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Police Dogs and Anti-Black Violence – AAIHS
Reading time: 2 minutesViolence inflicted by dogs on people of color is a troubling part of history. Click the link to learn more.
54th Anniversary of “I Have A Dream Speech”
Reading time: 3 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! August 28, 2017 marks the 54th anniversary of the historic “I Have A Dream Speech”…1963 – MLK LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL
Reading time: 1 minutesOn April 16, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. penned his historic letter from a Birmingham Jail. Click the link…
Malcolm X Quote: “That’s Not A Chip On My Shoulder. That’s Your Foot On My Neck”
Reading time: 1 minutes"That's Not A Chip On My Shoulder. That's Your Foot On My Neck" -Malcolm X
Remembering Maya Angelou & MLK
Reading time: 1 minutesToday we remember the assassination of MLK and the birth of Dr. Maya Angelou. Click the link to learn what…Congresswoman Maxine Waters Ain’t Having It!!
Reading time: 1 minutesCongresswoman Maxine Waters is giving us LIFE!! Check out her powerful comments aired on MSNBC!
The Harriet Tubman Travel Agency: Specializing In “Underground Excursions”
Reading time: 1 minutes"Let Ben Carson tell it, Harriet Tubman ran a very successful travel agency" -@justlikecandi_1
Oh No He Didn’t: Ben Carson Calls Enslaved Africans “Immigrants”
Reading time: 1 minutesDr. Ben Carson refers to enslaved Africans as "immigrants" during recent speech. Click the link to learn more.Oh No He Didn’t: Ben Carson Calls Enslaved Africans “Immigrants”
Reading time: 1 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!!
Nancy Wilson: Iconic Songstress Turns 80
Reading time: 1 minutesNancy Wilson, legendary songstress turns 80!
Queens!!
Reading time: 1 minutesCheck out this Black Mail slide show as we celebrate a few of the QUEENS among us....past and present. Click…