To Inspire You

I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question

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Today In History

• In 1780 - African Union Society of Newport, RI was the first attested Black mutual aid society
  
• In 1898 - Eight blacks killed during the race riot in Wilmington, NC
  
• In 1957 - By winning the Long Beach Open, Charlie Sifford became first black person to win a major professional golf tournament