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28/08/2022

ALNTV Sunday Movie Feature: On today, the 59th Anniversary of the March on Washington, don't miss watching A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom streaming now. ALNTV is available on Roku, iOS, Android and the Web at www.americanlegacynetwork.tv. Tune-in Today!

27/08/2022

Don't miss watching the ALN Original Presentation of Ci**rs, Bourbon & A Book streaming on ALNTV available on Roku, iOS, Android and the Web at www.americanlegacynetwork.tv or see link in profile. Subscribe today for ONLY $3.99 per month.

16/08/2022

Tune-in to ALNTV to watch ALN Remembers: The History of Black Summer Retreats. Here's a sneak peek. To watch the complete episode visit ALNTV available on Roku, iOS, Android and the Web at www.americanlegacynetwork.tv or see link in profile. Produced by ALN Productions.

01/08/2022

An ALN Original Presentation...Tune-in Today to watch the inaugural episode of CI**RS, BOURBON & A BOOK streaming on ALNTV available on Roku, iOS, Android and the Web at www.americanlegacynetwork.tv or see link in profile. Don't miss this episode as Black men discuss the book "Woke Racism" by John McWhorter. Here's a sneak peek!

28/07/2022

ALN Remembers: Black Tea Houses is streaming on ALNTV available on Roku, iOS, Android and the Web at www.americanlegacynetwork.tv. Tune-in today to watch the full episode!

27/03/2022

Huge shout out to some family members of who stopped by the Black Hockey History Tour

03/11/2020

03/08/2018

We have officially launched American Legacy Network!

Visit the link in our bio to subscribe today!

24/09/2016

The smartest kid just showed up on the American Legacy Mobile History Museum!

24/09/2016

Greetings from the Adams Brothers!

24/09/2016

One of the first people to walk through this morning!

05/03/2016

Make Sure to Check out American Legacy XL at www.americanlegacyxl.com

25/09/2011

Check out this article about our CEO, Founder and Publisher, Rodney J. Reynolds

Rodney Reynolds wants kids to know their history. For 16 years, Reynolds has taken a germ of an idea to launch a national magazine on black history, called American Legacy Magazine, and turned it into a publishing powerhouse with some 2.2 million readers per issue.

01/09/2011

BH Trivia A:
The Potato Chip - George Crum was a chef at a resort in Saratoga Springs, NY. A patron ordered French fries. The fries were served & the customer, complained that the fries were too thick & soft. Crum decided to rile the guest by producing French fries too thin to eat with a fork. Slicing potatoes paper thin, Crum over fried them to a crisp and seasoned them with salt. http://bit.ly/otQt5X

Information about famous black inventors, sponsored by Invention Resource International

01/09/2011

BH Trivia Q:
What popular, crunchy snack was invented in 1853 by George Crum?

American Legacy Magazine, African-American History and Culture, Rodney J. Reynolds, Publisher

01/09/2011

BH Trivia A:
Dr. David Satcher is the 16th Surgeon General of the United States. He was sworn in on Feb. 13, 98. He served simultaneously in the positions of Surgeon General and Asst Secretary for Health from Feb. 98-Jan. 01. He also held the posts of Dir of the CDC and Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry from 1993 to 1998. http://1.usa.gov/nSMZ0o

Dr. Satcher served simultaneously in the positions of Surgeon General and Assistant Secretary for Health from February 1998 through January 2001. He also held the posts of Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Su...

14/08/2011

BH Trivia Q:
Who was the first African-American director of the Centers for Disease Control? visit www.AmericanLegacyMag.com

American Legacy Magazine, African-American History and Culture, Rodney J. Reynolds, Publisher

14/08/2011

BH Trivia A:
Mary (Eliza) Mahoney, at the age of 20, began working as an untrained, practical nurse. Supplementing her low income she took on janitorial duties at the New England Hospital for Women and Children. On March 3, 1878, Mary Mahoney was accepted into New England Hospital’s graduate nursing program. For more info visit http://bit.ly/oV9NwH

Mary Eliza Mahoney, America’s first black graduate nurse, was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts on May 7, 1845. Originally from North Carolina, her parents were among the southern free blacks who moved north prior to the Civil War seeking a less racially discriminatory environment. The eldest of t...

11/08/2011

BH Trivia Q:
Who was the first African-American professional nurse in the United States? Visit our website for the answer later today

American Legacy Magazine, African-American History and Culture, Rodney J. Reynolds, Publisher

11/08/2011

Check out this photo of American Legacy's Know Your History Truck in Times Square on the jumbo tron!

08/08/2011

Check out Legacy's new blog entry on "Spirit of Tuskegee"

http://www.rjrmediagroup.com/wordpress_blog/?p=490

In the run up to the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C. on August 28, smaller stories bubble to the surface. One that caught our notice was an NPR report about the Tuskegee Airmen—some of America’s first black military pilots—and their 70th anniversary,...

05/08/2011

Howard University President, Dr. Sidney Ribeau in collaboration with the Bison Express gladly presents American Legacy Magazine’s “Know Your History” Mobile Exhibit Celebrating African American Culture with Students and Public in Washington D.C. on August 4th and 5th.

Date: Thursday, August 4th and Friday, August 5th 2011
Open Hours: Thursday 9 am to 5 pm
Friday 9 am to 1 pm

Location: Across from the Howard University Bookstore, located at:
2225 Georgia Ave N.W.
Washington D.C., 20059

Admission: Free (Handicap Wheelchair Accessible)

27/07/2011

BH Trivia A:
Inventor, entrepreneur, and publisher Garrett A. Morgan, Sr. received patents for a three-position traffic signal and a safety hood that was designed to aid breathing in smoke-filled areas. He gained national attention when he utilized his mask to rescue men trapped during a tunnel explosion in 1916. http://bit.ly/neez6U

Sources:Charles W. Carey, Jr., American Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Business Visionaries (New York: Facts On File, 2002); Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, African American Lives (New York: Oxford University Press, 2004).

26/07/2011

BH Trivia Q:
What was the lifesaving invention by Garrett Morgan that was used by the military and firefighters? Visit http://www.AmericanLegacyMag.com

American Legacy Magazine, African-American History and Culture, Rodney J. Reynolds, Publisher

26/07/2011

BH Trivia A:
Madam C.J. Walker was born Sarah Breedlove to former slaves, Owen and Minerva Breedlove in Delta, Louisiana on December 23, 1867. Visit http://bit.ly/oFOgGl

Sources:A’Lelia Bundles, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker (New York: Scribner, 2001); Kathryn Lasky, Vision of Beauty: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker (Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 2000); www.walkertheatre.com; www.madamcjwalker.com.

21/07/2011

BH Trivia Q:
Born into slavery, who invented black hair-care products & styling tools like the straightening comb? Visit http://www.AmericanLegacyMag.com/

American Legacy Magazine, African-American History and Culture, Rodney J. Reynolds, Publisher

21/07/2011

BH Trivia A:
Miles attached a flexible belt to the elevator cage, allowing the elevator doors to open automatically. http://t.co/WPkf5Ey

Alexander Miles was an African-American inventor who was best known for being awarded a patent for an automatically opening and closing elevator door design in 1887.(U.S. Patent 371,207) Contrary to many sources, Miles was not the original inventor of this device. In 1874, 13 years before Miles' pat

19/07/2011

BH Trivia Q:
What improved electronic building innovation did Alexander Miles receive a patent? Visit http://www.AmericanLegacyMag.com

American Legacy Magazine, African-American History and Culture, Rodney J. Reynolds, Publisher

18/07/2011

EVENT TODAY - July 18, 2011

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Willow Elementary School
1012 West Willow (at the corner of MLK & Willow)
Lansing, MI

The American Legacy “Know Your History” Mobile Truck is a must-see traveling museum filled with photos, stories and interactive learning stations that celebrate the African–American experience.

The tour is managed by MRA experiential tours and equipment of Madison Heights, MI.

For more info visit http://bit.ly/mT7uCU