Richmond seeks to designate road in honor of Lt Ashley Berry as family continues to seek justice nbc12.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nbc12.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Abayomi Azikiwe – March 7, 2021
1970-71 were years of unrest and upheaval in the United States when racial turmoil, an unpopular imperialist war in southeast Asia and a declining environment were major concerns of socially conscious people.
In the city of Detroit, Motown records had been formed by Berry Gordy in 1959 and would, over the period of the 1960s, become a significant force in shaping youth culture among African Americans and the population in general.
Gordy was the son of African American migrants from the southern state of Georgia. His family settled in the lower east side of the city in areas labeled as Black Bottom and Paradise Valley. His father, Berry Gordy, Sr., operated a small business in the community.
Black Voices: IU African American Arts Institute ends Black History Month with music, dance idsnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from idsnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.