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Dr. James West: Co-Inventor Of The Electric Microphone
Reading time: 1 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! We have African American inventor, Dr. James Edward West to thank for inventing the microphone. 90%…Quote: When The Rich Rob The Poor, It’s Called BUSINESS. When The Poor Fight Back, It’s Called VIOLENCE. -Unknown
Reading time: 1 minutesQuote: When The Rich Rob The Poor, It's Called BUSINESS. When The Poor Fight Back, It's Called VIOLENCE. -Unknown. Click…Quote: “You Cannot Enslave A Mind That Knows Itself, That Values Itself, That Understands Itself”
Reading time: 1 minutesQuote: "You Cannot Enslave A Mind That Knows Itself, That Values Itself, That Understands Itself."
Jacqueline Berrien, Former EEOC Chair, Dies at 53
Reading time: 1 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! Former EEOC Chair - Jacqueline Berrien dead at 53. Berrien died of cancer. President Obama shared,…
Samuel L. Jackson: More Than Just An Actor!
Reading time: 1 minutesSamuel L. Jackson: More Than Just An Actor! Click the link to learn about his involvement in the civil rights…Quote: “When A Well Packaged Web of Lies Has Been Sold Gradually To The Masses Over Generations, The Truth Will Seem Utterly Preposterous And Its Speaker A Raving Lunatic.” -Dresden James
Reading time: 1 minutesQuote: "When A Well Packaged Web of Lies Has Been Sold Gradually To The Masses Over Generations, The Truth Will…
Quote: I’m Not Going to Censor Myself To Comfort Your Ignorance. -Unknown
Reading time: 1 minutesQuote: I'm Not Going to Censor Myself To Comfort Your Ignorance. -Unknown
Hey Black Child – Useni Eugene Perkins Poem Recited By 3 Year Old Pe’Tehn Raighn-Kem
Reading time: 2 minutesSome of our Black Mail Readers may be familiar with the poem, "Hey Black Child" by Useni Eugene Perkins. Click…
Hugh Mulzac: The First U.S. African American Merchant Marine Shipmaster
Reading time: 3 minutesHugh Mulzac – The First U.S. African American Merchant Marine Shipmaster. Click the link to learn more!
Quote: “When rungs were missing, I learned to jump.” -William Warfield
Reading time: 1 minutesQuote: "When rungs were missing, I learned to jump." -William WarfieldUPDATED: Mizzou President Resigns Amid Racial Unrest, Complaints Of Campus Racism
Reading time: 1 minutesMizzou President Tim Wolfe on Sunday acknowledged problems with racism on campus after Black football players vowed to stop playing.…