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Rhona Bennett: From Darkchild Records to En Vogue

Explore Rhona Bennett’s journey from actress and solo artist to En Vogue st...

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Bélizaire and the Frey Children: The Portrait That Refu...

Discover the remarkable story behind Bélizaire and the Frey Children, a rar...

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Arthur Duncan and Betty White Changed TV History

Discover how tap dancer Arthur Duncan got his big break from Betty White du...

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The Lost Black Town Beneath Dulles Airport

Before Dulles Airport, Willard, Virginia was a thriving Black community bui...

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The Last Slave Ship Survivor Died in 1940… And Nobody K...

Discover the extraordinary life of Matilda McCrear, the last known survivor...

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Jaafar Jackson Reveals Hardest Michael Performance to R...

Jaafar Jackson is with ET's Kevin Frazier in Berlin ahead of the release of...

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George Washington Carver’s Secret Life as an Artist

George Washington Carver was many things over his lifetime: a student, a te...

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Jennifer Hudson sings 'A Change Is Gonna Come' at Rev....

Jennifer Hudson delivers a powerful rendition of “A Change Is Gonna Come” a...

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The Tuckers: Descendants of America’s First African Fam...

Meet the Tucker family, descendants of the first documented African family...

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Ten Million Names Project Honors Enslaved Ancestors

Discover how the Ten Million Names project is working to recover and preser...

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19th-Century “Information Wanted” Ads by Freed Slaves R...

Discover how 19th-century newspaper ads placed by newly freed slaves are un...

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America's First Museum Dedicated to Telling the Story o...

The Whitney Plantation is the first museum dedicated to telling the story o...

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Ralph Bunche: First Black Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Discover how Ralph Bunche became the first Black Nobel Peace Prize winner i...

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The Wilfandel Club: Historic Black Women’s Legacy in LA

Discover the Wilfandel Club, a historic Los Angeles women’s organization fo...

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' Speech

Here is a transcript of his celebrated "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered o...

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This Woman is Believed to be America's Last Slave

Aunt Sally Smith, also known as Redoshi, was kidnapped as a child from her...

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    Rhona Bennett: From Darkchild Records to En Vogue
  2. Bélizaire and the Frey Children: The Portrait That Refused to Be Erased
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    Bélizaire and the Frey Children: The Portrait That Refused to Be Erased
  3. Anna Kingsley: The African Princess Who Shaped Early Florida
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    Anna Kingsley: The African Princess Who Shaped Early Florida
  4. Rare Audio of Enslaved People Connects History to the Present
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    Rare Audio of Enslaved People Connects History to the Present
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    Top 10 Songs By Bobby Brown
  6. Top-Selling Black Musicians in Every Decade (From Bessie Smith to Beyonce)
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    Top-Selling Black Musicians in Every Decade (From Bessie Smith to Beyonce)
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