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Launched in 2015, Black Mail is your source for lesser-known black history facts. We celebrate history makers, movements, and moments that have shaped our world.
Augustus Jackson: The Black Man Who Upgraded Ice Cream
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Known as “The Father of Ice Cream,” Augustus Jackson developed an innovative method and recipe for making ice cream. While…
Promises Made, Promises Broken: The Betrayal of James Roberts
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The story of James Roberts describes his experience of fighting in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.…
Cornel West – Quote
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Lerone Bennett, Jr Quote
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Black History: Special Delivery!! An educator in a system of oppression is either a revolutionary or an oppressor. -Lerone Bennett,…
Black Face Fundraiser for Baltimore Cops Indicted on Freddy Gray Murder Canceled
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Black Mail Special Delivery: Bob Berger, a retired Baltimore police officer planned a fundraiser for the police officers indicted in…
What Happened To Sandra Bland?
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Black Mail: Special Delivery!! Check out an article from The Detroit Free Press! Still lots of unanswered questions! http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/stephen-henderson/2015/07/22/henderson-bland-texas-video/30532019/ Feel…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Rosa Parks!
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Black History: Special Delivery!! Rosa Parks is a civil rights icon who is well known for not giving up her…
Browder vs. Gayle Supreme Court Ruling That Declared Segregation of Public Transportation Illegal
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Black History: Special Delivery!! Many may be familiar with Montgomery Bus Boycott which lasted from December 1955 to December 1956;…
7/22/15: PBS Documentary “Slavery By Another Name”
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Black Mail: Special Delivery!! "SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME" is a PBS documentary that chronicles the beginnings of using forced labor…
7/22/15 Ella Baker Quote
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Black Mail: Special Delivery! It is both ironic and sad that the these words spoken in 1964 are still true today…
7/22/15 Carter G. Woodson Quote
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The History Behind “40 Acres & A Mule”
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In 1865, General George Sherman gave orders that lands confiscated from confederate landowners during the civil war be re-assigned to…