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Launched in 2015, Black Mail is your source for lesser-known black history facts. We celebrate history makers, movements, and moments that have shaped our world.
Barbershops And Blood Pressure: Celebrating The Legacy Of Dr. Elijah Saunders
Reading time: 3 minutesAfrican American cardiologist Dr. Elijah Saunders' discovered the link between high blood pressure and heart disease. He is also known…
How The Flawed Focus On Building Prisons According To Reading Scores Is Harming Black Children
Reading time: 4 minutesThe focus on using 3rd-grade reading levels to predict future prison needs is based on flawed assumptions and overlooks critical…The African Roots Of Mental Health
Reading time: 2 minutesThe roots of mental health date back to ancient Egypt. Click the link to learn more.
Carter G. Woodson – Quote
Reading time: 1 minutesWe are closing out Black History Month with a quote from the Father of Black History Month, Dr. Carter G.…
Julian Bond – Quote
Reading time: 2 minutesCheck out this powerful quote from Julian Bond and get a glimpse of his civil rights activism. Click the link…
The Southern Manifesto: Attempt By Southern Politicians To Maintain Jim Crow Segregation
Reading time: 2 minutesIn 1956 Southern politicians, determined to keep Jim Crow Segregation in place, released the Southern Manifesto denouncing the Brown v.…
Dasia Taylor: Black Scientist Who Invented Dye For Sutures To Detect Infection
Reading time: 2 minutesIn 2019, at age 15, Black scientist and inventor Dasia Taylor invented a suture that changes color to reflect if…
Ranch Dressing: Recipe Invented By Black Rancher Steve Henson
Reading time: 2 minutesDid you know that a Black rancher from Nebraska, Steve Henson, invented ranch dressing? Click the link to learn more…
Haben Girma: First Deafblind Person To Graduate From Harvard Law School
Reading time: 2 minutesDisability rights advocate, attorney, and author Haben Girma is the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School. Click…
Otis F. Boykin: Black Inventor Of The Wire Precision Resistor
Reading time: 2 minutesOtis Frank Boykin invented the wire precision resistor. His invention greatly reduced the cost of many electronic devices and improved…
John F. Pickering: Black Inventor Of An Air Ship (Blimp)
Reading time: 1 minutesOn February 20, 1900, Black inventor John F. Pickering was granted a patent for an "Air Ship" (blimp), significantly improving…