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What Frederick Douglass learned from an Irish antislavery activist: ‘Agitate, agitate, agitate’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBorn into slavery, Frederick Douglass became one of the leading abolitionists in America....
5 Black History Landmarks in the U.S. You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
AFAR· 20 hours agoMuseums like Nashville’s National Museum of African American Music and the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, are some of the best places to learn about Black ...
For Juneteenth, first Black U.S. astronaut recalls death threats — and lessons learned
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoAfrican American history and culture has been his key preoccupation. He's done upward of 18,000...
Another Side of Key West? Its Rich Black History
AFAR· 2 hours agoSilky white-sand beaches, bright cottages, Key lime pie: About four miles long and a mile wide, Key West is distinctive, drawing visitors for both its distance to and from the United States.
Harrisburg’s William Howard Day made mark as pioneering civil rights leader | Column
The Patriot-News· 3 days agoWilliam Howard Day was a significant 19th-century Black civil rights figure who made his mark in...
Review | Nell Irvin Painter’s understanding of America is beautiful and bracing. We should listen.
Washington Post· 6 days agoFrom the opening sentences of her new collection, “I Just Keep Talking: A Life in Essays,” historian...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 hours agoBlack News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
Red states strike deals to show controversial conservative videos in schools
New Hampshire Union Leader· 2 days agoA privately funded effort to use disputed videos to teach conservative values in public schools is...
Haliburton helps dedicate public court. 'We're incredibly lucky to have him in Indiana.'
Indianapolis Star via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoIn fact, John said he often uses Tyrese as an example of how to act when he referees youth...
22 Ida B. Wells Quotes About Injustice, Truth and Virtue
Parade via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIda B. Wells was a remarkable human: a groundbreaking African American journalist, civil rights...
