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Black Americans Who Broke Barriers in the Business World Story by Kris Scott • Taking Care of Business Historically, we've tended to hear about the major successes of Black Americans only when

(1955) CONGRESSMAN ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, JR., “SPEECH ON CIVIL RIGHTS” On February 2, 1955, New York Representative Adam Clayton Powell, then one of only three African Americans in the U.S. Congress

Black History in Automotive: Edmond Berger Invented the Spark Plug Edmond Berger was born in Bolivia, the city of CumGyauy (Birthdate: Unknown). Some historians have reported that Edmond Berger

Eric Holder On February 2, 2009, the United States Senate confirmed Eric Holder as the first African American Attorney General in the United States by a vote in the affirmative of 75-21. Holder

About Black History Month The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian I

Sharpton's message to 5 Black officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols: 'How dare you!' Story by David Knowles In his eulogy for Tyre Nichols on Wednesday, the Rev. Al Sharpton singled out the fi

Why Black Newborns Are 3 Times More Likely to Die in the Care of White Doctors Story by Kaitlin Stanford • It's a statistic so shocking, it almost seems hard to believe. But, according to a recent

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM HIS ROYAL MAJESTY BRETHERN GENERAL BISHOP DR. JAMAL BRYANT! Freddie Gray. Rayshard Brooks. George Floyd. Tyre Nichols. I’m tired, y’all. I’m tired of hashtags. I’m

Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Samuel Lee Gravely Jr. (June 4, 1922 – October 22, 2004) was a United States Navy officer. He was the first African American in the U.S. Navy to serve aboard a fighting ship a

On This Day Amendment, abolishing slavery in US On This Day in history: House passes 13th amendment, abolishing slavery in US Detroit BY SARA POWERS (CBS DETROIT) - On this day in 1865, the