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Charlie Wiggins: Pioneer of Race Car Driving
Reading time: 2 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! Charlie Wiggins was born in 1897 in Evansville, Indiana. He spent his youth shining shoes on in front of…
C.R. Patterson Auto Company; 1st Black Owned Auto Company
Reading time: 2 minutesBlack Mail: Special Delivery!! Born into slavery on a West Virginia plantation in April 1833, C.R. Patterson escaped to…
Malcom X Quote
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Albert Cleage: Founder The Shrine of The Black Madonna
Reading time: 2 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! Rev. Albert B. Cleage 1911-2000 (later changed his name to Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman) was a theologian,…WGPR/Channel 62 – 1st African American Owned TV Station In The U.S.
Reading time: 1 minutesBlack History: Special Delivery!! In 1961, Dr. William V. Banks, took a lead role when the International Free and Accepted Modern Masons bought…Geraldine Bledsoe Ford: 1st African American Woman To Be Elected As A Judge
Reading time: 1 minutesBlack Mail: Special Delivery!! Born in 1928, Geraldine Bledsoe-Ford was the first African-American to be elected as a judge in…
HBCU VINTAGE VIDEO
Reading time: 1 minutesBlack Mail: Special Delivery!! Check out this great video on the importance of HBCU's during Would War II from blacktimetravel.com…
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar On Serena Williams
Reading time: 1 minutesBlack History: Special DeliveryHow Many States Never Allowed Slavery Within Their Borders?
Reading time: 1 minutesTrivia Question: How many states never allowed slavery within their borders? A) 4 B) 10 C) 6 D) 9Cornel West – Quote
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Cornel West – Quote
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