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Lisa Charles, A Renaissance Woman
Lisa Charles is a woman who has an affinity for life and fitness. She understands that life’s journey is not a straight line but a fortuitous maze of twists and turns. ...
No Stones Left Unturned
“A race no less than a nation is prosperous in proportion to the intelligence of its women.” Monroe Alpheus Majors, M.D. (1893) YAAHA celebrates the thousands of exceptional...
Black History is American History: A Call for Integrated History
One of the criticisms made about black history is that it is not well integrated into the American history books in classrooms. On this last day of Black History Month,...
Victor Young: America’s Success Coach
Two years ago, YAAHA shared the video success story of Victor Young, a Lamborghini merchant, and media mogul, to an after-school tutoring program for children at risk. The...
Black Inventors that Made America Great
Black inventors made countless contributions that made America great. Simple everyday practical innovations such as the mop, dustpan, fountain pen, pencil sharpener,...
Black History is American History
Black history is American history and should represent blacks’ contributions in every American history book milestone. It is especially paramount that our children are...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1928-1968)
“The Time is Always Right to Do What is Right” In ten years, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote more than two thousand five hundred speeches about segregation, prejudice, and...
Teaching Critical Thinking
Students need to be encouraged to evaluate and analyze information from historical data and documentary evidence. A curriculum that engages students in historical inquiry...
Black Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients
Black Americans have served in every one of America’s conflicts since the Revolutionary War. In the Revolutionary War, blacks served in an integrated army and helped free...
YAAHA is dedicated to encouraging stories about Black history, proving that Black history is American history. We challenge the status quo about what people think they know about Black history.
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