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Yahu Blackwell is history’s first ‘Osu chief’ since the capture of Odofo from the Gold Coast
Yah’Kwame Kariuki Nii Ayi Kushi Amaa Blackwell, who is professionally recognized as Yahu Blackwell, has been crowned by HRM Nortse Nii Nortey Owuo IV (Paramount Stool) as “Osu Noryaa Mantse” — the Development King At Large — for the Osu Monarchy. The newly crowned monarch and chieftain will oversee all the developmental affairs of the…
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Meet Kitty Perkins, the woman who created the first-ever Black Barbie in 1980
Kitty Perkins is a fashion designer from Spartanburg, South Carolina, who created the first...
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Student who was framed for killing white teen now paints to promote justice
In the 1970s and 1980s, Gary Tyler became the focus of a widespread support campaign after...
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24 Black deaf students awarded their diplomas after being denied the honors in the 1950s
Authorities of the school for deaf and hard of hearing students, Gallaudet University, have...
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10 Black historical figures who changed the World
Martin Luther King, Kwame Nkrumah, Harriet Tubman, and Malcolm X, among other Black extraordinary leaders and individuals, have positively altered the course of Black history; paving the way for resilient...
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Why Black Americans celebrated July 5th instead of July 4th
When the Ladies Anti-Slavery Society of Rochester, New York, invited abolitionist Frederick Douglass to give his famous July 4 speech in 1852, Douglass chose to speak on July 5 instead. Historians say...
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Meet Dr. Edwin B. Henderson, the ‘grandfather of Black basketball’ only a few know about
“In a normal world, this man could have been anything. He could have been president of the United States. He could have been a Fortune 500 CEO, but he got kicked out of the YMCA for being black,...
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Mexicans of African Descent Established Los Angeles on This Day in 1781
The Los Angeles Pobladores, or “townspeople,” were a group of 44 settlers and four soldiers from Mexico who established the famed city on this day in 1781 in what is now California. The...
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Nat Turner, the rebel who led America’s only effective and sustained slave revolt
Nat Turner was a captive who led a bloody rebellion in August 1831, which prompted an even more violent response from angry Whites in the South. The infamous revolt leader was born on Oct 2, 1800...
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10 films on Black history addressing the issue of racism
Over the past decades, many black films have stood out as a means to highlight and honor the accomplishments of black people world-wide. Some of these masterpieces capture the long history of racism and...
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Here are some surprising elements about African cultures and traditions you need to know
When it comes to food, clothing, and even sometimes languages, there are certain similarities among Africans that cannot be ruled out. However, some African cultures are innate and unique to borders and...
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How history forgot Patricia Roberts Harris, the first Black woman to sit on a Fortune 500 corporate board
She was a woman of many firsts. A law school dean and a civil rights leader, Patricia Roberts Harris was the first Black woman to become a U.S. cabinet secretary in 1977 and the first to be named U.S....
