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Granville T. Woods Invented the System That Let Trains Communicate While Moving — The Very Technology that Made Modern Subways and Signal Networks Possible

Meet Zelda Wynn Valdes — The Black Designer Behind the Iconic Playboy Bunny Suit. She Also Opened Manhattan’s First Black-Owned Boutique in 1948.

Khiara Keating Just Redefined What’s Possible. The First Black Woman Goalkeeper to Ever Play for England

Hydeia Broadbent, the Global HIV/AIDS Activist Who Inspired Millions, Passed Away at 39. Born with HIV, She Spent Her Life Breaking Stigma and Spreading Compassion

Meet Diamond Shakoor — At Just 8, She Made Chess History. The Youngest African American Girl to Ever Go Undefeated in a National Chess Competition

Mayor Adams Announces $15M In Emergency SNAP Funding For New Yorkers

Mary Virginia Jones Spent 32 Years in Prison for a Crime Her Abuser Forced Her Into. At 74, she was finally free — stronger than ever

New York Drop Off Locations for Hurricane Melissa Victims Supporting Jamaica

He’s Only 7, but Already a Gentleman — Threw a Prom For His Babysitter When Hers Got Canceled

Maryland Just Passed Eric’s I.D. Law — Should Every State Follow?

A Couple Came to Court for Their Divorce in Matching Outfits — The Judge Said, “Come Back When You’re Serious.”

Meet Graça Machel — The Only Woman in History to Marry Two Presidents and Serve as First Lady of Two Nations