1st Black to Speak in US House of Representatives

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Atlanta City Council approves $88.4 million in Coronavirus relief funding

• An ordinance to amend the levy provisions of the Code of Ordinances for the purpose of changing the ad valorem tax rates for personal property, bond indebtedness, parks, school operations/debt and special tax districts, and provide that those rates remain fixed for one year in compliance with the

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Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media

Show Me The Money

They provided for the confiscation of 400,000 acres along the Atlantic coast of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida north of the St. John’s River and the dividing of it into parcels of not more than 40 acres on which were to be settled approximately 18,000 freed slave families and other Blacks

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Source: The Florida Star

Little Known Black History Fact: Sarah Bailey

After working at a Macon rehabilitation and detention center for girls, Bailey had the vision to organize young women for the Young Women’s Christian Association’s (YWCA) Girl Reserves

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Source: Black America Web

Bill in Georgia senate would prohibit Confederate monuments

ATLANTA, GA – In light of recent protests against systemic racism, and outrage resurfacing about Confederate monuments, State Rep. Shelly Hutchinson (D – Snellville) filed House Bill 1212, to prohibit the display of monuments and other markers related to the Confederate States of America on public

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

COVID-19 Sees New Surge Among Young People

Health officials are taking note of a concerning new trend among coronavirus

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Lawyers for ex-officer accused in Rayshard Brooks killing dispute prosecutor's allegations | The Atlanta Voice

Attorneys for the former Atlanta police officer charged with killing Rayshard Brooks are disputing statements made about the case by Fulton County District Attorney Paul

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

3 Men Indicted on Murder Charges in Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

A prosecutor on Wednesday announced that three men have been indicted on murder charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in coastal

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Source: The Florida Star

Educators march on Georgia's state capitol to say, 'Kids' Lives Matter'

READ MORE: Black Lives Matter protests have not caused increase in COVID-19 cases: research

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Source: theGrio

Marchers Demonstrate at Georgia Capitol To Demand Criminal Justice and Voting RIghts Reforms

Hundreds of marchers took to the streets of Atlanta on Monday, to denounce police violence, demand justice and address issues with Georgia’s voting

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove Confederate emblem from flag

The state flag of Mississippi flies at the Governor's Mansion in

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Source: theGrio

States failed to get absentee ballots to thousands of voters in recent primary elections, signaling problems for November | The Atlanta Voice

Miller and Sheth are among tens of thousands of voters who didn’t get their requested absentee ballots in recent primaries, including in the battleground states of Georgia and

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Angela Davis Receives Birmingham’s Top Human Rights Award

Angela Davis, humanitarian, global civil rights activist and Birmingham native on Friday received the Fred Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award from the Birmingham Civil Rights

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Tina Knowles-Lawson Leads Call To Urge Lawmakers To Pass Legislation Addressing Voter Suppression In Black Communities - Blavity

Led by Tina Knowles-Lawson, the mothers of Black people lost to police violence have joined forces with other celebrities to sign a letter calling on congressional leaders to put their differences aside and take tangible steps in addressing some of the country's most pressing issues by the passing

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Source: Blavity News

A Georgia Man Is Suing A Police Department For Wrongful Detainment

According to the Essence.com, the federal suit was filed last Friday by Antonio Arnelo Smith, who alleges Valdosta police officers detained and injured him during an encounter in February that ended up being a case of mistaken

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Protesters topple Jefferson Davis statue in Virginia capital | The Atlanta Voice

Protesters pulled down a century-old statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in the former capital of the Confederacy, adding it to the list of Old South monuments removed or damaged around the U.S. in the wake of George

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Coronavirus Update: D.L. Hughley Tests Positive for Covid-19

Officials in parts of southern states including Florida, South Carolina, Georgia and Texas are discovering a shift in the age of people testing positive for

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Source: Black America Web

Klobuchar tells Biden to pick woman of color as VP, withdraws consideration

Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced on Thursday evening that she has withdrawn her name from consideration as Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden‘s potential running mate, and has urged him to instead choose a woman of

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Rayshard Brooks killers Golfe and Bronsan surrender, Bronsan home on bail

Fired police officer Garrett Rolfe surrendered to police custody following Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard filing felony murder charges against Rolfe in the killing of Rayshard Brooks last Friday in a Wendy’s parking

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Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media

Opothleyohola's Exodus to Kansas (Nov. 1861-Jan. 1862)

After a faction of the Creek tribe had negotiated and signed a treaty with the Confederacy in July 1861, a group of Upper Creek chiefs led by Opothleyohola repudiated the treaty and declared their neutrality. Opothleyohola’s followers and their families gathered together on

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Source: Black Past

First Kansas Colored Infantry (1862-1865)

The First Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment was established through the efforts of James H. Lane, the U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1861 to 1866. As Kansas joined the Union on the eve of the Civil War in 1861, Lane recruited African-Americans to fight against the Confederacy. He called for all

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Source: Black Past

Atlanta man sues police after cop allegedly broke his ankle

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Tyler Griffin claimed officers Donald Vickers and Matthew Abad and the APD violated him on April

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Source: theGrio

Law Enforcement Bill of Rights

However, it is unclear to me, which is more outrageous in its protection of police officers—unions or law enforcement bill of

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Source: The New Journal and Guide

Coronavirus Update: As the Pandemic in the U.S. Worsens, Federal Health Official Issues Call to Action

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar urged Americans to practice social distancing and wear face coverings as people venture out into public

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Source: Black America Web

Rayshard Brooks struggled in system but didn’t hide his past

About five months before he was killed by Atlanta police in a Wendy’s parking lot — before his name and case would become the latest rallying point in a massive call for racial justice and equality nationwide — Brooks gave an interview to an advocacy group about his years of struggle in the

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

Tina Knowles-Lawson Pens Open Letter To Congress Pushing For Passage Of HEROES Act

On Thursday, the mother to singer-songwriters Beyoncé Knowles Carter and Solange, along with Mothers of the Movement and a host of Black women in Hollywood, sent an open letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Georgia State Legislature Passes Historic Hate Crime Bill - Blavity

The Georgia legislature passed a hate crime bill on Tuesday which, pending legal review, will head to Governor Brian Kemp's office to be officially signed into

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Source: Blavity News

Aunt Jemima Brand Retired By Quaker Due to Racial Stereotype

Quaker Oats announced Wednesday that it will retire the Aunt Jemima brand, saying the company recognizes the character’s origins are “based on a racial

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

What Happened To Elijah Weatherspoon? ‘Conflicting Stories’ Of Black Boater’s Death Prompt Questions

In fact, Weatherspoon’s death comes at a time when there have multiple suspected lynchings of Black and brown people nationwide amid protests against racism as well as police

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Source: NewsOne

#Election2020 – The South is red. It's also Black | The Atlanta Voice

His rally is a stick in the eye not only of people concerned about coronavirus, but also to Oklahoma’s Black

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

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