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Horace King & The King Brothers: Father & Son Bridge Builders
Reading time: 3 minutesBorn into slavery in 1807 Horace King was a gifted bridge builder. His skill would exceed those of his master…
Six Months Later: Remembering Emmanuel AME
Reading time: 1 minutesRemembering Emmanuel AME: Check out the powerful drawing done by a 7 year old girl after the Emmanuel AME Church…
Warren Wheeler: The 1st African American To Own An Airline
Reading time: 3 minutesWheeler Airlines was launched by African American pilot Warren Wheeler in 1969. It was the first airline owned by an…
Wiley Branton: African American Attorney, Freedom Rider, and Civil Rights Activist
Reading time: 2 minutesWiley Branton was an unsung hero of the civil rights movement. Click the link to learn about his impact as…4 Phenomenal African American Women
Reading time: 1 minutesEarlier today we asked our Black Mail Readers to identify the women in this photo. They are (left to right)…4 Phenomenal African American Women
Reading time: 1 minutesEarlier today we asked our Black Mail Readers to identify the women in this photo. They are (left to right)…New Grocery Store Has Whole Foods Quality With Dollar Store Prices
Reading time: 1 minutesImagine a grocery store that has Whole Foods quality with prices you'd find at a dollar store. Too good to…New Grocery Store Has Whole Foods Quality With Dollar Store Prices
Reading time: 1 minutesImagine a grocery store that has Whole Foods quality with prices you'd find at a dollar store. Too good to…
“If you have come to help me you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine then let us work together.” -Aboriginal Activists Group
Reading time: 1 minutes"If you have come to help me you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation…“If you have come to help me you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine then let us work together.” -Aboriginal Activists Group
Reading time: 1 minutes"If you have come to help me you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation…
“To hold a people in oppression, you have to first convince them that they are supposed to be oppressed. -John Henrik Clarke
Reading time: 1 minutes"To hold a people in oppression, you have to first convince them that they are supposed to be oppressed. -John…