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  • Maya Angelou Quote: “I do not trust people who don’t love themselves and yet tell me, ‘I love you.’ There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt. -Maya Angelou

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    Maya Angelou Quote: "I do not trust people who don't love themselves and yet tell me, 'I love you.' There…
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  • 5 Black Firsts At The Olympic Games

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    5 Black Firsts At The Olympic Games: Click the link to learn more!
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  • 7 Quotes By Maya Angelou: Tell Us Which One is Your Favorite

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    7 Quotes By Maya Angelou: Tell Us Which One is Your Favorite. Click the link to view the quotes!
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  • Tour For Diversity In Medicine: Encouraging Minority Students To Pursue Medical Careers

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    Tour For Diversity In Medicine: Two Physicians are taking their show on the road to encourage students of color to…
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  • Edith Spurlock Sampson: 1st Black Woman Elected As Judge By Popular Vote & 1st African American Appointed To U.S. Delegation of The United Nations

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    Edith Spurlock-Sampson: 1st African American Woman Elected As A Judge By Popular Vote & 1st African American appointed to the…
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  • Mabel Fairbanks: African American Pioneer in Figure Skating

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    Mabel Fairbanks: African American pioneer in Figure Skating. Click the link to learn more!
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  • Joseph Cottrell, Jr.: The African American Entrepreneur Who Brought The Jheri Curl Into Black Homes

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    Joseph Cottrell, Jr.: African American Entrepreneur who brought the Jheri Curl into black homes. Click the link to learn more.
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  • Selma To Montgomery Quiz – Answers

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    Earlier today, we invited our Black Mail Readers to take a quiz on the Selma To Montgomery March. As promised…
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  • Selma To Montgomery March: Test Your Knowledge

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    1965 Selma To Montgomery March: Test your knowledge! Click the link and take the quiz!
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  • Quote: “When you are accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.” -Unknown

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    Quote: "When you are accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression." -Unknown
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  • Macon Bolling Allen: The First African American Lawyer In The United States

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    Macon Bolling Allen: The First African American Lawyer In The United States. Click the link to learn more.
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