today in black history

July 31, 2025

Civil rights leader Whitney M. Young, Jr., who led the National Urban League for 11 years, was born on this date in 1921 in Lincoln Ridge, KY.

From The Bottom Up: Segment 5

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School attendance counselor Sheppard Benyard.

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