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Ruby Bridges (1954- )

Inner City News - February 2, 2025

Bridges probably had no idea that the bold act she committed in 1960 would set off a chain reaction leading to the integration of...

BLACK HISTORY

Robert Sengstacke Abbott (1868-1940)

Inner City News - February 2, 2025

Without Abbott's creative vision, many of the Black publications of today—such as Ebony, Essence, Black Enterprise, and Upscale—wouldn't exist. In 1905, Abbott founded the...

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Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784)

Inner City News - February 2, 2025

The West African–born poet spent most of her life enslaved, working for John Wheatley and his wife as a servant in the mid-1700s. Despite...

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Marsha P. Johnson (1945-1992)

Inner City News - February 2, 2025

Before Netflix brought Johnson's story to life with the documentary The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, many people were unfamiliar with the...

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Marian Anderson (1897-1993)

Inner City News - February 2, 2025

Though she’s considered one of the greatest contralto singers in the world, Anderson was often denied the opportunity to show off her unique vocal...

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Maria P. Williams (1866-1932)

Inner City News - February 2, 2025

Thanks to the early accomplishments of Williams, who has been called the first woman of color producer, we have female directors and producers like...

BLACK HISTORY

Jesse Owens (1913-1980)

Inner City News - February 2, 2025

Owens was a track-and-field athlete who set a world record in the long jump at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin—and went unrivaled for...

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Jane Bolin (1908-2007)

Inner City News - February 2, 2025

A pioneer in law, Jane Bolin was the first Black woman to attend Yale Law School in 1931. In 1939, she became the first...

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Henrietta Lacks (1920-1951)

Inner City News - February 2, 2025

After being diagnosed with cervical cancer at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1951, a sample of Lacks's cancer cells were taken without her consent...