Asian Americans for Equality

Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) is an organization based in Chinatown, Manhattan that advocates for civil rights and affordable housing, which it is also involved in developing.

Visesegan

Visesegan was an African official, the favorite wife of Glele, King of Dahomey. Visesegan was tononu of the Dahomey, a rank comparable to being the head of the wives. The first records of her date to 1863, when Richard Burton recorded that she was one of

Army Motor Reserve

The Army Motor Reserve was a British Army corps created in 1906 and disbanded in 1913. The Reserve dated back to 1900, when a Mechanical Transport Committee was set up under the jurisdiction of the Royal Engineers. The Committee was replaced by the Motor

Walter Clinton Jackson

Walter Clinton Jackson was an American educator

Levant Consular Service

The Levant Consular Service was a specialized British diplomatic organization centered in the Levant. From 1877 to 1916, it trained 88 Britons in consular service. The diplomatic arm spanned from the Balkans to China, mainly centering around the Ottoman

Mottahedeh

Mottahedeh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Mildred Mottahedeh, American businesswoman and porcelain collector Roy Mottahedeh, American historian Iraj Mottahedeh, retired Anglican bishop Negar Mottahedeh, cultural critic and film

Betty: A Glad Awakening

Betty: A Glad Awakening is a memoir by Betty Ford with Chris Chase. The Book was published by Doubleday in 1987. The book chronicles her struggle with addiction to alcohol and several drugs

Middle Passage (poem)

"Middle Passage" is a poem by Robert Hayden. Hayden first published the poem in 1945 and revised it in 1962

Wochenpost

The Wochenpost was an East German weekly. It was founded in 1953, and circulation peaked at over one million copies per issue from 1971 to the German reunification. The academic Deirdre Byrnes writes that the paper was "one of the most influential

Cheney Family Singers

The Cheney Family Singers was a family—consisting of a sister and four brothers; Moses, Nathaniel, Simeon, Joseph, and Elizabeth— who were early American singers from 1845 to 1847. They were led by Moses Ela Cheney. Walt Whitman reviewed the group in

7p22.1 microduplication syndrome

7p22.1 microduplication syndrome is a newly discovered genetic disorder which is characterized by cranial and facial dysmorphisms, intellectual disability, and motor-speech delays. It is caused by a duplication of the p22.1 region of chromosome 7