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Little Known Black History Fact – Black America 250: Escaped Slave, Abolitionist Sojourner Truth died on November 26, 1883.
Records show she was age 86, yet her memorial tombstone states she was 105. Sojourner Truth was an African American evangelist, abolitionist, women’s rights activist and author, born into slavery before escaping to freedom in 1826. After gaining her freedom, Truth...
HBCU Corner – Why Every Black Student Should Visit and Apply to an HBCU By Kelin Mark
I did not attend a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) after high school. Growing up in Gary, Indiana, a predominately black city in the 70’s and 80’s, I had black principals, administrators, and counselors but there was never a voice that spoke to the...
Wellness Check – The Basics of Food Combining
Energy low? Feel gassy and bloated after eating a meal? Don’t reach for the antacids. Consider food combining.Food combining is NOT a diet. It’s a method of eating that allows for the efficient, proper digestion of food.When eating in this way, fat is able to burn...
Little Known Black History Fact – African American Women and WWI John H. Sengstacke Was a Newspaper Publisher Who Once Owned the Largest Chain of Black Publications in the Country. The Savannah, Ga. Native Was Born November 25, 1912.
Sengstacke was groomed for the newspaper business, working as a boy alongside his father, Alexander, for “The Woodville Times,” and his uncle, Robert Sengstacke Abbott, founder of “The Chicago Defender.” Abbott financed his nephew’s college education at his alma...
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