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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.
Dr. Charles “Pruner” West: The Rose Bowl’s 1st African American Quarter Back
Reading time: 3 minutesDr. Charles "Pruner" West was the 1st African American quarterback to play in the Rose Bowl. Click the link to…
“Systemic Racism Kills….LITERALLY. DAILY.” -Bree Newsome
Reading time: 1 minutesA powerful quote on systemic racism from Bree Newsome.
Alice H. Parker: African American Inventor Of A Gas Heating Furnace
Reading time: 1 minutesAfrican American inventor, Alice H. Parker patented a gas heating furnace on December 13, 1919. Click the link to learn…
Negritude: Disorder Of Being Black
Reading time: 1 minutesNegritude: Disorder Of Being Black. Another example of scientific racism. The only cure for Negritude? Becoming white. Click the link…Alice H. Parker: African American Inventor Of A Gas Heating Furnace
Reading time: 1 minutesAfrican American inventor, Alice H. Parker patented a gas heating furnace on December 13, 1919. Click the link to learn…Negritude: Disorder Of Being Black
Reading time: 1 minutesNegritude: Disorder Of Being Black. Another example of scientific racism. The only cure for Negritude? Becoming white. Click the link…Happy Birthday Denzel Washington!
Reading time: 2 minutesHappy Birthday Denzel Washington! Click the link to learn some little known facts about his life.
WEDNESDAYS IN MISSISSIPPI: WOMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Reading time: 3 minutesWednesdays In Mississippi: Learn more about how a diverse group of women came together during Freedom Summer to build relationships…WEDNESDAYS IN MISSISSIPPI: WOMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Reading time: 3 minutesWednesdays In Mississippi: Learn more about how a diverse group of women came together during Freedom Summer to build relationships…Remembering “The Godfather” James Brown
Reading time: 1 minutesRemembering THE GODFATHER OF SOUL, James Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006).1956 Christmas Fire Bombing
Reading time: 1 minutesOn Christmas Day 1956, the home of civil rights activist was fire bombed by the KKK. Click the link to…