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FashionFashionTake a Bow: Rihanna Is the 1st Black Woman to Grace the Cover of British Vogue's September IssueMaiysha Kai8/01/18 9:06AM
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Black Panther Display Coming to National Museum of African American History and CultureMontana Couser6/21/18 3:59PM
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Beyoncé Announces Scholarship for HBCUs Following Historic, Iconic Coachella PerformanceBreanna Edwards4/16/18 12:07PM
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100 Years Later, University of Colorado Honors 1st Black Woman to GraduateBreanna Edwards3/23/18 10:32AM
5 Years After the Unmarked Graves of 1,000 Enslaved People Were Uncovered Near a Shell Refinery, Descendants Will Be Able to Pay Their RespectsBreanna Edwards3/19/18 3:35PM
Library of Congress Reveals Previously Unknown Portrait of Harriet Tubman in New, Digitized AlbumBreanna Edwards3/06/18 11:09AM
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