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  • Alice Walker Quote

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    Black History:  Special Delivery!!
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  • Moneta Sleet, Jr.: 1st African American To Win Pulitzer Prize For Journalism

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    Moneta Sleet, Jr. captured many powerful images of the civil rights movement and beyond. He was the first African American…
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  • Angela Davis On Identifying & Dismantling the Structures In Which Racism Is Embedded!

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    Angela Davis Quote: "The challenge of the 21st century is not to demand equal opportunity in the machinery of oppression,…
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  • The Ishango Bone: Early Tool Used For Mathematic Computations

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    Nearly 1,000 years before the Egyptians began performing basic math calculations, the Ishango Bone was being used as a math…
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  • 1895 Photo Of Black Man’s Lynching Used As Table Décor At Joe’s Crab Shack In Minnesota

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    Two black patrons at a Minnesota Joe’s Crab Shack, were surprised to be seated at a table which displayed the…
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  • And There It Is!! President Obama Tells Us How/Why Donald Trump’s Bigotry Is Being Endorsed/Embraced

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    President Obama is clapping back at those who have blamed him for the bigotry and antics of Donald Trump. Click…
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  • Why Do People Think Black History Starts With Slavery and Ends With MLK?

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    As black people, slavery is certainly a part of our history. However, our history as a people does not start…
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  • Dr. Leonidas Harris Berry: Ground Breaking Medical Doctor Who Would Forever Change The Diagnosis and Treatment of Alcoholism

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    Dr. Leonidas H. Berry made a groundbreaking discovery that would forever change the treatment of alcoholism. Click the link to…
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  • I Will Survive?……Disabling The Drive To “THRIVE”

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    Since when does merely "surviving" or just getting by become our measure of success? Click the link check out this…
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  • Bravo To This Mother & Her Creativity In Teaching Black History!

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    Ava Rogers and her mom are celebrating Black History Month with a Black History Photo shoot! Click the link to…
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  • Delilah L. Beasley: Historian, Journalist, & Reporter

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    Delilah Beasley used the power of her pen as well as her passion for history to chronicle the experiences of…
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