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Genealogist Who Helps Black Families Find Their Roots Connects the Dots About a Former Slave Who Founded a Town in Louisiana

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 24, 2022June 24, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 24, 2022June 24, 202221627

Connecting the dots. A genealogist connects a family in Louisiana to Vernon Town, founded by former slave, Robert "Free Bob" Vernon....

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Black Designer Debuts Commemorative Coin to Celebrate Juneteenth National Independence Day

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMay 11, 2022June 13, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMay 11, 2022June 13, 20223804

I see you! The founder of Juneteenth Unlimited designs a coin to commemorate Juneteenth using the Swahili word Nahuona: "I see you."...

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101-Year-Old Man From West Virginia Finally Earns High School Diploma

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMarch 29, 2022March 29, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMarch 29, 2022March 29, 20221990

Merrill Pittman Cooper, earns his high school diploma at 101-years old. He dropped out of school for financial reasons in 1938. It's never too late!...

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National Geographic Dives Into Untold History of Transatlantic Slave Trade

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 202214390

Dive into the untold history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade with National Geographic's new podcast, "INTO THE DEPTHS."...

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Judge Stops Sale Of Apartment Complex Where Black Cemetery Of Freed Slaves Sits Underneath

Derek MajorOctober 27, 2021October 27, 2021

by Derek MajorOctober 27, 2021October 27, 20211371

A judge ruled a community group provided "overwhelminhg evidence" a portion of a Maryland apartment complex was also a burial ground for freed Black slaves...

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