Louise Dente, Cultural Caravan TV, Producer and Founder

04/25/14 • 30 min

Primary Sources, Black History

Louise Dente, Cultural Caravan TV, Producer and Founder

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12 Year's A Slave ~Solomon Northup's White Descendant

Irene Northrup-Zahos, is the great, great granddaughter of Solomon Northup, the author of 'Twelve Years a Slave'. She is related to Solomon via his son, Alonzo; Alonzo's son, John Henry ('Zip') Northrup, Solomon's grandson and my grandfather; John Henry's son, my father, John Calvin Northrup. She has written the essay, 'Absent From the Table', which can be accessed via www.twelveyearsaslave.org which is a website that Frank Eakin has. She has been hesitant in pursuing contact with media outlets being guarded of her family's (Solomon's) responsibility and the legacy of her 2x great grandfather. The primary reason for this hesitancy is obvious when someone views her from upfront as I she is White! Her immediate family is of diverse ancestry and lineage.

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NAACP- California Branch Honorees w/ Pres. Woodie Rucker-Hughes

NAACP-Riverside Branch’s 2014 Freedom Fund Celebration & Listen tonight to Ida B. Wells' Speech read by Ruby Dee!** The event recognizes those who have made significant contributions in the community. NAACP Riverside will host its 2014 Freedom Fund Celebration on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 from 5:00-9:30 p.m. Tickets are $75 per person or $750 per table. Tickets can be purchased online at www.naacp-riverside.org. Ms. Waudieur “Woodie” E. Rucker-Hughes is an outstanding community leader, dubbed “Women we Admire” by Riverside Magazine, who has served for over 12 years as the President of the NAACP Riverside Chapter. She is also the Area Director for the Southern Region on behalf of the California State Conference NAACP. She holds a Master of Arts Degree in Educational Administration from University of Redlands. She received her undergraduate degree from D.C. Teachers College, with a major in History, and a minor in Geography. For information, email rivnaacp@gmail.com and visit www.facebook.com/RiversideNAACP.