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Johnathan A. Rodgers

Johnathan A. Rodgers was President and Chief Executive Officer of TV One, LLC, a digital cable and satellite television network. Rogers is an experienced broadcast and cable television executive that has held a number of executive

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Police reform was never going to be easy — but now is the time

Fundamental reforms would begin with ending the “qualified immunity” of police, curbing the militarization of police forces, transferring funds and functions to social agencies, imposing residency requirements and finally making lynching a hate

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Sammy Davis, Jr.

At age three Davis began performing in vaudeville with his father and uncle, Will Mastin, in the Will Mastin Trio. Davis studied tap dancing under Bill (“Bojangles”) Robinson but never received a formal education. After serving in the U.S. Army he became the central figure of the

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US Legislatures Slow To Pass Laws Limiting Use Of Force

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A wave of police killings of young black men in 2014 prompted 24 states to quickly pass some type of law enforcement reform, but many declined to address the most glaring issue: police use of

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NASCAR Drivers And Crew Stand Up For Bubba Wallace After Noose Incident

UPDATE: NASCAR drivers, pit crew members and others showed their support for Bubba Wallace on Monday (June 22). Wallace is the only Black driver in NASCAR and an outspoken supporter of Black Lives Matter. Wallace, wearing an American flag face mask, was emotional while hugging drivers and su

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June 11, 2020

Houston, the world say Goodbye to George

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FBI shrugs at noose in Bubba Wallace's NASCAR garage, says it wasn't new

The FBI released preliminary findings from its investigation into a noose found in the garage of NASCAR‘s highest-ranked Black driver, and it came across as the equivalent of a shrug of

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George Floyd’s Brother, Pres. Obama Call for People to “Vote” for Change | Post News Group

As protests and unrest continued to sweep the country in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month, Floyd’s brother Terrence Floyd urged protesters to remain peaceful and push for change another way: by

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Nelson, Charles Joseph (1921-2011)

Ambassador Charles Joseph Nelson was born in 1921 and raised in Battle Creek, Michigan. He was a 1942 graduate of Lincoln University, a historically black college in Pennsylvania where his field of study was Public Administration and Political Science. Upon graduation, Nelson was drafted into the

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These Brands Are Being Called Out For Their Black Lives Posts - Blavity

Major non-Black companies that feel comfortable profiting off of Black people, at the very minimum, need to step up as allies to aid in our protest against the system that their capitalism contributes

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Last Night the California Assembly Voted to Pass ACA 5 – Voice and Viewpoint

Last night the California State Assembly voted to pass ACA

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Washington, Harold (1922 – 1987)

Harold Washington, the first African American mayor of Chicago, Illinois, was born on April 15, 1922, to Roy Washington, a lawyer, Methodist minister and one of the first black precinct captains in Chicago. Washington’s mother Bertha Washington was a well-known singer in the

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Colin Powell

Name at birth: Colin Luther Powell

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Logan, Rayford W. (1897-1982)

Leading 20th Century black historian Rayford Whittingham Logan was born on January 7, 1897 in Washington, D.C. to working class parents, Arthur C. and Martha Whittingham Logan. Rayford Logan spent his formative years in Washington, D.C. While in high school, he was taught by Carter

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Nov

4

1982

Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fight in the "Thrilla in Manilla". Ali wins.

Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fight in the Thrilla in Manilla. Ali wins.

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Sep

30

1975

De Blasio Promises Cuts To NYPD, Ends NYC Curfew

Mayor Bill De Blasio announced on Sunday that New York City would end its

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As The Nation Chants Her Name, Breonna Taylor's Family Grieves A Life 'Robbed'

Taylor Family

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Smith, Samuel J. (1922-1995)

Samuel J. Smith, a Washington State Legislator and Seattle City Councilmember was born on July 21, 1922, in Gibsland, Louisiana. Listening to speeches by Franklin Roosevelt broadcast on radio in the early 1930s persuaded young Smith that he wanted a future in

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Jul

21

1922

After the Underground Railroad: Finding the African North Americans who Returned from Canada

The Underground Railroad which fugitive slaves followed from the antebellum South to Canada is now a well-known story. But what of those who returned? In his ongoing research, University of Texas at El Paso historian Adam Arenson explores this little-known aspect of nineteenth- century African

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PNC Commits More Than $1 Billion To Help End Systemic Racism

The PNC Financial Services Group announced a commitment of more than $1 billion to help end systemic racism and support economic empowerment of African Americans and low- and moderate-income

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Brown, Ronald H. (1941-1996)

Described by President Bill Clinton as “one of the best advisors and the ablest people I ever knew,” Ron Brown was a leading American man of influence in the second half of the 20th Century who impressed Republicans and Democrats alike with his intellect and administrative

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LeBron James Shows Support for Black NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace After a Noose Was Found in his Garage

After hearing the news that there was a noose hanging in the garage of NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James expressed his support to

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Muhammad Ali defeats Sonny Liston

Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston for world heavyweight boxing championship.

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Feb

25

1964

Berry Gordy

Berry Gordy Jr. is the founder of Motown Records, the first black owned music label in the U.S. He was born on November 28, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan to Berry Gordy, Sr. and Bertha Fuller Gordy. He had seven other siblings and was the seventh of his eight siblings. He is a descendent of a white

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Nov

28

1929

Breonna Taylor's mother calls for peace amidst protest shooting

Louisville, Ky. (BNC)– Seven people were shot, with two critically injured, in Louisville during protests over the shooting death of EMT Breonna Taylor has raised a call for peace from her

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A Noose Was Found Inside Bubba Wallace’s Garage NASCAR Confirms

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Do Not Stand Silently

As I shared with Cone Health’s 12,000 employees on Friday, we cannot be silent while, across our country and here at home, people continue to be targeted and endangered based on their skin

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Change is a Movement and a Process

We protest the underinvestment in Black neighborhoods, the disparity in health outcomes, and the criminalization of Black

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The Urbanworld® Film Festival Announces 2015 Festival Slate

The 19th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival (www.urbanworld.org), presented by BET Networks(BET) with founding sponsor HBO, today announced all of the films that will be showcased. The nation’s largest competitive multicultural film festival will screen over 80 films and will take place September

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Major General Augustus L. Collins (U.S. Army, Ret.)

Augustus L. Collins (Major General, U.S. Army, Ret.) is the CEO of MINACT Inc., a Mississippi-based contractor that supports the U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Corps program in several states throughout the

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