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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.

WGPR/Channel 62 – 1st African American Owned TV Station In The U.S.

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Black History:  Special Delivery!! In 1961, Dr. William V. Banks, took a lead role when the International Free and Accepted Modern Masons bought…

Geraldine Bledsoe Ford: 1st African American Woman To Be Elected As A Judge

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Black Mail:  Special Delivery!! Born in 1928, Geraldine Bledsoe-Ford was the first African-American to be elected as a judge in…