black history
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13 Inventions We Would Not Have Without Pioneering Black Women
As we continue our celebration of Women’s History Month, here are some life-changing inventions brought to us by Black women.
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Mississippi Black Woman Desegregated High School—Then Faced Terror and Isolation
Mary Smith-Blackmon was among the first Black students in a Canton, MIssissippi school and shared what it was like to eperience integration in isolation.
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2026 BHM: Secret Black Systems That Kept Us Alive (And Still Do)
From mutual aid societies to churches and colonies, Black communities have built lifelines when the American system refused to provide.
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Black American Spies and Why They Were The Best
Black spies used their invisibility in plain sight to carry out some of the nation’s most important war efforts.
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OMG: Miami PD Has Black History Month-Themed Cop Cars
Miami, Florida’s Mayor Francis Suarez made the announcement on Thursday. At this point, all we can say is the jokes just write themselves.
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The Whitest Insurrections of All Time
“A riot is the language of white people”— History Insurrection is different from terrorism. Although the two are not mutually exclusive, terrorism is “the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims,” while insurrection is “an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government.”…
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The Bachelor Is Making Black History—but Folks Are Wondering if It'll Actually Include Black Love
It’s 2021, and we kicked off the first full week on Monday night by getting to know the first-ever Black Bachelor. Introducing Matt James, the leading man of the 25th season of The Bachelor—a season the New York Post has referred to as “the horniest season yet.” Other than the usual Bachelor hoopla from existing…
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Pixar's Soul Exclusive Clip: Joe Stans for Dorothea, but She Seems Meh About Him
The official countdown to the debut of Pixar’s first film with a Black lead has officially begun! The synopsis for Soul, via a press release provided to The Root: What is it that makes you…YOU? Pixar Animation Studios’ all-new feature film Soul introduces Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx) – a middle-school band teacher who…
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Danai Gurira to Star as The Fighting Shirley Chisholm, Film Will Follow Trailblazer's 1972 Presidential Run
As we watch history being made with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, we can’t help but uphold Rep. Shirley Chisholm’s name. Hell, when we talk about any woman (of any color) we have to honor Chisholm’s name. We’ve been “with her.” Chisholm not only made history as the first Black woman elected to the United States…