Auto-biography of Khair Ali (Freddie Davis/Fred Davis) documenting his migration to Champaign in the 1950s, discrimination, his boxing career, his conversion to the Nation of Islam, his musical career and the cultural life of African-Americans in…
eBlackChampaign-Urbana seeks to use
digital technology to connect interested individuals to the dispersed
documentation of African-American experiences in Champaign-Urbana. We
currently have nearly 500 digitized texts, photographs, audio and…
Interview with John Lee Johnson on David Eisenman' public televesion show, Making A Difference #6. Note - for low-res versions of videos visit: youtube.com/eblackcu
Clippings from the Daily Illini on local, national and international issues facing African-American and other Black populations. Compiled by the African-American Studies Unit of the University of Illinois under the direction of Gerald McWorter (Abdul…
The recent events resulting in the shooting death of 15-year old Kiwane Carrington high lights the national tragedy of youth victims of violence. The national trend is increasing across U.S. urban centers. Recent national exposure of youth victim…
