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by Richard T. Watkins onMay 3, 2011
The disappearance of black jockeys from the Kentucky Derby and other races was no accident. A report from 1900 details a conspiracy to shut them out.
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by Monée Fields-White onFebruary 22, 2011
In 1921, Greenwood, a successful, all-black enclave in Tulsa, was the site of the deadliest race riot in U.S. history. For the inhabitants of "the Black Wall Street," life would never be the same.
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by Mychal Denzel Smith onFebruary 9, 2011
How did we allow it to devolve into a celebration of handpicked and anointed heroes, stripped of their historical relevance and made into hollow representations of themselves?
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February 7, 2011
The historic enclave in the predominantly black St. Albans area of Queens, N.Y., was home to numerous black musical and sports greats starting in the 1940s, at a time when affluent African Americans had few housing options.
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by Nsenga Burton onJanuary 31, 2011
The best-selling memoir is being revived for Black History Month.
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by Linda Villarosa onJune 4, 2009
Melanin protects us from harmful UV rays. But it also blocks our defenses against diabetes and cancer.
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