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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.
Esteban Hotesse: The Tuskegee Airmen’s Forgotten Afro-Latinx Pilot
Reading time: 3 minutesEsteban Hotesse is the only member of the Tuskegee Airmen known to have been Latinx. Hotesse was also one of…McKissack & McKissack: The Oldest African-American Owned Architecture, Construction, & Engineering Firm
Reading time: 3 minutesMcKissack and McKissack is the oldest black-owned architecture, construction, and engineering company in the U.S. Click the link to learn…The Southern Underground Railroad: The Saltwater Railroad
Reading time: 3 minutesThe Saltwater Railroad was a Florida escape route from slavery used by enslaved blacks to reach freedom in the Bahamas.…The Cobalt Crisis: How Innovation Is Fueling Injustice & Exploitation
Reading time: 3 minutesCobalt sourced from the Democratic Republic Of Congo is in high-demand for its use producing batteries for computers, smartphones, electric…
Civil Rights Trailblazer Fannie Lou Hamer’s Battle With Breast Cancer
Reading time: 2 minutesMany are aware of Fannie Lou Hamer’s activism for civil rights and voting rights. What you may not know is…Dr. Robert Bullard: The Father Of Environmental Justice
Reading time: 5 minutesDr. Robert Bullard is known as the “Father Of Environmental Justice” in the United States for his efforts to highlight…
Johnson Products: First Black-Owned Company To Be Traded On The American Stock Exchange
Reading time: 2 minutesIn 1971 Johnson Products became the first black-owned company to be traded on the American Stock Exchange. Click the link…
Fred Gray: Civil Rights Attorney & Activist
Reading time: 2 minutesAttorney, civil rights activist, and preacher, Fred D. Gray was a legal advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa…
John Baxter Taylor: 1st African American To Win An Olympic Gold Medal
Reading time: 2 minutesIn 1908, John Baxter Taylor became the first African American to win an Olympic Gold Medal. Click the link to…
Dr. Robert Lee Williams II: African American Psychologist Who Developed An IQ Test For African American Students & Promoted “Ebonics” as an African American Dialect
Reading time: 4 minutesDr. Robert Lee Williams, II is an African American psychologist who developed a standardized IQ test for African American students. …Celebration In Lieu Of Transformation: Reflections On Black History Month
Reading time: 1 minutes"Celebration In Lieu Of Transformation: Reflections On Black History Month challenges the performative celebrations that often come with the commemoration…