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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.
Kenneth Dunkley: African American Inventor Who Gave Us 3D Glasses
Reading time: 1 minutesAfrican American Inventor Kenneth Dunkley created 3D glasses in 1986. Click the link to learn more.
It Ain’t Over…… Celebrate & Elevate Black History Everyday!
Reading time: 1 minutesCelebrate Black History all year long! Embracing Black History, past, present, and future is a "life-long" pursuit, not a "month-long"…Privilege Prevails Once Again: Man Accused Of Assaulting Mentally Disabled Black Man Receives NO Jail Time
Reading time: 3 minutesJohn R.K. Howard is a free man; receiving probation and community service instead of jail time for assaulting a mentally…
Richard Ewell: 1st African American To Win National Figure Skating Title
Reading time: 1 minutesRichard Ewell made history by becoming the first African American to win a national skating title. Click the link to…
Bell Hooks Quote
Reading time: 1 minutesBell Hooks Quote: "Usually when people talk about the strength of black women.... they ignore the reality that to be…
Viola Davis: Joins An Elite Group Of Actors By Winning Emmy, Tony, & Oscar Awards
Reading time: 1 minutesOn 2/26/17, Viola Davis joined a signature group of actors to win Emmy, Tony, and Oscar Awards.
Burl Toler: 1st African American NFL Official
Reading time: 2 minutesBurl Toler made history in 1965 when he became the first African American official in the NFL. Click the link…
Cookman Institute: Pioneering Institution That Proceeded Historically Black Colleges & Universities
Reading time: 2 minutesFounded on February 26, 1872, Cookman Institute was one of the first educational institutions for African Americans before the launching…
Minnie Cox: African American Postmaster At The Center Of The “Indianola Affair”
Reading time: 4 minutesThe Indianola Affair received national attention in 1903 when African American postmaster Minnie Cox was forced to resign from her…
Thomas Bethune Wiggins: Enslaved, Blind, Musical Genius
Reading time: 3 minutesThomas Greene Bethune Wiggins was a musical genius who was enslaved, and possibly autistic. Click the link to learn more.
Madame C. J. Walker Quote
Reading time: 1 minutesMadame C.J. Walker Quote: "I got myself a start by giving myself a start."