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Tank and The Bangas are the NPR Music NPR 2017 Tiny Desk Contest Winners!

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The Men of Moonlight do Calvin Klein

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Jeanette Epps, First black crew member to join international space station

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Astronaut, Jeanette Epps, has been selected by NASA to join the crew of the International Space Station in 2018. This will make Epps the first Black crew member to represent the U.S. on the station.

Sarah Rector "Richest Colored Girl in the world"

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Sarah Rector, best known for being the "Richest Colored Girl in the world" or the "Millionaire girl a member of the race" Long story short as a result of an agreement between the United States and the Creek Indians, Creeks, and their former slaves, were allotted a plot of land. Rector’s father leased her allotment to the Devonian Oil Company of Pittsburgh. Wildcat oil driller B.B. Jones produced a “gusher” that brought in 2500 barrels a day.  Rector started to receive $300.00 per day. Multiple new wells were also productive, and Rector’s allotment subsequently became part of the famed Cushing-Drumright Field in Oklahoma. Allowing her to make over 11,000.

Architect Who Designed Duke University Years Before He Could Have Attended It

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1902 Julian F. Abele Graduated From The University Of Pennsylvania With A Degree In Architecture He Designed Duke University, He Was The First Black Graduate Of The University Of Pennsylvania! ( more )  

What happens when two exes confront each other about cheating?

As I scrolled through facebook in the midst of taking a break from homework, I came across this video. This touched me because the older I get the more I find it necessary for healthy closure to certain types of relationships. Especially, ones that could affect future ones. Having two exes sit face to face for an honest conversation about the events that took place in their relationship, the why it all happened and being allowed the ability to I apologize is just... WOW! awesomeness...This video and several others were created by The Scene

Black History Month: Ibtihaj Muhammad

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Ibtihaj Muhammad OCCUPATION Athlete BIRTH DATE December 4, 1985 PLACE OF BIRTH Maplewood, New Jersey Just last year, Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first Muslim woman wearing a hijab to represent the United States at the Olympics. She also became the first female Muslim-American athlete to win an Olympic medal in the team sabre event at the Summer Games in Rio. ( Bio )

Black History Month: Norma Sklarek

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Architect BIRTH DATE April 1926 - February 2012 PLACE OF BIRTH Harlem, New York Norma Sklarek was the first licensed African-American female architect and the first black female fellow of the American Institute of Architects.