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From Vision to Legacy: 125 Years of the NBL
#NationalBlackBusinessMonth #OTD On this day, the #NationalNegroBusinessLeague was founded August 23, 1900 in #BostonMA by #BookerTWashington, who served as the organization’s first president. The League was renamed the National Business League in 1966, which remains in operation today. The NBL is currently celebrating its quasquicentennial (125th) anniversary in 2025. The organization’s goal was to promote African American businesses, which included doctors, farmers, crafts
Veronica Carr
Aug 23, 20252 min read


Historic Black Publishers You Should Know
#NationalBlackBusinessMonth #ChurchAdvocatePress #AMEBookConcern #AfroAmericanCo Most of you are familiar with some of America’s largest...
Veronica Carr
Aug 19, 20252 min read


Charting the Great Migration: The Afro American Newspaper & World War I
#ChartingTheGreatMigration Article by #JacquesKelly in the #BaltimoreSun #WorldWarI #AfroAmericanNewspaper Rare primary source material...
Veronica Carr
Dec 3, 20221 min read


Great Scott! Life and Career of Hazel Scott
Great Scott! Let's learn about #HazelScott. Click below to listen to the latest #ArtifactualJourney episode where Veronica & I discuss...
Veronica Carr
Nov 28, 20221 min read


Soulful Sunday: St. Mary's AME Church
#SoulfulSunday "May the church say amen!" #StMarysAMEChurch-September 6, 1914 #StMarysSundaySchool #ChicagoIL #5251SouthDearbornStreet...
Veronica Carr
Oct 9, 20221 min read


Reverse Underground Railroad
#InternationalUndergroundRailroadMonth Do you know about the #ReverseUndergroundRailroad? Find out in our recent...
Veronica Carr
Sep 18, 20221 min read


Maurice Sorrell
In honor of National Black Business Month, we're highlighting this photograph of an unknown group of woman in Washington, D.C. taken by...
Veronica Carr
Aug 28, 20221 min read


National Negro Business League, 1943
On this day, August 25, 1943 The National Negro Business League's 43rd Annual Conference began in Baltimore, Maryland (August 25-27) The...
Veronica Carr
Aug 25, 20221 min read


Mulatto Monday: William Henry Lewis
#MulattoMonday Mulatto is an archaic term for a person of mixed African and European ancestry that we frequently see in the United States...
Veronica Carr
Aug 22, 20221 min read


Nanny Jack & Co, LLC's work with DeOldify
Thanks to #DanaKelley of #DeOldify for the shout out in a recent article on #BoredPanda. For those of you who don't know, DeOldify is the...
Veronica Carr
Aug 21, 20221 min read


National Photography Day: Hooks Brothers
#NationalPhotographyDay #NationalBlackBusinessMonth #BlackMemphis #HooksBrothersPhotographers #BlackChurch #ClaybornTemple...
Veronica Carr
Aug 19, 20221 min read


Morgan State University
#MorganStateUniversity #HBCU #HBCUCollectedTreasures #NationalTreasure #NationalBlackBusinessMonth On a weekly basis, Morgan is in the...
Veronica Carr
Aug 8, 20221 min read


Saturday Stories: Bertha Hazelton Brooks
#SaturdayStories #BlackHistoryisEverywhere #JimCrowEducation #BaltimoreColoredSchoolSystem #BmoreHistory A recent acquisition Bertha...
Veronica Carr
Aug 6, 20221 min read


Rev. Perry G. Walker
#WisdomWednesday #RevPerryGWalker (1831-1914) #EllsworthCemetery #WestminsterMD #BlackMethodistChurch #BlackChurches Rev. Walker was born...
Veronica Carr
Aug 3, 20221 min read
Black Medical Pioneer: Dr. John F. Brown
#BlackMedicalPioneer #BlackMaritimeLegacy #ASALH2022 #BlackHealthandWellness #PrimarySourceMaterial #AfroLiteracy #MedicoChirurgical...
Veronica Carr
Feb 2, 20221 min read


Happy birthday Langston Hughes!
#BlackHistoryMonth2022 #HBCUCollectedTreasures #HappyBirthdayLangstonHughes #LincolnUniversityPA #AfroLiteracy Starting off #BHM2022 by...
Veronica Carr
Feb 1, 20221 min read
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