More Black History Month

‘Do the Right Thing’: Why Spike Lee’s 1989 masterwork remains relevant

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5 things you didn’t know about Martin Luther King Jr.

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Black History Month: Phillis Wheatley, America’s first black published poet

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Black History Month: Henry Allen, Selma’s first African-American fire chief

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Black History Month: Singer, Oscar-nominated actress Ethel Waters broke barriers

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Black History Month: Faye Wattleton champions for women’s rights and health care

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Claudette Colvin

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Justice Clarence Thomas to make history as first black person to swear in a vice president

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US Mint reveals first woman of color on Lady Liberty coin

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