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    Eight Facts You Should Know About Suicide In The Black Community

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    Suicide rates among Black Americans, especially Black men and youth, are rising faster than any other racial group, with 15…
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    Joy and Pain: Inseparable Realities Of Black Life

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    Black life holds both joy and pain, each shaping our experiences. To embrace one without the other is to deny…
  • William Leidesdorff & Madame CJ Walker: Trailblazing Black Millionaires

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    Today, we honor William Leidesdorff and Madam C.J. Walker—trailblazing Black entrepreneurs who achieved historic firsts and built lasting legacies. Click…
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    Romanticized Resilience: How Black Strength Is Celebrated While Black Suffering Is Ignored

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    It’s time to challenge the romanticization of Black resilience and expose how society celebrates strength while ignoring the suffering that…
  • Pic of Dorothy Bolden with the following language: Dorothy Bolden turned her lived experience as a domestic worker into a powerful movement for labor rights, voter activism, and Black women's empowerment.

    From the Bus to the Ballot: Dorothy Bolden’s Fight for Domestic Workers

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    Dorothy Bolden turned her lived experience as a domestic worker into a powerful movement for labor rights, voter activism, and…
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    Showing Love For Black Liberators, Luminaries, And Leaders

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    Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love—and that love extends to the Black liberators, luminaries, and leaders who have shaped…
  • How ‘Soul Food’ Became a Celebration of Black Culture

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    Discover how the term 'soul food' was coined and how it came to represent a rich legacy of Black culinary…
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    From Code-Switching To Code-Meshing: The Fight For Linguistic Justice

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    Code-switching has long been a survival strategy for many black folks and other people of color navigating white-dominated spaces, but…
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    Black Women in STEM: The Legacy of the West Area Computers

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    The West Area Computers were a group of African American women mathematicians at NASA who made groundbreaking contributions to early…
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    Laundry, Labor, and Liberation: The 1881 Washerwomen’s Strike

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    The Atlanta Washerwomen’s Strike of 1881 was a labor movement led by Black women demanding better wages and working conditions;…