The two-story building will be located on the eastern edge of Downtown Pittsburgh at the corner of Liberty Avenue, 10th Street and William Penn Way-diagonally across from the Westin Convention Center hotel. This stunning icon, which will serve to anchor the eastern border of the Cultural District, will change the face of Downtown Pittsburgh.

More than a museum, the August Wilson Center for African American Culture’s new facility will reflect all aspects of African American culture. The AWC will serve as a hub for people celebrating and experiencing the on-going contributions of African Americans—in music, theater, dance, science, athletics, business and many other aspects of American culture.

artist-in-residence program is in the plans and fulfills our mission to serve as an incubator for new art and artistic production for emerging artists and to support artists in their creative production and experimentation. we continue to develop our program plans, a complete prospectus for an artist-in-residence program will develop. Those interested in artist-in-residence programs should continue to check our Web site for additional information in the coming months.

The AWC is pleased to accept tax-deductible gifts for its operating fund. You may contribute on-line by clicking on the "contribute" section of this Web site, or call the Development Office at 412-258-2708 for other options. The August Wilson Center for African American Culture graciously accepts gifts of appreciated stock, and encourages donors to inquire with their employer if the company has a Matching Gift Program--which will double the amount of your gift.

Once the facility is open, there will be ample volunteer opportunities and full details about the volunteer program will be made available. In the meantime, we are thrilled to include those who wish to get involved in as many ways as possible. Current volunteer opportunities include: For more information about volunteer opportunities, please email us with your interest at info@africanaculture.org.

The Oxford African American Studies Center provides students, teachers, and scholars with an authoritative and comprehensive source on the African American experience. At launch, the site will be comprised of five major encyclopedias and content from eighteen additional reference sources from Oxford University Press. Find out more.

On the second floor at the corner of East Post Road and South Lexington Avenue. One block south of White Plains Hospital. The #40 bus stops across the street. Metered parking is available in the municipal lot at the corner of South Lexington and Maple Ave.

In a 1996 study on hereditary prostate cancer, an association was found with the disease and several genetic markers on chromosome 1. For reasons that are not understood there is a high prevalence of prostate cancer among African American males.

We will be updating the site three to four times a year with new content and with revisions to existing articles. Updates will include articles from forthcoming print publications as well as content commissioned specifically for online publication. In addition, the editors will provide monthly features on a topic of current or historical interest. This Feature of the Month will be freely available to all visitors to the site.

Bibliographic citation is provided in Chicago and MLA formats for all content included in the site. A "Cite" button is provided on the tool bar for every entry of the site. Users can also export citations through EndNote, ReferenceManager, and ProCite.

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Faculty and employees with any campus or medical center parking permits can park at any time on the horseshoe around Wallace Wade Stadium. Parking is also available to all Wilson members in the Green Zone spaces along Towerview Road before 7 a.m. and after 5 p.m. If you have a Green Zone permit, you may park in those spaces at any time. Free parking is also available for Wilson members before 6 a.m.(however, you must exit this lot by 7 a.m.) and after 5 p.m.

Yes. Skin pigmentation does not effect the results of Soft Touch Laser that much. In some cases longer periods of use may be required for darker skin types.

Absolutely! Sorry we don't have many photos on the site, however, all of our base systems can be fit and colored for just about anyone. Please call us toll-free @ 1-800-424-7436 for more details.

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The Millsaps-Wilson Library is located on the east end of the campus, between the Academic Complex building and the sorority houses. It is directly across from the Olin Science building. See the Campus Map for more information. Take Woodrow Wilson Exit #98A to second light. Turn left on North State Street. Go up the hill and past the first light to circular drive; turn right to enter campus. Park in the circular driveway.

The portion of the African Burial Ground that was excavated was located two blocks north of City Hall on the block bounded by Broadway on the west, Elk Street on the east, Duane Street on the north, and Reade Street on the south. Additional burials may still be present within the African Burial Ground National Historic Landmark District (see map pg. 1a).

African American and African Studies offers students a unique approach to all the major disciplines. As a part of the College of Humanities, African American and African Studies seeks to prepare students for further study in the Humanities as well as prepare them for employment in such areas as: state and local government, social agencies, teaching, business and the arts.

Historically, African Americans have had much lower rates of suicides compared to white Americans. However, beginning in the 1980s, the rates for African American male youth began to rise at a much faster rate than their white counterparts. The most recent trends suggest a decrease in suicide across all gender and racial groups, but health policy experts remain concerned about the increase in suicide by firearms for all young males.

Back to TopAfrican-American women have higher rates of hypertension than White and Hispanic women. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 44.7% of the Black, non-Hispanic female population over the age of 20 had hypertension between 2001 and 2004, compared to 28.5% of White, non-Hispanic women and 26.4% of Hispanic women.

Answer: Kelly Miller was admitted as a graduate student in mathematics in 1887. He studied for two years before leaving, without a degree, in 1889. He subsequently earned degrees from Howard University and became a prominent educator and advocate of education for African-American children.

Joseph Hayne Rainey, a Republican from Georgetown, S.C., was sworn into Congress on Dec. 12, 1870, when the House declared the seat of Benjamin F. Whittemore vacant. Rainey served ten years until March 3, 1879.

St. Benedict the Moor is an African American Catholic School. The total school program provides the students with a strong knowledge base about the great influences and contributions that their culture and race has had on the history of the United States.

Helmsley Winfield danced in the role of Witch Doctor in The Emperor Jones during the 1932–33 season. However, Janet Collins was the first African-American dancer engaged by the Metropolitan Opera as solo dancer in a variety of works. She made her debut on opening night, November 11, 1951, as soloist in Aida. Marian Anderson was the first African-American vocal soloist engaged by the Met. She made her debut as Ulrica in Un Ballo in Maschera on January 1, 1955.

We are conveniently located in Old Town Leesburg in Colonial Square Office Condominiums. Leesburg is only 45 minutes from Washington, DC. We are in Northern Virginia, only a short drive Reston, Herndon, Tyson’s Corner, and Sterling. We’re even a short drive from many areas in Maryland including Poolesville, Frederick, Germantown, Gaithersburg and Rockville.