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African American Broadcasting Pioneer: Sherman Maxwell
Reading time: 1 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! Sherman "Jocko" Maxwell, is considered to be the nation's first African-American sportscaster. Maxwell’s broadcast career…
Striking Photo From 1962: Discouraging Housing Integration in Lakeview, NY
Reading time: 1 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! An African American and Caucasian girl reading a sign in the integrated Long Island community of…
95th Engineer Battalion Unit: Key Force in Building The Alaska/Canada Highway
Reading time: 1 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! 95th Engineer Army Battalion Unit: Major Force in Building The Alaska/Canada Highway The African American 95th…The Virginia Calculator: Thomas Fuller, A Gifted Mathematician
Reading time: 2 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! "Image Ownership: Public Domain" Thomas Fuller (1710-1790) was known as the “Virginia Calculator”. Fuller was stolen…
Before Emmett Till There Was Willie James Howard
Reading time: 2 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! Willie James Howard’s flirtatious card sent to a white girl in 1944 would result in…
“In Love With Our Abuser”: Ava Duvernay Tweets About “Straight Outta Compton”
Reading time: 1 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! "To be a woman who loves hip hop at times is to be in love with…
Teach Her That She Matters!
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Julian Bond Quote
Reading time: 0 minutesViolence is black children going to school for 12 years and receiving 6 years' worth of education. - Julian BondQuiz Answer: Who Was The First Black Woman To Argue and Win A Case Before The Supreme Court?
Reading time: 1 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! Who Was The First Black Woman To Argue and Win A Case Before The Supreme Court?…One Question Quiz: Who Was The 1st Black Woman To Argue & Win A Case Before U.S. Supreme Court?
Reading time: 1 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! Take your best guess!! No "surfing" the internet or using google to find the answer to find…