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The Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic: The Largest Black Parade in the U.S

The Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic is the most famous African-American Parade in the United States of America. It annually occurs on the city's...

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Jerry Lawson: The man who Pioneered the Video Game Cartridge.

(December 1, 1940- April 9, 2011) Photo credits: The Estate of Jerry Lawson (Jerry Lawson) Before Xbox, PlayStation, or even Atari, you had to buy a...

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Dr. Percy Lavon Julian, the Chemist Who Defied Boundaries and Changed Medicine

Introduction Black History Month is a time to celebrate the contributions of African Americans who have shaped our world. While figures like Martin Luther King...
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“Breaking Barriers: Exploring the Legacy of Harold Washington, Chicago’s First Black Mayor”

It's election season in Chicago, and every candidate for Mayor is black, but one. This was the complete opposite in 1983, when Harold Washington,...

Matthew Alexander Henson: One of the First to Reach the North Pole

Matthew Alexander Henson was born on August 8, 1866, in Charles County, Maryland, U.S. He was an African American explorer. "My thoughts were on the...

Meet a substantial contributor to the study of cardiovascular disease and the first black Ph.D. in Chemistry.

Courage is like a habitus, a habit, a virtue: you get it by courageous acts. It's like you learn to swim by swimming. You...

Haben Girma – The Inspiring Story of the First Deaf-Blind Woman to Graduate from Harvard Law School

A Black, Deaf-Blind woman who graduated from Harvard Law School created history. Haben Girma, a lawyer, activist, and public speaker born and raised in...

Tressie Souders: 25 Facts About The First Black Female to Direct a Feature Film

Introduction The significance of Tressie Souders in black history is hard to understate. She diligently navigated the landscape of a predominantly white and male-centric Hollywood,...
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The Black Woman who invented Rock n’ Roll Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Podcast Notes Sister Rosetta Tharpe is the topic of this podcast today. Hey everybody, welcome to Tellers of the Untold I'm Vanessa, your host. And...
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