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  • Jacqueline Berrien, Former EEOC Chair, Dies at 53

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    Black History:  Special Delivery!! Former EEOC Chair - Jacqueline Berrien dead at 53.  Berrien died of cancer.  President Obama shared,…
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  • Samuel L. Jackson: More Than Just An Actor!

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    Samuel L. Jackson: More Than Just An Actor! Click the link to learn about his involvement in the civil rights…
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  • 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

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    Quote: "When A Well Packaged Web of Lies Has Been Sold Gradually To The Masses Over Generations, The Truth Will…
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  • Quote: I’m Not Going to Censor Myself To Comfort Your Ignorance. -Unknown

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    Quote: I'm Not Going to Censor Myself To Comfort Your Ignorance. -Unknown
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  • Hey Black Child – Useni Eugene Perkins Poem Recited By 3 Year Old Pe’Tehn Raighn-Kem

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    Some of our Black Mail Readers may be familiar with the poem, "Hey Black Child" by Useni Eugene Perkins. Click…
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  • Hugh Mulzac: The First U.S. African American Merchant Marine Shipmaster

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    Hugh Mulzac – The First U.S. African American Merchant Marine Shipmaster. Click the link to learn more!
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  • Quote: “When rungs were missing, I learned to jump.” -William Warfield

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    Quote: "When rungs were missing, I learned to jump." -William Warfield
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  • UPDATED: Mizzou President Resigns Amid Racial Unrest, Complaints Of Campus Racism

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    Mizzou President Tim Wolfe on Sunday acknowledged problems with racism on campus after Black football players vowed to stop playing.…
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  • “Mammy” Almost Goes To Washington: 1923 U.S. Senate Approves Monument Honoring “Faithful” Black Slave Women

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    Mammy Goes To Washington: Click the link to learn about 1923 legislation introduced to build monument in honor of "faithful"…
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  • Lincoln University: First Degree Awarding Historically Black College (HBCU) in the U.S.

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    Lincoln University: First Degree Awarding Historically Black College (HBCU) in the U.S. Click the link to learn more about this…
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  • Mary Beatrice Davidson Skinner: Household Products Inventor

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    Mary Beatrice Davidson Skinner: Household Products Inventor and Entrepreneur. Click the link to learn more!
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