black history fun fact friday
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, Inventor of the Sanitary Belt, a precursor of the Modern Self-Adhesive Maxi Pad
Welcome back to Black History Fun Fact Friday. Today, I’d like all of the women readers to thank Beatrice Kenner! Some of the most common forms of protection for women during their cycles were grass, rabbit skins, sponges, rags, menstrual aprons, homemade knitted pads, or other absorbents. Usually, women used some form of cloth back… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – 3 Facts You Should Know About the Black Panthers
With the success of the Black Panther movie based on the super-hero comic, I am re-posting this Black History Fun Fact from two years ago based on real-life super-heroes for those of you new to this blog (or who missed it the first time around). To understand our present, we must understand our past so… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Willie James Howard
Welcome back to Black History Fun Fact Friday. Willie James Howard was born on July 13, 1928, in Live Oak Florida. At fifteen years old he was in the 10th grade and worked at the Van Priest Five and Dime Store downtown. According to the story, Willie sent Christmas cards to employees of the store… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Selma Burke
Welcome back to Black History Fun Facts where I am still not finished with my original article (lol), but I got you covered. Now, we are familiar with Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and many of the writers and musicians of The Harlem Renaissance Movement. What we are not always familiar with are the painters,… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – How I Almost Learned an African Language
Welcome back to another Black History Fun Fact Friday. Technically, I am still doing research on the article I had hoped to finish in time for you today. (I am actually sitting here trying to finish it.) Instead of publishing anything, I am going to push it back to next week. However, I don’t want… Continue reading
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Black History Fun Fact Friday – Eugenics and The Caged Man
Welcome back to another episode of Black History Fun Fact Friday. It’s been a long time and we have a lot to cover today. If you’re new to this blog or this segment be sure to visit the BHFFF page HERE for more EPs. The Caged Man Mbuti or Bambuti are one of the several… Continue reading
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