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The Black Church: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Disclaimer #1- “Black Churches” is an umbrella term. It is not meant to be monolithic. The thousands of black churches
Food HistoryLooking Back
Hungry History: The Average American Diet Through The Centuries
In 2017 America, if you have the privilege, you can pretty much order whatever food you want in under a
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Over Marilyn Monroe? Get Into These Three Black Bombshells From The Mid-Twentieth Century
Uh, Picasso was alive he woulda made her That's right nigga Mona Lisa can't fade her I mean Marilyn Monroe,
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The Sticky Relationship Between Evangelism, Racism, and American Schools
In February 1956, the pastor of the largest congregation in the Southern Baptist Convention, W.A. Criswell, stood before a sea
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Hungry History: Death and Last Meals
Death and food are two inevitable parts of life. Everyone dies- and everyone
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Fast History: Rent Parties
"The rent party tradition, where African Americans converted daytime residential apartments into nighttime speakeasies and charged guests a modest fee
Fast HistoryLooking Back
Fast History: Japan’s Black Samurai
He was the first and only. Yasuke was an African samurai who
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Two Minute History: The Story of Freaknik
It was before social media. Artists could get their music out. Women could let loose without worrying about being posted