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28 Black People You Probably Don’t Know About (But You Should)— Dwayne McDuffie
Mainstream comic book companies long denied having a diversity problem. Dwayne McDuffie made them take notice.
28 Black People You Probably Don’t Know About (But You Should)— Juan Almeida
Juan Almeida overcame racism and poverty to become one of the most important revolutionaries in Cuba.
28 Black People You Probably Don’t Know About (But You Should)— Orrin Evans
The journalist who helped end segregation in the military also published the first comic book with black heroes and black creators.
28 Black People You Probably Don’t Know About (But You Should)— Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
His son wrote a book loosely based on his life. That book is The Count of Monte Cristo.
28 Black People You Probably Don’t Know About (But You Should)— Jupiter Hammon
Jupiter Hammon was the first published black American poet. He was writing before the United States even existed.
28 Black People You Probably Don’t Know About (But You Should)— P.B.S. Pinchback
There have only been four black governors of U.S. states. Pinckney Pinchback was the first.
28 Black People You Probably Don’t Know About (But You Should)— Joseph Cinque
The revolt aboard The Amistad and the subsequent Supreme Court trial indicated a shift in U.S. views towards slavery. In a sense, Joseph Cinque heralded the beginning of the end of slavery in the United States.
28 Black People You Probably Don’t Know About (But You Should)— Hiram Rhodes Revels
There have only been nine black U.S. Senators in American history. Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first.
28 Black People You Probably Don’t Know About (But You Should)— Madison Washington
Madison Washington led the most successful slave revolt in U.S. history.
28 Black People You Don’t Know About (But You Should)— Diane Nash
“Who the hell is Diane Nash?”
28 Black People You Probably Don’t Know About (But You Should)— Anderson Ruffin Abbott
Canada’s first black doctor was also a surgeon during the U.S. Civil War. He was present at Abraham Lincoln’s death bed.
28 Black People You Probably Don’t Know About (But You Should)— Jourdon Anderson
After the U.S. Civil War, Jourdon Anderson’s former master wrote a letter requesting that Anderson return to the plantation. Jourdon Anderson was having none of it.
Qatar Has Every Reason to Enforce New Workers Charter
Migrant workers make up about 88% of Qatar’s 1.9 million residents. It’s about time their basic rights are taken seriously. — By Kamel Mellahi, University of Warwick Qatar has just introduced a “charter” to protect its migrant workers; will anyone notice the difference? Migrant workers represent around 88% of Qatar’s 1.9m residents, and the numbers…
28 Black People You Probably Don’t Know About (But You Should)— Robert Robinson
Robert Robinson sought to escape American racism by moving to the USSR. He found more of the same. Then, the USSR refused to let him leave.
28 Black People You Probably Don’t Know About (But You Should)— Hans Massaquoi
The former editor of Ebony magazine was born in Nazi Germany. He lived through Naziism in Germany and racism in the United States.