After being looted several years ago, Egypt has recovered its ancient wooden sarcophagus known as the “Green […]
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The Story Of Nilo Peçanha, Brazil’s First Black President Who Concealed His African Roots And Posed As A White Man For Years
Nilo Peçanha was a man shrouded in mystery. Peçanha, who was born in Brazil in the late […]
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Remembering Sister Thea Bowman, A Black Nun Who Broke Barriers For African Americans
After her birth in 1937, Sister Thea Bowman was raised as a protestant in Mississippi. She was […]
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Norbert Rillieux: The Engineer Who Pioneered Sugar Processing With The Invention Of The Multiple Effect Evaporator Under Vacuum
Norbert Rillieux was known as the “Godfather of the Sugar Industry” because his invention of the multiple […]
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Emmanuel Kulu: The Historian Shining A Light On Africa’s Rich Cultural Legacy
Emmanuel Kulu, Jr. is a pioneering African historian whose groundbreaking work has shed new light on the […]
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What You Need To Know About The 20th-Century Self-Taught Painter Whose Work Sold At A Record $3M
He had a different ambition until a bullet changed the course of his life. Self-taught celebrated painter […]
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Akogo: Making The Thumb Piano To Keep Teso Culture Alive
The akogo, one of the most popular musical instruments in Uganda. It belongs to the Iteso, who […]
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USA: Florida Seminoles Add Contemporary Twist To Traditional Art
The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Indian Museum is hosting a contemporary traditional art exhibition. The museum located inside a […]
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Here’s Why The Black Community In New Orleans Celebrate Mardi Gras Parades To Honor Indians
The pact began in the 1720s as a campaign by the Natchez Indians to repel a French […]
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Nelson’s Dockyard: 700 Slave Names Uncovered In Antigua
The identities of all the Africans who built Nelson’s Dockyard in Antigua may be lost to history. […]
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Kenyan Artist Uses Eggshells To Make Art
An artist in Kenya is using eggshells to create intricate pieces of art. The idea came to […]
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Philip Jordan: First-Hand Observer And Informal Reporter Of The Russian Revolution Of 1917
It took nearly a century for Philip Jordan to be recognized as a firsthand observer and informal […]
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From Slave to Renowned Veterinarian: The Story Of Dr. William “Bill” Key
In 1833, Dr. William Key was born as a slave. Captain John Key was his commanding officer. […]
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This Photographer Popularized Shooting Of Passport Photos To Sustain His Business In 1930s
James VanDerZee was known for photographing famous people in the most compelling visual manner. At the height […]
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This Black Inventor’s Work Led To The Development Of The Color PC Monitor
He showed a lot of promise as a child, with a strong desire to create his own […]
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Emmett Till And His Mother Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
According to the Associated Press, the House unanimously passed a bill on Wednesday to honor Emmett Till […]
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Get To Know Thurgood Marshall, The First Black Justice In The U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Thurgood Marshall, a living civil rights hero and one of the last liberal voices on the […]
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Louis Farrakhan’s Million Man March Inspired 1.5 Million Black Voters To Vote For The First Time In 1996
Martin Luther King Jr. made history in 1963 when he rallied 250,000 people for his historic “I […]
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How Iowa’s First African-American Woman Lawyer Ended Up As ‘The Sunday School Lawyer’
Gertrude Durden Rush was the first African-American woman admitted to the Iowa Bar in 1918. After graduating […]
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The Unsung Hero Who Broke A Pro Football Color Barrier More Than A Century Ago
African Americans were not permitted to play in the National Football League in the early 1900s. Charles […]
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Henrietta Lacks Statue To Be Erected At Spot Where Monument Of Confederate General Robert E. Lee Once Stood
Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose cancer cells led to medical breakthroughs but were taken without her […]