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Bill Russell; Michael Jordan; LeBron James. Black athletes have at times been synonymous with the sport of basketball, but it wasn’t always that way....
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Born into a world awash in racism and sexism, the singer Billie Holiday soon became a beloved voice, known for her unique, jazz-influenced style....
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In 1965, James Baldwin and William F. Buckley — thought leaders from dramatically different backgrounds — made plans to debate race relations and the...
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Today, many are familiar with the term “filibuster,” a procedure to prolong debate and delay a vote — but less well-known is its complicated...
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One vital but less-known story from early America is that of Onesimus, an African man enslaved in the colonies who helped change the shape...
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Brenda Travis of McComb, Mississippi, encountered the dangers of merely existing in Jim Crow’s America as a child after witnessing her brother’s unlawful arrest...
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Born as Marguerite Johnson in 1928, Maya Angelou is a 20th Century renaissance woman who was catapulted into international fame with her best-selling books....
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One of the pioneers of the hair care industry is an African-American woman named Sarah Breedlove. After becoming a widow at the age of...
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Although the 13th Amendment passed the Senate in 1864 and the House in 1865, the loopholes that exist continue to wreak havoc on the...
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Transitioning from job to job as a teenager, Oscar Micheaux was able to write a story that was inspired by his experience on a...