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The Black Detour @theblackdetour

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William DeHart Hubbard was the first Black athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal when he won the long jump at the 1924 Paris Games

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X meet for the first and only time following the former's press conference in Washington, D.C. on March 26, 1964

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15-year-old Latasha Harlins was fatally shot on March 16, 1991

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"I'm not a white woman, I'm a faded Black person." Jane Elliott

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"White people think they are better than Black people, and they want to oppress us." - Ernie Chambers

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"We ain't never been free" - Pops

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"Nobody's rich in the ghetto."

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"America has never wanted to pay for the education of African-Americans" - Dr. Barbara Sizemore

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"Since we met you people 500 years ago, look at us. We've given everything you are still taking.... Where would the whole Western world be without Africa?" Speaker = Ama Ata Aidoo, née Christina Ama Aidoo

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2 months ago

On March 1, 1892, Anna Mangin was awarded a patent for the Pastry Fork. Designed with angular tines and cutters that allowed the user to beat eggs, mash potatoes, prepare salad dressing, and work together butter and flour without having to touch the food with his your hands.

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"The mother and the children are better off if the husband isn't working or if the husband isn't there"

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February 27, 1988 — Figure skater Debi Thomas becomes the first African-American to win a medal (bronze) at the winter Olympic Games

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On February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was fatally shot in a gated residential community in Sanford, Florida, while walking home from a nearby convenience store.

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Iyanla Vanzant says Black men are dehumanized and are only valued based on what they can do

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"American culture... is Black culture to a larger degree." - Barack Obama

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On February 19, 1992, 24-year-old John Singleton became the youngest and first Black film director nominated for an Academy Award for his movie, Boyz n the Hood

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