Engine 21 was Chicago’s first organized paid African American Firefighting Company. Established in the mid-1800’s, the company only consisted of just six Black firefighters. But they are credited with being the first firefighters to come up with the idea to…
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Meet Frank Wills, the Security Guard Who Discovered President Nixon’s Watergate Scandal
Frank Wills was an African American private security guard who was on-duty during the 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters inside the Watergate complex in Washington, DC.Wills, who was only 24-years old at the time, called the…
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3 Friends Launched a Real Estate Firm and Have Already Closed Almost $100M in Deals
Three African American entrepreneurs — Harrison Beacher, Ryan Butler, and Keith James — have all had their success as individuals. But when they decided to merge together to form their Washington, DC-based real estate firm suitably called Coalition Properties Group…
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New Episodes of The Proud Family Are Coming To Disney+
Yes! The reboot we’ve been waiting for! JoMarie Payton, the voice of “Suga Mama” on The Proud Family, just confirmed that new episodes of the hit animation are coming to Disney+, according to Shadow and Act. Payton was a guest…
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