In 1969, Maya Angelou became the first Black woman to have a work of nonfiction on the bestseller list (Photo Credit: AP Photo/STF). The Real… Magazine Topics: Late Afeni Shakur Much More Than Just Tupac’s Mother February Not Enough to Honor Unsung Heroes of Black History Education
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Many unsung heroes, like medical pioneer Vivien Thomas, do not receive proper credit during the short month of February (Photo courtesy of jhu.edu). Unsung Heroes… Magazine Topics: Black History Review: Angela Davis Honors Hero in Frederick Douglass Book James Byrd Murder Symbolizes Need to Remember History Education
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NAACP President Benjamin Jealous, (left), listens as Mary Scott recounts the shooting death of her son Nicholas Eugene Trevose Scott by Sanford, Fla. police… Magazine Topics: Education Black History Stokes and Obama, High Points for African Americans in Politics Review: Angela Davis Honors Hero in Frederick
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The Jacksons (from L-R, Tito, Jackie and Marlon Jackson) celebrate launch of reality show. Not pictured, Jermaine and Randy Jackson (AP/Dan Steinberg). HIStory: Past, Present… Magazine Topics: Black History Review: Angela Davis Honors Hero in Frederick Douglass Book James Byrd Murder Symbolizes Need to Remember History Education
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