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May 9, 2021 at 7:08 am

The 16th century Hausa warrior-queen Amina was said to take lovers from towns she conquered

Nii Ntreh

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  Kebbi: The lost Assyrian colony in Africa

  Julian McBride
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  A look at the true origin of Buffalo wings and the Black chef behind them

  Mildred Europa Taylor
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  Vincent Oge, the man whose brutal execution helped inspire the Haitian Revolution

  Mildred Europa Taylor
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  All about Nina Mae McKinney, Hollywood’s first Black movie star who was just recognized

  Mildred Europa Taylor
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  Brief but historic: A look back at when MLK and Malcolm X met for the first and only time

  Mildred Europa Taylor
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  How did the skull of a Tanzanian chief find its way into the Treaty of Versailles that ended WWI?

  Mildred Europa Taylor

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  Unforgettable moment Miss Albany is stripped of her crown for participating in civil rights demonstrations

  Mildred Europa Taylor
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  Augustus Jackson, the ‘father of ice cream’ you probably didn’t know

  Mildred Europa Taylor
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  The short life of Anna M. Clarke, the Black officer who made history commanding an all-white unit

  Mildred Europa Taylor
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  The little-talked about grandson of Frederick Douglass who was a groundbreaking violinist

  Mildred Europa Taylor
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  John C. Robinson, the pilot from Chicago who came to Ethiopia’s aid during its fight against Italy

  Mildred Europa Taylor
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  How a boy from Bengal sold to King Louis XV of France became a leader in the French Revolution

  Mildred Europa Taylor

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