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Gwendolyn Harrison Smith, the first African-American woman to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has died at…
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NBC News Los Angeles reports the Los Angeles United School District is investigating a teacher who gave a word problem…
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The U.S. Department of Education misspelled W.E.B. Du Bois’ name on Twitter while trying to pay homage to the civil…
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FREDERICKSBURG, VA – On the road for eight days — part of a national tour for my new book, Shackles…
The image of a young Ruby Bridges entering the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans made her an…
The overwhelming success of the film Hidden Figures, starring Taraji P. Henson, highlighted three African-American women who were instrumental in…
Oscar Holmes broke three color barriers in his lifetime, although he never set out to become a pioneer. Holmes was…
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FREDERICKSBURG, VA – On the road for eight days — part of a national tour for my new book, Shackles…