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What do you feel your obligation is, to the people that you don't know, that you haven't a history with— the descendants of black slaves. What do you owe them? Here's the…Juneteenth Overview
Celebrates the liberation of Black Americans in Texas on June 19, 1865 Origins Related Links Text of the Emancipation Proclamation History of the Emancipation Proclamation…African American Inventors- Henry Blair
The Question: What did Henry Blair invent? The Answer: According to Maryland's African-American Heritage Web Site, Henry Blair actually received two U.S…Betty Shabazz Biography
Betty ShabazzAge: 61 widow of Malcolm X and rights activist for black Americans. Died: June 23, 1997.William Rufus Scott1997 DeathsReid SheltonLeon Forrest 1997 Deaths
Leon Forrestnovelist Forrest's rich, multilayered novels explored black-American history. He is best known for his epic novel, Divine Days. Born: 1937Died: 1997William Flynn1997…George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver was a celebrated botanist and inventor at a time when it was rare for Black Americans to reach those heights. Born a slave in Missouri about 1864, near the end of the Civil…Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker was a free-born descendant of slaves who became a famous 18th-century astronomer, mathematician, and surveyor. Banneker is often called the first Black American scientist, and he…Guion S. Bluford, Jr.
Astronaut Guion Bluford became the first Black American in space when he flew on the space shuttle Challenger in 1983. Guion Bluford was a Air Force fighter pilot during the Vietnam War, flying 144…Lloyd Austin
General Lloyd J. Austin III was sworn in as the United States Secretary of Defense on January 22, 2021, three days before President Joe Biden was inaugurated. Austin was confirmed by the Senate by a…Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan is the black American comedian best known for his years on Saturday Night Live and for his role as the eccentric TV star in Tina Fey's television series 30 Rock. A stand-up comedian…Trending
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