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Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Last fall, the Science and Business Reading Room hosted a "Made at the Library" conversation with author Dr. Naa Oyo A Kwate. For those that missed the event, the recording is now available online.
Posted in: African American History, Cookbooks and Food, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The True Reformers Bank, founded by Reverend William Washington Browne in 1889, is testament to the ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit of the Black community.
Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Business
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Join us virtually on October 30 at 1p.m. (ET) for a discussion with author Dr. Naa Oyo A. Kwate about her book, "White Burgers, Black Cash: Fast Food from Black Exclusion to Exploitation" and how she utilized various Library resources to provide a well-researched account of the racial dynamics that have shaped the fast-food industry.
Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
National Ice Cream Day gives us the opportunity to highlight two people whose contributions are important in bringing us this sweet treat.
Posted in: African American History, Business, Inventions, Women's History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Learn a little about one Library of Congress employee who went on to be a civil rights advocate and labor organizer.
Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Business Reference Guides
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
The webinar focuses on John Merrick (1859-1919), Co-Founder of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company and Alonzo Herndon (1858-1927), Founder of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. Both the recording and transcript can be found on the African Americans in Business and Entrepreneurship: A Resource Guide.
Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Business, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read about the two new entries to Business Reference's This Month in Business History project; one on A. Philip Randolph and one on the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Biography, Business
Posted by: Nate Smith
Many Black home cooks may have on their bookcase, or have seen in their mother's collection, a copy of "The Ebony Cookbook: Date with a Dish." This cookbook was the creation of Freda De Knight, who was the first food editor for "Ebony," and author of the monthly food column “A Date with a Dish,” which premiered in Ebony in 1946.
Posted in: African American History, African Americans, Cookbooks and Food, Women's History
Posted by: Natalie Burclaff
Explore historical company research featuring historic Black barbers who resisted the status quo by supporting Black education and civil rights movements.
Posted in: African American History, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos