Black History

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• Culture

Learn the History of Juneteenth in 2 Minutes With This Video

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Though it’s very much in the public consciousness this year, Juneteenth is not a new concept. The day commemorates the...

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• History

Skeletal Remains Found in Mexico Reveal Stories of African Enslavement 500 Years Ago in Latin America

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Three skeletons found by scientists in a mass grave in 1992 in Mexico City chronicle the horrific life journey of...

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• Culture
• Economics

This Company Created Playing Cards Featuring Historical Black Female Figures

3 years ago Nappy Newz 1

Card games are one of the many staples in African American households. These two entrepreneurs decided they wanted to put...

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• History

The little-known story of the only Black family onboard Titanic

3 years ago Nappy Newz

Marjorie Alberts holds a photo taken in 1912 of Joseph LaRoche, his wife Juliette and daughters Simone, 4, left, and...

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• History

The little-known engineer who designed NASA’s 1968 Apollo 6 camera system

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Mildred Europa Taylor is a writer and content creator. She loves writing about health and women's issues in Africa and...

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• Economics

Opinion: Here’s why black families have struggled for decades to gain wealth

3 years ago Nappy Newz 1

Long history of government policies that facilitated wealth for white Americans but not for blacks A mother and son in...

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• History

Original copies of 1898 black-owned newspaper rediscovered

3 years ago Nappy Newz

One of seven original copies of The Daily Record A significant part of Wilmington’s black history has been rediscovered by...

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• History

An entire Manhattan village owned by black people was destroyed to build Central Park

3 years ago Nappy Newz

  When Reverend Christopher Rush laid the cornerstone of the First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in 1853, he placed...