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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.
Last One Standing: Black History Trivia
Reading time: 1 minutesTest your knowledge! Take our "Last One Standing" Black History Trivia Quiz. No Googling or surfing the web! Click the…
Confronting Environmental Injustice: Pahokee Florida’s Battle For Equity
Reading time: 3 minutesThe environmental injustice plaguing the predominately Black and Latinx residents of Pahokee, Florida, is alarming and brings us to the…
Black Men And Prostate Cancer
Reading time: 1 minutesDid you know that Black men experience prostate cancer at a disproportionately high rate? They are 70% more likely to…
Vernice Armour: The First African American Female Military Combat Pilot
Reading time: 2 minutesVernice Armour is the first Black Female combat pilot in the U.S. In 2003 she flew two combat tours in…
Harriet Robinson Scott: A Trailblazer In The Fight For Freedom
Reading time: 2 minutesHarriet Scott, along with her husband Dred Scott, challenged the courts to gain their freedom in 1846. Harriet Scott filed…
Wysinger V. Crookshank: Case That Influenced Brown v. Board Of Education Lawsuit
Reading time: 2 minutesWysinger v. Crookshank is the first case in California that ruled against school segregation. More than 60 years later, the…
NFL Black History Trivia
Reading time: 1 minutesBlack History and the NFL are inseparable. Take the Black Mail NFL Trivia Quiz and test your knowledge! No using…
Augustus Jackson: The Black Man Who Upgraded Ice Cream
Reading time: 2 minutesKnown as “The Father of Ice Cream,” Augustus Jackson developed an innovative method and recipe for making ice cream. While…
Promises Made, Promises Broken: The Betrayal of James Roberts
Reading time: 2 minutesThe story of James Roberts describes his experience of fighting in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.…
Amazing Grace: The History Behind The Hymn
Reading time: 4 minutesJohn Newton penned the beloved hymn, “Amazing Grace” in 1772. What many don’t know is that Newton was a former…
Paul “Tank” Younger: NFL Trailblazer And First HBCU Graduate To Play In NFL
Reading time: 2 minutesPaul "Tank" Younger was a trailblazer in the NFL. The first HBCU grad to play in the NFL, he was…