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The Originator of Black History Month

Far too few people know where the genesis for Black History Month came from. Carter G. Woodson was the second African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard, after W.E.B. Du Bois. Known as the “Father of Black History,” Woodson dedicated his career to the field of African-American history and lobbied extensively to establish Black History Month as a nationwide institution […]

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Do you know Marie M. Daly

Future chemist Marie M. Daly was born on April 16, 1921, in Queens, New York. The pioneering scientist was the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States, and her groundbreaking work helped clarify how the human body works. […]