Awarded a Congressional Gold Medal…
Black History
Honoring the lives of Black people who have been making history all around us every day.
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Lovebug Starski (1960–2018), rapper credited with coining the term “Hip Hop”
by Legacy StaffPioneering rapper and DJ Lovebug Starski is credited with coining the term “hip hop.”
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A video tribute to yesteryear’s amazing tomorrows.
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Helped assemble Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “Letter From Birmingham Jail”…
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Paved the way for a generation of young black players in England.
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What can we learn from these black celebrities’ lives?
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Daughter of Eric Garner, 21st century civil rights icon
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Mamie “Peanut” Johnson (1935–2017), first woman to pitch in Negro Leagues
by Legacy StaffCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, one of three women to play baseball in the Negro Leagues, has died at 82. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick said …
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Simeon Booker (1918–2017), first full-time African-American reporter at The Washington Post
by Kirk FoxHis courageous coverage of the civil rights movement brought it national attention.
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Ernest Finney (1931–2017), South Carolina’s first African-American chief justice
by Kirk FoxHe was a prominent civil rights attorney before becoming chief justice…