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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.
Cakewalk Chronicles: Satire In Every Step
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Originating in the 19th century, the cakewalk was a dance performed by enslaved people of African descent to mimic the…
Michele A. Roberts: First Woman To Lead The NBA Players Association Union
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Michele Roberts made history as the first female executive director of the NBA Players Union. Click the link to learn…
Rare Picture of The Sphinx
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Black History: Special Delivery!! Rare picture of the Sphinx before the noses were severed off!
Martin Luther King, Jr. Quote
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Black History: Special Delivery!! Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and consciousness stupidity. -Dr. Martin Luther…
Tuesday Trivia: Test Your Knowledge
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Black History: Special Delivery!! Which fact about African American Abolitionist Frederick Douglass is NOT true? He was a US Marshal His…
Guess Who?
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Black History: Special Delivery!! Which civil rights activist is featured with her husband in this photo?
The Medical & Surgical Observer: The First Medical Journal Focused on African American Health Care
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Black History: Special Delivery!! On December 1, 1892, Dr. Miles V. Lynk (1851-1957) founded the first national medical journal for…
W.E.B. DuBois Quote: “The COST of liberty is LESS THAN the price of repression.”
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Black Violin: The Dynamic Duo of Hip Hop & Classical Music
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Black History: Special Delivery!! Kevin Marcus and Will Baptiste are the duo that is, “Black Violin”. The two first met…
The Niagara Movement: A Predecessor of The NAACP
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Black History: Special Delivery!! The civil rights organization known as the “Niagara Movement” was organized by W.E.B. DuBois, William Trotter,…
“The Brownies”: The First African American Children’s Magazine
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Black History: Special Delivery!! The Brownies Book is recognized as the first magazine published for African American children and youth.…
W.E.B. Dubois Quote
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