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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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  • African Proverb: “Don’t look at where you fell. Look at where you slipped.”

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    "Don't look at where you you fell. Look at where you slipped." Where might the black community be slipping? Share…
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  • 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

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    The “single” story creates stereotypes. And the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are…
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  • U.S. Supreme Court Examines Racial Prejudice In Jury Discrimination

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    U.S. Supreme Court Examines Racial Prejudice In Jury Discrimination. Click the link to learn more.
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  • The Negro Digest: The Black Reader’s Digest of Its Day

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    The Negro Digest: The Black "Reader’s Digest" of Its Day. Click the link to learn more!
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  • Power Center Academy: Athletic Trailblazers In The Sport of Rugby

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    Power Center Academy: Athletic Trailblazers In The Sport of Rugby. Click the link to learn more.
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  • African Proverb: “The Axe Forgets. The Tree Remembers”

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    African Proverb: "The Axe Forgets. The Tree Remembers"
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  • Vince and Marian Cullers: Founders Of The 1st African American Full Service Advertising Agency.

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    Vince and Marian Cullers: Founders Of The 1st African American Full Service Advertising Agency. Click the link to learn more.
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  • African Proverb: A speaker of truth has no friends. -African Proverb

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    African Proverb: A speaker of truth has no friends. -African Proverb
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