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Toni Morrison’s prose peels back the pain, beauty of Black experience
Toni Morrison’s bold and lyrical storytelling, written specifically for Black people, influenced generations of writers and readers.
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Ruby Bridges: How a 6-year-old girl stepped into the history books
On Nov. 14, 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges put on a starched dress and new shoes and walked, accompanied by four U.S. Marshals through a torrent of hate to get to school.
Simone Biles: Gold medal Olympic gymnast soars to new heights
Simone Biles: Gold medal Olympic gymnast soars to new heights
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Black comic book artist enjoys magic of her imagination
Afua Richardson, one of few Black female comic book artists, has spent her career working to find what she loves through art.
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Sojourner Truth went to court to file suit against an enslaver: she won
Sojourner Truth’s historic court case to rescue her son from slavery
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Euzhan Palcy: An acclaimed filmmaker’s quiet fight for Black stories
Euzhan Palcy found success directing and writing for film and TV in Hollywood starting in the 1980s.
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Vinnette Carroll: Broadway trailblazer in directing Black stories
Story on the life and influence of Vinnette Carroll, the first black woman to direct a play on Broadway.
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Chef Mashama Bailey brings ‘a little bit of Black Power’ to the plate
Award-winning contemporary female Black chef Mashama Bailey shares her story and her motivations in the newly released book "Black, White, and the Grey."
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Ella Baker led civil rights movement from the shadows
Joe Biden called Ella Baker a giant of the civil rights movement, but her work was often in the shadows, outside the spotlight.
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Ma Rainey, ‘Mother of the Blues,’ injected her music with color and controversy
Born Gertrude Pridgett, her stage name was coined after she married Will “Pa” Rainey in 1904; the couple toured with the Rabbit’s Foot Company, a minstrel tent show that trave...