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Dr. Gladys West, the mathematician who helped design GPS technology, dies aged 95
Dr. Gladys West, the trailblazing mathematician who played a pivotal role in birthing Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, passed away on Saturday at the age of 95. Per The Zebra, West was surrounded by her family when she passed away. The news of West’s death was announced on social media by Jane Plitt, who is…
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Sophia, the white girlfriend of Malcolm X
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6 famous people you didn’t know are from Senegal
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Former Black Dr. Phil guest who claimed to be white reappears with shocking new career
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Prominent Black people we sadly lost in 2025
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Mardi Gras Indians: Keepers of the Native Americans’ secret influence on jazz
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Why Tupac Shakur felt ‘cursed’ by God
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Learning disabled artist Nnena Kalu wins ‘historic’ Turner Prize
Learning disabled artist Nnena Kalu has been crowned this year’s Turner Prize, the UK’s most high-profile art award, for her “bold and compelling” sculptures and drawings. Kalu’s incredible feat is gaining loads of traction after she made history as the first artist with a learning disability to win the award. The judges were full of…
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Ancient Egyptian gods have gathered in New York in Met Museum’s first Egypt show in over a decade
“Divine Egypt,” a major exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York,...
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This woman’s new video game allows you to take back African artifacts from Western museums
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Scotland: Kingdom of Kubala led by Ghanaian says it can never be destroyed, sets up new camp after eviction
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The intriguing story of the enslaved woman from America behind the new England statue
A new statue honoring Mary Ann Macham, a woman who fled slavery in the U.S. and began a new life in North Shields in northern England, has been installed in the heart of the fishing town. The bronze sculpture was created by North Shields-based artist Keith Barrett and it stands at the top of the…
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In historic move, Boston museum returns works by 19th-century enslaved potter David Drake to his descendants
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Olaudah Equiano: Lost grave of daughter of slave turned pioneer abolitionist found by A-level student
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The ‘dirty work’ of the civil rights movement revealed
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Women
Meet the two Black hairstylists responsible for Michelle Obama’s legendary styles
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Wells Fargo returns woman’s money after initially denying fraud claims – ‘It changed dramatically’
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Family of woman who died during BBL surgery may not receive $52 million in damages awarded them
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Iowa: Renee Hardman becomes first Black woman appointed to state’s senate
Renee Hardman, a Democrat from West Des Moines, has achieved a historic victory in the special...
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Meet the 22-year-old Harvard dropout who raised over $6 million for his AI glasses
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Brittney Griner steps in as co-founder of Zennjet to help people to travel with prescribed medication
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Kevin Durant set to open his first restaurant in Austin, Texas
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sells his Black private jet 6 months after federal convictions
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