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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.…
“Mammy” Almost Goes To Washington: 1923 U.S. Senate Approves Monument Honoring “Faithful” Black Slave Women
Reading time: 3 minutesMammy Goes To Washington: Click the link to learn about 1923 legislation introduced to build monument in honor of "faithful"…
Lincoln University: First Degree Awarding Historically Black College (HBCU) in the U.S.
Reading time: 2 minutesLincoln University: First Degree Awarding Historically Black College (HBCU) in the U.S. Click the link to learn more about this…
Mary Beatrice Davidson Skinner: Household Products Inventor
Reading time: 1 minutesMary Beatrice Davidson Skinner: Household Products Inventor and Entrepreneur. Click the link to learn more!African Proverb: “Don’t look at where you fell. Look at where you slipped.”
Reading time: 1 minutes"Don't look at where you you fell. Look at where you slipped." Where might the black community be slipping? Share…
Quote: The “single” story creates stereotypes. And the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story. -Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Reading time: 1 minutesThe “single” story creates stereotypes. And the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are…
U.S. Supreme Court Examines Racial Prejudice In Jury Discrimination
Reading time: 2 minutesU.S. Supreme Court Examines Racial Prejudice In Jury Discrimination. Click the link to learn more.