Malinda Russell’s A Domestic Cookbook was first published in 1866. It contains least a hundred recipes for sweets, plus recipes for shampoo and cologne – and remedies for toothaches.
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A new book explains what the color blue can teach us about Black history
Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King’s wedding dress, to present day cobalt mining. Her new book is Black in Blues.
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Black hospitals vanished in the U.S. decades ago. Some communities have paid a price
Hundreds of Black hospitals in the U.S. closed after passage of the Civil Rights Act when health care became integrated. Black communities lost a source of employment and pride.
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The first Black pilot of a commercial airline has died at 89
David E. Harris became the first Black pilot to fly for a commercial airline when American Airlines hired him in 1964. Announcing Capt. Harris’ death, American’s CEO called him a “trailblazer.”
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Rhode Island College professor emeritus documents state’s history of Black baseball
Years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball, Black players were on the field with white players in Providence, at Kinsley Park. The team that played there was the Providence Black Greys, which eventually became the Colored Giants.
