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MLK: “A Father We Have Yet To Bury”
Reading time: 1 minutesDr. Bernice King reflects on the trauma and grief she and her siblings still experience from MLK's death....50 years later.…Winnie Mandela – Dead at 81
Reading time: 1 minutesWinnie Mandela has died. Click the link to learn more.Happy Birthday 74th Birthday Diana Ross!
Reading time: 1 minutesLegendary songstress Diana Ross turns 74! Click the link to learn more.Happy 106th Birthday Dr. Dorothy Height
Reading time: 1 minutesToday we salute Dr. Dorothy Height. She would have turned 106 today! Click the link to learn more.
2018 Black Mail Black History Quiz!
Reading time: 1 minutesThe 2018 Black Mail Black History Quiz is now available! Click the link to access the quiz.Black Mail Black History Quiz
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Cynthia Marshall: 1st NBA African American Female CEO
Reading time: 1 minutesCynthia Marshall is the new interim CEO of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team. She is the first African American Female…
Darlene Anderson: 1st African American Woman To Become A Professional Roller Derby Skater
Reading time: 2 minutesDarlene Anderson was the 1st African American woman to break the color barrier in Roller Derby. Click the link to…
The National Negro Bowling Association
Reading time: 2 minutesThe National Negro Bowling Association was founded in 1939 in Detroit, MI. Click the link to learn about this trailblazing…
Wakanda Technology: It’s REAL!
Reading time: 1 minutesAccording to African American inventor and CEO, Jessica O. Matthews, the technology used to power the Black Panther suit is…
Alexander Augusta: 1st Black Surgeon In The U.S. Army
Reading time: 3 minutesLt. Colonel Alexander Augusta was the highest ranking black officer in the U.S. Army and its first black surgeon. He…