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Genealogist Helps Activist Angela Davis Discover Her Family’s Shocking Origins in the U.S.
EXCLUSIVE: Activist Angela Davis got a huge surprise about her family tree during an episode of “Finding Your Roots.” We talked to the genealogist behind the shocking revelation.
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Philly Educator Gets $20 Million to Create All-Black Schools…And a Lot of Hate in the Process
Sharif El-Mekki’s Center for Black Educator Development has received over $20 million in donations.
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For Some White Celebrity Guests, ‘Finding Your Roots’ Means Learning You’re Black
Host Henry Louis Gates Jr. shared some of the shocking reveals with our Editor-in-Chief
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Louisiana Woman Holds the Record for Largest Afro
Aevin Dugas has been growing her beautiful fro for nearly 25 years
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We Need to Defend Black History Year Round [Updated]
Attacks on Black History and the way it echoes through our present day lives are rampant. We need to fight back!
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DeSantis Digs In His Heels Behind AP Black Studies Ban
Raise your hand if you’re tired of DeSantis blabbing about CRT.
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Poll: Americans Lack an Understanding of the Civil Rights Era. This is Why Anti-Woke Movement Is Dangerous.
A survey by More In Common says that Americans know figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, but not much beyond that