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Explore Black History: Names & Faces

 

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Black civil rights leaders are making powerful change every day. Here’s a look at  9 Black Activists who are fighting injustice in the U.S. today.

 

Photo montage of Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King and Frederick Douglass

These influential African American leaders have had a significant impact in shaping the world we live in today through their efforts to take a stand against injustice, inequality, and adversity.

 

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Barack Obama was not naive about racism. He simply refused to give in to it. Time magazine looks at His Life, His Work and His Living Legacy.

 

Artist's portrait of Jean-Michel Basquat

44 AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO SHOOK UP THE WORLD is a list of The Undefeated 44, a collection of dreamers and doers, noisy geniuses and quiet innovators, record-breakers and symbols of pride and aspiration.

 

Meet CCC Trustee Diane Foster, featured in the African American Trailblazers of Carroll County Political Pioneers.

 

Photo collage of contemporary black leadersAs businesspersons, poets, activists, politicians, students, and scientists, discover 23 Black leaders who are shaping history today.