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The Audacious Woman Who Launched the Nation’s First Black Monthly Magazine

Pauline Hopkins never quelled her #BlackGirlMagic for anyone

Arielle Gray
Aug 16, 2019 · 5 min read
The Colored American Magazine [July 1902 Edition]: Public Domain

When I search for 5 Park Square on Google Maps as I meander around downtown Boston, it tells me the address doesn’t exist. Or rather, it persistently redirects me to 50 Park Square, the address of the palatial (and expensive) Boston Park…

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