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Puzzles can be sneaky. Fun, and sneaky. They often challenge you on what you know. They open a window onto how you think. They can call on your sequencing and searching skills. But, there's more to it.
Sometimes puzzles don't just give you a gauge on what you know but also help you learn, know more. In addition to seeing how you think, they can enhance your logic and reasoning.
At AAP we hope that sometimes (maybe usually?) we support the cause, give solvers sneaky fun that not only measures but also extends, that doesn't just call on thinking muscles but helps build them.
1796
Ona Goes Free
Ona Maria Judge, in bondage to Martha Washington, escapes and takes her freedom. The country's fugitive slave practices imperil that freedom even 50 years later.
1837
The Birth of HBCUs
Abolitionist Quakers provide an endowment for what is first named The African Institute, now Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the first HBCU.
1900
The Brothers Johnson & "Voice"
James Weldon Johnson (lyrics) and J. Rosamond Johnson (music) premiere "Lift Every Voice and Sing" which becomes a bulwark of Black fortitude and aspiration.
2022
A New "Supreme"
Ketanji Brown Jackson accepts President Biden's nomination of her to the Supreme Court. Her ascension: the first African American female justice.
