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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.
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…
Janet Emerson Bashen: Software Pioneer
Reading time: 2 minutesJanet Emerson Bashen is believed to be the first black female to receive a patent for a software invention. Click…
Fannie Lou Hamer Quote
Reading time: 1 minutesCheck out this thought provoking quote from Fannie Lou Hamer!Revisionist History Reaches An All Time Low….Trump Chief Of Staff Says A ‘Lack Of Compromise’ Led To The Civil War
Reading time: 1 minutesTrump Chief Of Staff says a lack of comprise led to the civil war. Click the link to learn more.Osborne P. Anderson: Abolitionist & Lone African American Survivor Of John Brown’s Raid On Harper’s Ferry
Reading time: 2 minutesOsborne P. Anderson was an African American abolitionist and author who accompanied John Brown on the raid of Harper's Ferry…Dr. Edwin B. Henderson: Father Of Black Basketball
Reading time: 1 minutesDr. Edwin B. Henderson is recognized for bringing the sport of basketball to the African American community. Click the link…