Sojourner Truth addressed the first Black Women's Rights Convention, Akron Ohio

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Minneapolis police arrest cop who knelt on George Floyd's neck

MINNEAPOLIS — The police officer seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday after three days of often-violent protests that resulted in fires and looting across parts of

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Actor Fred Willard Passes Away At 86

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The forgotten story of how 13 Black men broke the Navy’s toughest color barrier

Officer positions in the U.S. Navy had previously been off limits to black men, and these 16 enlistees had been summoned from training schools and shore installations across the United States to break that color

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Mayor's Milk Initiative to begin distributions | Dallas Weekly

Mayor Eric Johnson on Friday announced the planned sites and dates for the distribution of thousands of gallons of free milk through the Mayor’s Milk Initiative, a partnership with Borden Dairy, Dallas ISD, and local faith

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Stockpiling?

WASHINGTON–At least 22 states, including Oklahoma, have obtained a total of more than 10 million doses of malaria drugs to treat COVID-19 patients despite warnings from doctors that more tests are

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Kwame Kilpatrick denied early release from prison hit hard by COVID-19 outbreak

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Doll Creator Dr. Lisa Williams Has Laid Down Her Burdens and Is Living Her Dream

Featuring a broad cross-section of women who have distinguished themselves across a rich variety of careers, our Portraits of Power series is a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Black Enterprise, and of black

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Birth of Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth born a slave in Hurley, New York.

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Beaty, Powhatan (1837–1916) - Death

Powhatan Beaty died on December 6, 1916, in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the age of seventy-nine.

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1916

Supreme Court Hears Offender’s Court Costs Issue

A Montgomery County man was sentenced to prison until at least his mid-80s is challenging a trial judge’s decision not to waive his mandatory court costs, after concluding the man has to “take responsibility for his

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Pastor Darrell Scott: Trump is the 'most pro-Black president in my lifetime'

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Paul Laurence Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar , (born June 27, 1872, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.—died Feb. 9, 1906, Dayton), U.S. author whose reputation rests upon his verse and short stories written in black dialect. He was the first black writer in the U.S. to make a concerted attempt to live by his writings and one of the

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27

1872

African-American History Timeline: 1850 to 1859

The 1850s were a turbulent time in American history. For African-Americans—freed and enslaved— the decade was marked by great achievements as well as setbacks. For instance, several states established personal liberty laws to counter the negative impact of the Fugitive Slave Law of

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In Loving Memory of Dorothy Balenger Stanley

Dorothy Frances Balenger was born on August 11, 1927 to the union of Russell T. and Dorothy (nee: Adams) Balenger in

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Police looking for suspect in deadly 2019 east Columbus stabbing

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Police are looking for a suspect in a murder that happened in east Columbus in April of

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Ruby Dee - Birthday

She was born on October 27, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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27

1922

'Chemistry is Crazy': Angela Simmons Fans Claim Bow Wow Is the 'One' for Her After Watching This 'GUHH' Clip

In the “GUHH” clip, Simmons arrived at Bow Wow’s house to discuss a business venture when his alarm system went

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Locker, Jessie Dwight (1891-1955) - Birthday

Jessie Dwight Locker was born in College Hill (Cincinnati), Ohio on May 31, 1891 to Laban and Sarah Elizabeth Locker.

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Brandon McClain - 2019 Herman Zerger Veteran of the Year

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Montgomery County Recorder and Veteran

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Ida B’s Pulitzer - Both too late and right on time

Exactly one hundred and thirty-six years to the day after Ida B. Wells was thrown off a Chesapeake and Ohio railroad train, she was awarded a Pulitzer Prize special citation for her “outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans in the era of

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Detroit race riot of 1943

The Detroit race riot of 1943 took place in Detroit, Michigan, of the United States, from the evening of June 20 through the early morning of June 22. The race riot was ultimately suppressed by the use of 6,000 federal troops. It occurred in a period of dramatic population increase and social

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Jun

20

1943

Equal Protection Clause

The Equal Protection Clause is part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The clause, which took effect in 1868, provides that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the

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Trotter, William Monroe (1872-1934) - Birthday

William Trotter was born on April 7, 1872, in Chillicothe, Ohio.

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1872

Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth, born November 26, 1797 was an African American abolitionist and women’s right activist. She was born as Isabella to James who was an African captured from the Gold Coast and Elizabeth Baumfree. James and Elizabeth were bought by Colonel Hardenbergh from slave

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26

1797

Ed Bullins

Ed Bullins , (born July 2, 1935, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.), American playwright, novelist, poet, and journalist who emerged as one of the leading and most prolific dramatists of black theatre in the

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1935

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee , byname of Ruby Ann Wallace (born October 27, 1922, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.—died June 11, 2014, New Rochelle, New York), American actress and social activist who was known for her pioneering work in African American theatre and film and for her outspoken civil rights

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Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey; c. February 1818 [4] – February 20, 1895) was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in

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Editorial Commentary: Trump Cheers on Governors, Ignores WH Guidelines | Afro

While individual states’ decisions to move more quickly than recommended under the White House guidelines are regularly discussed during coronavirus task force meetings, those decisions are not seen as defiant toward the Trump administration, the official

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COVID-19 data sharing with law enforcement sparks concern

“The information could actually have a chilling effect that keeps those already distrustful of the government from taking the COVID-19 test and possibly accelerate the spread of the disease,” the Tennessee Black Caucus said in

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