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Here is a list of people you might have never heard of, but their accomplishments and bravery have changed the history.

And this is not the full list of all outstanding black people, who made so much and never got credit for it. Just imagine how much we have lost, how many stories we have not heard, what a big part of history we’re missing? Without all these people the world could be totally different. Let’s take a moment to appreciate them. 

Black girls deserve to learn free from bias and stereotypes.

Most black girls experience this hatred at schools. And classmates are not the only problem, there is no support from teachers, too. That’s why they get so affected by their school experiences. Black kids deserve to be treated just like everybody else, they want to study, they want to learn something ,too. However due to prejudice they are 5 times more likely to be suspended than their white peers and it can ruin their lives forever.  National Women’s Law Center created this video to change the situation. Join the movement to help black girls feel normal and get the same opportunities everybody else has.

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Willie Rogers who was the oldest surviving member of the original Tuskegee Airmen has died at 101.

The Tuskegee Airmen is a group of  African-American military pilots both fighter and bomber who participated in  World War II. Officially, they formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces. Between 1942 and 1946 there were nearly 15,000 African-American men and women. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black  military aviators in the US armed forces.

Despite facing discrimination the Tuskegee Airmen were among World War II’s most respected fighter squadrons.

This St.Petersburg man was so humble and low key about his participation over the years to the point where some of his own family members did not know about his historic past.

Let us take a moment to appreciate Willie Rogers, the man of courage and a hero. Rest In Power.

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Story # 7   Major Depressive Disorder / Post-traumatic Stress Disorder /  Generalized Anxiety Disorder & Dermatillomania

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Story # 47  Clinical Depression / Eating disorder

Story # 48  PTSD / Trichotillomania / GAD

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Story # 50  Autism / ADHD / Social Anxiety

Story # 51 PTSD / body dysmorphia disorder

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Story # 56  Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) / Depressive Disorder NOS (DD-NOS) / Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) / Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

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Story # 88 Schizoaffective disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and learning disabilities

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Story # 91   Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), ADHD, & Gender Dysphoria

Story # 92 Burnout

Story # 93 Anxiety & depression

Story # 94  Post-traumatic stress disorder

Story # 95  GAD, insomnia, suicidal tendencies 

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Ariell Johnson has been collecting comic books for more than a decade, but she’ll soon add a very personal one to her collection.

The 33-year-old founder and president of Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse, Inc. in Philadelphia will appear on a variant cover of “Invincible Iron Man #1.”

The first image of the book, which goes on sale next month and features Johnson having a meal with new Marvel superhero RiRi Williams, is below.

Johnson said she owes the collaboration to her colleague Randy Green, whom she said spearheaded the project and conceptualized the cover.

“When the email went out about potential variants for stores, he was really excited and took it upon himself to work out the [details]. It was really his hard work,” she told ABC News. “I knew what it was supposed to look like, but having the actual art in front of you is so much different. It’s really exciting.”

Not that she hasn’t earned it. Johnson opened Amalgym last December, becoming the first black, female comic book store owner on the East Coast. However, her obsession of all things geek really began around age 10 or 11, when she discovered “X-Men” character Storm. Johnson credits the character, one of the first black, female superheroes, with being “the bridge that got me into this world.”

“To think I made it a decade-plus and I had never seen a black, woman superhero is crazy because little white boys have so many [with whom they identify]: ‘I want to be Iron Man!’ ‘I want to be Batman!’ ‘I want to be Superman.’ ‘I want to be Han Solo!’ When you are a person of color, you’re scraping the bottom of the barrel to find someone you can identify with. I always felt like I was watching other people’s adventures,” she explained. “Being introduced to Storm was a pivotal moment for me because had I not come across her, I might have grown out of my love for [comics].”

After graduating from cartoons to comics in high school, Johnson began buying her own books in college. Her Friday routine was comforting: She’d go to the comic book store to get her weekly stash, and then take the books across the street to her favorite coffee shop, where she’d read them over a hot chocolate and piece of cake. When the coffee shop was forced to close some 10 years ago, Johnson decided it was up to her to create a space that gave her the same feeling of warmth.

“The goal is to be an inclusive geek space,” she said. “So it’s not just comics; it’s gaming, it’s sci-fi, it’s horror, whatever you geek about, we want to make room for you!”

She’s also proven to be a role model for girls and women. Johnson, who points to Marvel’s diverse cast of characters and story lines as proof that the industry is evolving in a positive way, said that she’s worked hard to make sure that everybody feels welcome at Amalgam.