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Clara Stanton Jones and her career as a top librarian was born early on when she was a young girl in her native St. Louis.…

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The Lake Okeechobee hurricane disaster of 1928 in South Florida remains the second- deadliest tropical cyclone in American history. The aftermath of the storm lingers…

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The Washington Washington Football Team are one of the most beloved franchises of the National Football League, with a largely African-American fan base. Currently embroiled in a…

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Henry Johnson, a Black soldier who valiantly fought in World War I, will hopefully soon be awarded the nation’s highest military honor nearly a century…

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Labor Day is a highly anticipated holiday across the nation, and a time where many working families take a day to relax and reflect. The…

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In elementary school, where many of us are just hoping to make it to the next grade, Cortlan Wickliff had already drafted a plan for…

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Lucy Stanton Day Sessions is considered by some historians the first Black woman to graduate from a four-year college in 1850. Although another pioneer, Mary…

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The case of Joan (pronounced “Jo-Anne”) Little helped bring awareness to sexual buse of women in prison. On this day in 1975, Ms. Little became…

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Dr. George Carruthers overcame a devastating personal loss, moving away from home and struggling in high school to becoming one of the world’s most respected…

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Although most credit Madam C.J. Walker as America’s first Black millionairess, some historians say otherwise. Inventor and philanthropist Annie Malone has been named as the…

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Rev. Jesse Jackson and his Operation PUSH organization, now known as the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition have staged several boycotts against major businesses based on their lack…

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In the 80’s, Reginald F. Lewis was the nation’s richest African-American and the first to build a billion-dollar company. Although Lewis took pride in being…