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________AFRICAN- ________AMERICAN ________CULTURE ________Salon Magazine and Black Voices _______are pleased to present a collection _______of articles on African-American themes. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - S E L E C T I O N S_ O N _B L A C K _V O I C E S ___+ Features Black History Month Black Voices celebrates Black History Month. The Underground Railroad An estimated 80,000 slaves escape on foot, in coffins and in a variety of disguises... Pillars of a People Cast your vote! Who are the most influential African-Americans of the 20th century? News Features African-American news and information. The Year in Review Black Voices recaps 1998's historical, heartbreaking and humorous Afrocentric headlines. ___+ Martin Luther King Jr. Special MLK 1999 Read about the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and earn a chance at winning a FREE audio book that captures the life of the man who is one of America's great leaders! This includes: ___The life of a great leader ___I have a dream ___The MLK Challenge Contest ___The MLK Sweet Auburn photo tour - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - S E L E C T I O N S_ O N_ S A L O N_ M A G A Z I N E ___+ Books "Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class" by Karen Grigsby Bates An aspirant to the African-American nobility tells what they won't. (02/04/99) Black but not like me by Jill Nelson Jill Nelson braves a bash at the Harvard Club for "Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class," and discovers that black snobbery is just as lame as white snobbery. (02/04/99) Passing By Karen Grigsby Bates Blacks who go incognito in white society learn terrible truths and tell dangerous lies. (04/15/98) Going up By Laura Miller "The Intuitionist" author Colson Whitehead talks about elevator codebooks, too many "Good Times" jokes and the lost legacy of the black intellectual novel. (01/12/99) Toni Morrison By Zia Jaffrey The Nobel Prize-winning author talks about her new book, "Paradise," what she learned from her marriage and why O.J. Simpson is innocent. (02/02/98) Across the great divide By Gary Kamiya If government programs can't solve America's racial dilemma, can love? Three new books take a fresh look at the ongoing challenge of black-and-white integration. (10/19/98) Stanley Crouch By Jonathan Broder White/black ... men/women. Get over it -- we're all American. (02/25/98) ___+ Brilliant Careers Voice of America By Carol Lloyd Anna Deavere Smith: The shy priestess of performance art has made a career acting out the intimate confessions of others. (12/08/98) Pryor knowledge By Jill Nelson The rage, vulnerability and painful honesty of Richard Pryor's comedy changed American culture forever. (11/24/98) More Recent Selections on Salon Magazine...