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In 1906, four Black businessmen – Charles Cuney, Michel Dumas, James Neill, and Alexander Sautterwhite – set their sights on creating an upscale Black suburb in Maryland. They subsequently launched the ambitious project by buying acres of land at a location close to the Washington, D.C. line, per What I’m Reading. Unfortunately, their vision could…
A report from Cambridge University Press reveals that Salaga was one of the leading slave markets...
Gertie Davis was the adopted daughter of Harriet Tubman, and remains a little-known figure...
More than 112 years after it sank to the ocean floor, the wreck of the RMS Titanic is showing...
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” has inspired countless people, particularly within the Black community. It is widely regarded as “The Black National Anthem.” In 1900, NAACP leader James...
Richard Henry Greene made history as Yale University’s first Black graduate and later served as a physician during the American Civil War. Born in 1833 in New Haven, Connecticut, Greene was the son...
In a world where borders have been drawn and redrawn countless times, South Sudan stands out as the most recent country to declare independence. On July 9, 2011, South Sudan officially seceded from Sudan,...
College students in upstate New York are digging through backyard dirt as part of an archaeological project that could unlock the lives of African Americans buried there centuries ago. The site, nestled...
The mistreatment of Africans in Belgium’s “human zoos” has been brought to light by a historian. In these degrading exhibits, people were treated like animals by cruel and racist handlers....
John Wesley Gilbert was one of America’s great scholars, a classicist, linguist, archaeologist, and educator. His dedication, faith, and commitment to education took him from the poverty of his native...
Africa’s history is filled with accounts of triumph, resilience, and profound transformation. Spanning thousands of years, the continent has been the cradle of some of the world’s earliest...
Mamie Smith, on record as the first Black female singer, released a record titled “Crazy Blues” in 1920, making her the first to record and release a Blues song. This kicked down a previously...
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