Andrew Young elected to Congress

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Nike Makes Juneteenth An Annual Paid Holiday

In an internal memo, Nike has revealed that it will be recognizing Juneteenth as an annual paid

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Andrew J. Young (not related to Martin Luther King’s lieutenant and Southern Christian Leadership Conference member of the same name) was a civil rights activist in Seattle during the middle part of the twentieth century. A lawyer, Young first reached prominence when he served as the assistant

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Source: Black Past

Oct

8

1966

Black Police Officers Open Up About Their Struggles To Choose Between Duty And Identity

Many Black police officers are walking a tightrope these days, trying to find a balance between their duty and outrage over the killing of George Floyd by former police officer Derek

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

Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett: United States Ambassador to Haiti in 1869

Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett was an African American who was appointed United States Ambassador to Haiti in

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Source: Black Then

Dismantling structural racism in health care

U of M health professionals speak out on needed system reforms

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Releases New Report on the Reconstruction Era / Video

The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), founded by Bryan Stevenson, released a new groundbreaking Report on the Era of Reconstruction and the violence that defined that period of time – an era from which our nation has yet to

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

African American and Black History Blog

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Two hundred Black leaders met in New York,

Two hundred Black leaders, meeting in New York, expressed support for Andrew Young and demanded that Blacks be given a voice in shaping American foreign policy.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Aug

22

1979

First Congregational Church, Atlanta, Georgia (1867- )

The First Congregational Church of Atlanta, Georgia, the largest Congregational church in the South, began as a “gathered church” on May 26, 1867. After being baptized, local formerly enslaved African Americans joined members of the mostly white congregation that met at the Storrs

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Source: Black Past

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1867

Systemic Racism Makes Covid-19 Much More Deadly For African-Americans

A long and well-documented history of systematic discrimination against Black people regularly leads to worse underlying health conditions for African-Americans that make it more likely they become severely ill during this pandemic and die from the

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Source: https://www.forbes.com

In East Texas, Death Of George Floyd Brings Activism To A Region Of Rare Protest

Houston is the gateway to East Texas, and with the funeral service for George Floyd this past Tuesday, the city, for a few short hours at least, became the focus of a national movement against police violence and systemic

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Source: Stories About Black History

NDERITU: Let’s see if life will go back to normal after

To date, many Africans prefer ethnic over national

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Source: The East African

#Juneteenth: The History Of Juneteenth & The Continued Quest For Freedom

Known as Freedom Day, Liberation Day, and also Emancipation Day, June 19 marks when Union Army forces from the north arrived in Galveston, Texas to finally deliver federal orders that slavery was officially

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Source: The Urban Daily

Mad MAGA NASCAR Driver Ray Ciccarelli Quitting Sports Because Black Lives Are Mattering Too Much

A white driver who expressed discomfort over NASCAR’s ban of the Confederate Flag and allowing peaceful protesting has motivated him to quit the

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Source: The Urban Daily

Black American dragged mercilessly for coming for a Nigerian on Twitter – Linda Ikeji’s Nigeria News

A Black American has been dragged mercilessly for insulting a Nigerian on Twitter. The African American woman told a Nigerian on Twitter during an argument: "I’m not about

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Source: Nigerian Bulletin - Trending News

Remembering the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education –

May 17 marked the 66th anniversary of the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision, Brown vs. the Board of

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Source: Florida Courier

African Americans in Atlanta

Atlanta has long been known as a center of black wealth, political power and culture; a cradle of the Civil Rights Movement [1] and home to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It has often been called a black

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Source: ThoughtCo

American Policing Has Always Been About Enforcing White Supremacy

The Brooklyn College professor and author of “The End of Policing,” and his academic peers, all experts in the history of American policing and police brutality, have been called on a lot since mass protests sprang up nationwide in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Sigma Lambda Chapter Fed First Responders & Hospital Staff in New Orleans East During COVID-19

The Sigma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. (New Orleans Alphas), announced the success of their COVID-19 Service

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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

Andrew Young named Ambassador and Chief US Delegate to the United Nations

President Jimmy Carter appoints Andrew Young Ambassador and Chief US Delegate to the United Nations

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Dec

16

1976

Minnesota pardons Black man in century-old lynching case

In this May 30, 2020 photo, a protestor holds up a photo of George Floyd in front of the Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Memorial as part of a large protest in Duluth, Minn. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via

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Franklin, Shirley Clarke (1945- )

Shirley Clarke Franklin became Atlanta, Georgia’s first African American female mayor in 2001, as well as the first woman to be a mayor of a major southern city. Clarke was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 10, 1945 to parents Eugene Haywood Clarke and Ruth Lyons Clarke. She attended

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Source: Black Past

Dec

10

2009

Jennifer McClellan Could Make History As Virginia's First Black Female Governor | HuffPost

Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D) is jumping into the race for governor, saying the state is at a “critical crossroads right now about what direction we’re going to

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Legendary TSU debate coach Dr. Thomas Freeman dies at 100

HOUSTON – Texas Southern University’s legendary debate coach Dr. Thomas Franklin Freeman died

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Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Learson Marsalis is renowned American musician, known for his trumpeting, composing and teaching abilities. Born on October 18, 1961 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, Marsalis has won almost 9 Grammy Awards promoting the sanctity and depth of Jazz and Classical music to young

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Source: Black History Resources

Oct

18

1961

1st Annual Juneteenth Holiday Citywide Caravan Set to Kick Off Black Culture Week

On this day, known as Juneteenth, we reflect on the past and pay homage to the sacrifices our ancestors made for

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Source: Chicago Defender

The Murder of George Floyd Uncovers “The Myth of American Justice”

In response to the murder of George Floyd, the current mayor of Minneapolis stated that “being born Black should not be a death

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Henriette Delille: Founder of the Sisters of the Holy Family

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Tulsa police major under review after controversial comments on 'shooting African-Americans'

Tulsa Police Department Maj. Travis Yates made the controversial remarks during an appearance earlier this week on “The Pat Campbell Show,” a local

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