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Written by TJ Wheeler
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 BLUESMAN BIOGRAPHY
From TJ Wheeler: I was asked to create a journal for the students of Stratham Cooperative Middle School. They also asked for some pictures of me from different stages of my career. I thought y'all might get a kick out of them. -- Still Swingin', TJ (See journal and photos below)
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Written by Patricia Q Wall
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BLACK HISTORY
When we last interviewed Pat Wall she had released her first children’s book, the story of an enslaved black child in a white Portsmouth household. Now Matty is older and her family has moved to the big city of Boston at the dawn of the War of 1812. The sequel Beyond Freedom picks up where Child Out of Place left off in our exclusive author interview. (Read below)
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Written by Peter Randall Publishers
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 A visual portrait of Ghana by six Seacoast photographers has moved from Portsmouth to Portland, Maine. If you missed it here, you must catch it there – and buy the book. SeacoastNH.com is proud to post a few samples from this powerful book of images (see below)
MARK YOU CALENDAR
March 5 –26
Porrtland, Maine
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Written by Newburyport Morning Herald
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 BLACK HISTORY
As a seaport town, Newburyport, MA has a wealth of untold African American. Shocking by today’s standards, this attempt at "black history" published by a white reporter in 1902 shows how racist stereotypes continued to be publicly acceptable into the 20th century. Reports like this perpetuated bigoted attitudes drawn from local legends and demonstrate that racist views were equally common in the North and South. (Read more below)
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Written by NH Circle of Friends
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 NH HISTORY CALENDAR
Now is the time to get your full color, limited edition, collectible calendars for 2010 depicting African Americans in New Hampshire History from the Colonial period up to the recent past. Order from the NH Circile of Friends. (Read more below)
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Written by NH Circle of Freinds
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NH HERITAGE
Anthony Clark was a veteran of the American Revolution. He taught dancing and good manners to the children of Warner, NH. Clark was also a black man in a white state, a state that often forgets it has a rich black heritage too. This new set of colorful cards reveals a whole new history of the Granite State.
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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BLACK HISTORY
We have our first African American president at last. But let us not forget how recently the struggle for equality was fought – even here in "Yankee" New Hampshire. In 1964 a black couple could not even dine at the exclusive Wentworth by the Sea Hotel.
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Written by J. Dennis Robinson
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EDITOR-AT –LARGE
America has proven it can re-invent itself once again. We have elected our first president with African American roots. New Hampshire played its small part in this historic event. Now comes the real test. Will we allow President Barack Obama to be his own man?
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Written by Freinds of the Pearl
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NH BLACK HISTORY
It took an extraordinary collaboration to save The Pearl of Portsmouth. National, local, nonprofit, volunteer, religious, historical, educational and commercial partners all worked together. This, in brief is how the Friends of Pearl preserved an African American treasure.
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Written by Black Heritage News
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REWRITING NH HISTORY
We’ve long known historian Valerie Cunningham as a local hero. But now Washington, DC agrees. Recently the "Restore America" program hosted its annual gala at the Library of Congress. A few exclusive photos are included below.
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Black History
