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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.
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…
How The Senate Filibuster Has Been Used To Thwart Civil Rights Legislation
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The U.S. Senate's use of the filibuster has long been used as a tactic to thwart civil rights and voting…
African American Broadcasting Pioneer: Sherman Maxwell
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Black History: Special Delivery!! Sherman "Jocko" Maxwell, is considered to be the nation's first African-American sportscaster. Maxwell’s broadcast career…
Striking Photo From 1962: Discouraging Housing Integration in Lakeview, NY
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Black History: Special Delivery!! An African American and Caucasian girl reading a sign in the integrated Long Island community of…
Toni Stone: One of The First Female Players In The Negro Leagues!
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Black History: Special Delivery!! Tonie Stone, (July 17, 1921 – November 2, 1996), also known by her married name…
Women Warriors: The Dahomeyan & Ashanti Women
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The Dahomeyan and Ashanti women were all female African military units. Their strength and bravery are legendary. Click the link…
95th Engineer Battalion Unit: Key Force in Building The Alaska/Canada Highway
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Black History: Special Delivery!! 95th Engineer Army Battalion Unit: Major Force in Building The Alaska/Canada Highway The African American 95th…
The Virginia Calculator: Thomas Fuller, A Gifted Mathematician
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Black History: Special Delivery!! "Image Ownership: Public Domain" Thomas Fuller (1710-1790) was known as the “Virginia Calculator”. Fuller was stolen…
Before Emmett Till There Was Willie James Howard
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Black History: Special Delivery!! Willie James Howard’s flirtatious card sent to a white girl in 1944 would result in…
Robert Smalls: Daring Escape To Freedom
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Robert Smalls and his crew made a daring escape to freedom in the presence of the confederate army. Click the…
“In Love With Our Abuser”: Ava Duvernay Tweets About “Straight Outta Compton”
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Black History: Special Delivery!! "To be a woman who loves hip hop at times is to be in love with…
Teach Her That She Matters!
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Teach Her That She Matters!