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Jackson Elementary School in Utah, Named for Andrew Jackson, Votes to Rename Itself After Mary Jackson, NASA’s 1st Black Female Engineer

February 11, 2018 Staff 0

Mary Jackson, NASA’s first black female engineer(Photo: NASA Langley Research Center) by Marina Koren via theatlantic.com An elementary school in Utah has traded one Jackson for another in a change that many say was a […]

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Was the First Lady of the Confederacy Black?

February 11, 2018 Staff 0

By Frederick H. Lowe Jefferson Davis, president of Confederate States of America, was married during the Civil War to Varina Howell Davis, a mulatto or black woman. Several historians who have studied her and her […]

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More Blacks Killed by Police in 2017 Than During the Worst Years of Jim Crow

February 11, 2018 Staff 0

(The Root) Police officers killed 1,129 people in 2017. More people died from police violence in 2017 than the total number of U.S. soldiers killed in action around the globe (21). More people died at […]

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Navy Honors the Contributions of African Americans During 2018 Black History Month

February 2, 2018 Staff 0

The U.S. Navy joins the nation in celebrating the history of African American Sailors and civilians during African American/Black History Month, Feb. 1-28. This year’s theme is “African Americans in Times of War,” which recognizes […]

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Black Owners and Trainers Shine at 2017 National Dog Show

November 27, 2017 Staff 0

By Eric Moody, phillytrib.com The 2017 National Dog Show is an annual tradition during the Thanksgiving holiday, reaching a national audience of nearly 20 million viewers. The show is broadcasted in high definition on NBC […]

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African American Museum Digitizes Vintage Photos For Black Families

November 20, 2017 Staff 0

The National Museum of African American History in Washington harbors pieces of history that illustrate the story of the Black experience in America, and now the institution is giving African American families the opportunity to […]

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Tearing Down the House That Ebony Built

November 20, 2017 Staff 0

By Erick Johnson, Chicago Crusader The bright test kitchen on the fourth floor where actress Diahann Carroll helped herself to a tasty batch of fried chicken was a big hit back in the day. So […]

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As the National Museum of African American History and Culture Turns One, Director Lonnie Bunch Looks Back

October 9, 2017 Staff 0

by Rachel Sadon Since Ruth Odom Bonner joined President Barack Obama in ringing the bell to open the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture last year, more than 2.5 million people have […]

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Look for Sojourner Truth in the Friendly Skies

August 21, 2017 Staff 0

Abolitionist Sojourner Truth served as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, guiding, cajoling and even threatening runaway slaves to continue their long walks to freedom, often at night, before the Civil War. Hundreds of years […]

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Meet Jessica Watkins – NASA’s Newest Black Astronaut Candidate

June 16, 2017 Staff 0

By Tanasia Kenney, Atlanta Black Star Meet Jessica Watkins, the sole Black woman in NASA’s newest class of astronaut candidates who’s slated to take Black Girl Magic to infinity and beyond — or at least to […]

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