Joseph Hunger Dickenson invented the record player arm. Tweet
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James Brown, Police Terrorism & Black Media Ownership
“Near year’s end, Brown played a show in Knoxville Tennessee. The scene afterward was utterly familiar: handshakes with local celebs, smiles and autographs for fans. An off-duty police officer working security brusquely told Brown to get out. It was time to close the hall. The conversation with fans continued and the officer returned with more […]
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Eartha Kitt discusses her childhood, her lineage, the hypocrisy of colonization and the founding of America, the history of the world, and hidden history. Tweet
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Dr. Velma Scantlebury is the America’s first African-American female transplant surgeon. “Dr. Scantlebury has stated that she refuses to retire until there are ten more black women in transplant surgery in the United States. Currently there is only one other black woman transplant surgeon.” [SOURCE: Black America Web] Tweet
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In 1948, Alice Coachman became the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal. She earned her medal in the high jump. Tweet
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In 1895, prolific inventor Clatonia Joaquin Dorticus received patents for his inventions of: A machine that embosses photographs, a device that develops photographs, and a device that s used to apply die to the sides of the soles and heels of shoes. Tweet
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The following book excerpt outlines tactics that were used to destroy the unity between Black activist groups in the 1960s and 1970s. These divide and conquer tactics seem very similar to tactics that were likely implemented in the 1990s among hip hop artists. “SNCC IN DECLINE AFTER 8 YEARS IN LEAD PACE-SETTER IN CIVIL RIGHTS […]
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St. Elmo Brady (The first African-American PhD in Chemistry) (standing to the far right) being a professor to his chemistry class. Tweet
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