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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.
Lift Every Voice and Sing: The Black National Anthem
Reading time: 4 minutesOriginally written as a poem in 1900, “Lift Every Voice And Sing” has become known as, “The Black National Anthem”.…
Quote: “You are not being oppressed when another group gains rights you’ve always had.” – Unknown
Reading time: 1 minutesQuote: "You are not being OPPRESSED when another group gains rights you've ALWAYS had." - Unknown- Reading time: 1 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!!
Roy L. Clay: The Godfather of Silicon Valley
Reading time: 1 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! Known as the “Godfather of Silicon Valley”, Roy Clay, Sr. (1929 -) was born…
Roy L. Clay: The Godfather of Silicon Valley
Reading time: 5 minutesToday, computer users are accustomed to technology that is small, light, and fast. However, the first computers were very large…
Dr. Harold Freeman: Fighting Cancer Related Healthcare Disparities
Reading time: 2 minutesDr. Harold Freeman is leading the way in reducing and eliminating cancer and other health care disparities associated with race…
Freedom’s Journal: The 1st African American Owned & Operated Newspaper
Reading time: 3 minutesFreedom's Journal was the first African American owned and operated news publication, in the U.S. Click the link to learn…
The African American Negro Academy
Reading time: 3 minutesFounded in 1897, the African American Negro Academy (ANA) was a society of black intellectuals committed to African American education,…
Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr.: Performed The 1st Implantation of An Automatic Heart Defibrillator
Reading time: 3 minutesDr. Levi Watkins, Jr., made history in 1980 when, he performed the first implantation of an automatic heart defibrillator on…
106 Year Old Virginia McLaurin Visits President Obama At The White House
Reading time: 1 minutesAt 106 years old, Virginia McLaurin gets to meet the black president she thought she would never live to see.…
Rev. Daniel J. Jenkins: Founder of Jenkins Orphanage & Jenkins Orphanage Band
Reading time: 4 minutesJenkins Orphanage was started by a former slave, Rev. Daniel J. Jenkins in 1891 when Jenkins found for 4 black…