White Doctor Calls Black Patient ‘Aunt Jemima’ During Appointment
Lexi Carter visited her doctor James Turner, who is White, for a July 11 appointment. When he came into the examination room
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Seattle Cops Fatally Shoot Black Woman Who Called For Help
Both Seattle Police Department officers opened fire on the woman, named by family as Charleena Lyles, inside the apartment building
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GoFundMe For A Woman Who Saved A Boy From Car Crash
Shanta Jordan has been deemed a “hero” by local law enforcement and just about everyone familiar with what happened. Her
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Hattie McDaniel Was Born On This Day
Hattie McDaniel was born on June 10, 1895, in Wichita, Kansas, the youngest of thirteen children in a family of
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Black Woman Rescues 56 Students In School Bus Fire
Spartanburg County School District Superintendent Scott Turner said his “heart sank,” when he arrived at the scene after firefighters put
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First Black Woman Creative In The Advertising Hall Of Fame
Only one percent of advertising executives are black women, according to the Interpublic Group. And part of that one percent?
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Cops Call Case Of Dead New York Black Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam ‘Suspicious’
The husband of a trailblazing New York judge who was found floating in the Hudson River last week appealed to
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First Black NY State Court Justice Shiela Abdus-Salaam Found Dead
The 65-year-old Manhattan resident was the first African-American woman to serve on the New York State Court of Appeals. She
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Billie Holiday Was Born On This Day in 1915
Considered by many to be the greatest jazz vocalist of all time, Billie Holiday lived a tempestuous and difficult life.
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