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Kodak Black, Boosie Snap Pics At White House Black History Event
Kodak Black and Boosie were able to hit the White House for the Trump Administration’s Black History event. During the BLM ...
The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white
Just Because I am a Librarian doesn’t mean I have to dress like one.” With this breezy pronouncement, Belle da Costa Greene ...
Smithsonian Magazine8h
The Trailblazing Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Racial Passing
Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...
He worked at Woolworth during famous Greensboro sit-in. Meet ‘The Man Behind the Counter’
Charles Bess was a busboy when four Black college students defied the segregated lunch counter. This documentary shares his ...
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The Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Passing
In the early 20th century — a time when men held most positions of authority — Greene was a celebrated book agent, a curator and the first director of the Morgan Library. She also earned US$10,000 a ...