where the S.C. Hall of Fame is located.
The Confederation of S.C. Local Historical Societies selected Congressman Smalls for this honor. For the first time, the public was also allowed to place nominations.
From NPR: Ebony Fashion Fair Producer and Director Eunice W. Johnson died this past weekend. She was 93. Johnson, the widow of Johnson Publishing Company founder John H. Johnson, gave Ebony magazine its name. She was also the driving force behind the creation of the Fashion Fair makeup line, one of the first makeup lines for women of color. Host Michel Martin speaks with Washington Post Fashion Editor Robin Givhan for more on Johnson’s legacy
Support your local libraries - they provide excellent resources for you and your neighbors. If they don’t hear from you through your local representatives, they will close.
Reading is fundamental - DC Public Library
Today is the opening of the 5th Summit on the Americas in Port of Spain Trinidad from April 17 - 19, 2009. The Country is a buzz to welcome President Obama. But more importantly, hemispheric cooperation and respect have risen. I suspect the Summit will restore a unified view of the Americas not just the US and those other countries and islands. The major focus of this Summit will be on human prosperity, energy security, climate change and sustainable development.
The Summit is organized by the Organization of American States. Thirty-four nations in the western hemisphere will attend. Trinidad and Tobago has been planing for the arrival of the heads of states, observers, families and visitors for over a year. Security details, aircraft arrivals and downtown traffic concerns are the talk of the local news. Even the US State Dept is hosting a digital town hall and hoping for significant online participation. At the very least, the import and export ratio for change is on the rise.
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