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Actor Morgan Freeman derides Black History Month: 'My history is American history'
Fox News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoActor Morgan Freeman once again derided the idea of a Black History Month while discussing his...
In 'Black Barbie,' the 44-year-old doll reclaims her spotlight
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 days agoThe Netflix documentary “Black Barbie” examines why the doll, which was created by designer Kitty ...
"Black Barbie was different": Six fascinating details from Shonda Rhimes' Netflix documentary
Salon.com· 1 day agoThrough the creation of Black Barbie, Black women in the toy industry were able to change history,...
NHS midwife told a black woman who was having a miscarriage: ‘You people have a high pain threshold’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoAn NHS midwife told a black woman asking for painkillers as she suffered a miscarriage that “you...
Lusia Harris, the only woman ever drafted into the NBA, has a legacy that goes beyond basketball
Deseret News via Yahoo Sports· 4 hours agoJazz selected her in the seventh round of the 1977 draft. In 1992, Harris became the first Black ...
‘Black Barbie’ Filmmaker Hopes To See An Uptick In Black Designers At Mattel As A Result Of Her...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIf filmmaker Lagueria Davis had never moved in with her aunt, Beulah Mae Mitchell, in 2011, we would...
When Was the First Black Barbie Made? All About the Doll's History
People Magazine· 4 days agoBarbie dolls first hit the shelves in 1959 — but it would take more than two decades for an official...
On this day in history, June 23, 1948, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is born in Georgia
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThomas was born on this day in history, June 23, 1948. President George H. W. Bush appointed Thomas...
Netflix’s ‘Black Barbie’ documentary shows how far the doll has come and still has to go
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 21 hours ago“There was a need for the little Black girl to really have something she could play with that looked...
Rissi Palmer hosts event, reminds Nashville of the Black women country music left behind
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAfter some digging, she found a slew of Black women who’d released country music as early as 1962...