Most influential Black politicians in American history
It goes without saying that Barack Obama is one of the most popular and famous politicians in American politics. Before his ...
Mabel Staton, trailblazer who was US team’s only female long jumper at the 1952 Olympics, dies at 92
Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers to become the only woman to compete for ...
Mabel Staton, trailblazer who was US team's only female long jumper at the 1952 Olympics, dies at 92 - Clone
An antidiscrimination lawsuit on her behalf helped lead to one of the first multiracial track teams in the Midwest.
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum celebrates 50th anniversary of Frank Robinson's historic milestone
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum honors Frank Robinson and other Black baseball innovators with a year-long celebration.
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Black baseball legend, family dined at Bucknell fraternity in 1949
Three Bucknell University students in 1946 wanted nothing to do with the racial and ethnic discrimination embraced by most ...
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The Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Passing as White
A 1910 watercolor portrait of Belle da Costa Greene by Laura Coombs Hills. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, gift of the ...