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Launched in 2015, Black Mail is your source for lesser-known black history facts. We celebrate history makers, movements, and moments that have shaped our world.
Victor H. Green: Creator of “The Green Book”, A Travel Guide for African Americans
Reading time: 2 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! Victor Hugo Green was born November 9, 1892. He was a Harlem, New York postal employee…
Dr. Georgia Dwelle: A Phenomenal Pioneer In The Field of Health Care
Reading time: 3 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! Dr. Georgia Rooks Dwelle was born in Albany Georgia in 1884. She was the daughter of…
History of Black Jockies in The Kentucky Derby
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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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