Bill Pinkney, first Black man to sail around the world via Cape Horn, dies at 87

The Chicago native passed away after falling down a staircase and suffering a brain injury. Captain Bill Pinkney, the second […] The post Bill Pinkney, first Black man to sail around the world via Cape Horn, dies at 87 appeared first on TheGrio.

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