By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent “I didn’t know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted.” — Frederick Douglass “I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time been ashamed.” — Ralph Ellison As another Black History Month approaches, the observance of Black Excellence, Black Girl Magic, Black Power and other invigorating movements of the African American begins to take center stage. From Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to Malcolm X and also many of the world’s greatest Black […]
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