Larry Hoover
Larry Hoover is a founder and former leader of the Chicago street gang the Gangster Disciples, and was the Vice President of the Black Gangster Disciple Nation...
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Raymond Lee Washington
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Raymond Lee Washington was the original founder of the Los Angeles, California-based street gang that came to be known as the Crips. Washington was born...
Alice Allison Dunnigan
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Alice Allison Dunnigan was an influential African American journalist, civil rights activist, and author. Born on April 27, 1906, in Russellville, Kentucky, she overcame numerous...
How Black People Were Boiled In Hot Sugar-Juice As Punishment During Slavery
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With every passing day, we get to uncover the numerous evils perpetrated against Black people by the Caucasians of this world. With each new history...
The Invention of Race
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Race is an idea that was invented in the 17th century in the American colonies. Because race is a social construct and not a biological...
Meet the gallant all-black American female battalion that served in Europe during World War II
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The first time American women fought in a war was during the American Civil War. Women were not allowed to be selected into the draft,...
California Once Tried to Ban Black People
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When Peter Burnett took the podium in Sacramento in 1849, he faced a group of men like him—pioneers determined to take California from an upstart territory to...
The Summer Boston Roiled with Racial Tension and Mob Violence
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In the summer of 1974, South Boston began its ride toward becoming a war zone. In 1974, Federal District Court Judge W. Arthur Garrity ruled...
What Does ‘Sold Down The River’ Really Mean? The Answer Isn’t Pretty
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For generations, the phrase “sold down the river” has been used to signify a profound betrayal. “River” was a literal reference to the Mississippi or...