Mary Eliza Mahoney was one of only four students to complete the rigorous graduate nursing program at the New England Hospital for Women and Children, making her the first Black licensed nurse.
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Equal-Opportunity Evil | Slate
A new history reveals that for female slaveholders, the business of human exploitation was just as profitable—and brutal—as it was for men.
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Hoptown must move to honor Ted Poston | Kentucky New Era
Jennifer P. Brown, Kentucky New Era A man with glasses (Ted Poston) sits at an office desk holding a letter. A smiling woman (his assistant Harriette Easterlin) sits next to him and a man (his assistant William Clark) leans over them both. A poster behind them depicts a soldier and reads “We are fighting the […]
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Frederick Douglass died Feb. 20, 1895, just hours after his public makeup with Susan B. Anthony | The Washington Post
Steve Hendrix, The Washington Post A deathbed portrait of Frederick Douglass, taken at his home in February 1895. (National Park Service) (unknown/National Park Service). Featured Image [dropcap]When[/dropcap] Frederick Douglass got home on the evening of Feb. 20, 1895, he was energized. A voluble storyteller prone to imitating his characters, the great man walked through the […]
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‘They’re pioneers’: Two women rise through the male-dominated ranks of D.C.’s fire department | The Washington Post
Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post Battalion Chiefs Queen Anunay, left, and Kishia Clemencia in Washington. Both lead mostly male teams in a field dominated by men. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post). Featured Image [dropcap]A[/dropcap] Young cadets Queen Anunay and Kishia Clemencia stood out in their class at the D.C. fire academy as being among the […]
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Twin sisters have singular vision for art, culture | San Francisco Chronicle
Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle Photo: AlunBe. Featured Image [dropcap]Melorra[/dropcap] and Melonie Green have lived together their whole lives — 41 years to be exact. Born one minute apart, the fraternal twins are from Memphis and have brought their Southern charm and vision to the Bay Area. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] For the past decade, the Green […]
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America doesn’t need another apology for slavery, but atonement | Dallas News
Joyce King, Contributor, Dallas News [dropcap]Black[/dropcap] History Month, 2019, has been a sobering reality check for millions of white Americans who are expressing shock and outrage at everything from elected officials donning blackface to a beloved movie star’s admission he once wanted to take revenge on a random black man. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] America does not […]
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Cheri Beasley to become 1st female African-American NC chief justice | WBTW News 13
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If you truly knew what the N-word meant to our ancestors, you’d NEVER use it | The Undefeated
It was used and still can be used to make us hate ourselves
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Cornel West to Teach Intro to African American Studies After 18-Year Break | The Crimson
Sophia S. Armenakas, The Crimson Cornel R. West ’74 spoke with Danielle S. Allen, Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, as a part of the center’s Diversity, Justice, and Democracy lecture series in 2016. Photo: Sidni M. Frederick. Featured Image [dropcap]Professor[/dropcap] of the Practice of Public Philosophy Cornel R. West ’74 will […]
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