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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.

  • Andre Reboucas: Inventor Of The Torpedo

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    Andre Reboucas: Inventor of The Torpedo. Click the link to learn more!
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  • AWESOME! Mortician Opens Fresh Food Store Because He Was Tired Seeing People Die

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    Mortician Erich March was tired of seeing people in his East Baltimore community die of conditions like diabetes and hypertension.…
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  • Black Mail Trivia Answer: Which NAACP staffer investigated sexual assault against black women in Alabama?

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    Earlier today, we asked our Black Mail Readers: Which NAACP staffer investigated and rallied the black community of Alabama in…
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  • Black Mail Trivia: Which Alabama NAACP Staffer Investigated Sexual Assault Committed Against Black Women?

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    Black Mail Trivia: Which NAACP staffer investigated and rallied the black community of Alabama in opposition to sexual assault committed…
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  • Dr. Patricia Bath: 1st African American Female To Patent A Medical Invention

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    Dr. Patricia Bath: 1st African American Female To Patent A Medical Invention. Click the link to learn more!
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  • MLK Quote: He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetuate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.

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    MLK Quote: "He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetuate it.…
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  • Ron Galimore: 1st Black Male Gymnast To Make The U.S. Olympic Team

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    Ron Galimore: 1st Black Male Gymnast To Make The U.S. Olympic Team. Click the link to learn more!
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  • The Wailing Wall: Remnant of Racism & Segregation In The City of Detroit

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    The Wailing Wall of Detroit: Remnant of Racism and Segregation. Click the link to learn more!
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  • Joseph Searles: The First African American Trader on The New York Stock Exchange

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    Joseph Searles: The First African American Trader on The New York Stock Exchange. Click the link to learn more!
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  • Trivia Answer: Who Was The 1st African American To Run For President Of The U.S.

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    Earlier today, we asked our Black Mail Readers: Who was the 1st African American to run for President in the…
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  • Black Mail Trivia: Who Was The First African American To Run For President In The U.S.

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    Who was the 1st African American to run for president of the U.S.? 1)Barak Obama 2)George Edwin Taylor 3)Shirley Chisholm…
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