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One of the first things I heard from Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican Senator, was a plan for a study of 18
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Civil Rights Movement Timeline From 1951 to 1959
Civil Rights Movement Timeline From 1951 to 1959
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Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Demanding Better Conditions in Broward County Jail
BROWARD, FL – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Florida and the Disability Rights Florida filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of individuals being held in dangerous conditions in Broward County Jail that threaten to speed the spread of the coronavirus among prisoners and
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Cuban medics in Guinea-Bissau to bolster COVID-19 combat
A Cuban medical brigade arrived in Guinea-Bissau to assist in the fight against
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PAHO chief urges Caribbean to prepare to manage COVID-19 for next two years
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) — Director of the Pan American Health Organisation, Dr Carissa F Etienne is urging Caribbean countries as well as those in the Americas to prepare to manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic closely for the next two
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MTN partners with UN-backed mobile virus tracker set to reach over 600 million in Africa
The United Nations is partnering with Africa-focused wireless carriers including MTN Group and Orange SA on a mobile-data platform that delivers coronavirus-related information around the
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Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first federal civil rights legislation since 1875. The bill established a civil rights commission and a civil rights division in the Justice Department. It also gave the Justice Department authority to seek injunctions against voting rights
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29
1957
Common Launches the '#WeMatterToo' Campaign to Get Early Release for Inmates as Pandemic Ravages Prisons
He made that point while launching a new campaign called “#WeMatterToo” on Wednesday, May 13, through his criminal justice reform organization Imagine
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Major mangrove restoration project coming for Clarendon
As countries look towards a post-COVID-19 future and consider options for supporting economic, environmental and social sustainability, plans are under way for the ‘Blue Carbon Restoration in southern Clarendon, Jamaica’ project, which will seek to restore over 1,000 hectares of degraded mangrove
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Why governments should not be deeming in-person worship essential
The question for civil authorities should be to what extent does their responsibility for public safety empower them to limit peoples’ religious free
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Bandung Conference, 1955
The Afro-Asian Conference, known generally as the Bandung Conference, was to that date the largest gathering of Asian and African nations.  On April 18 to 24, 1955, twenty-nine representatives of nations from Africa and Asia came together in Bandung, Indonesia, to promote African and Asian economic
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Brazil coronavirus toll hits 50,000
Brazil registered its 50,000th death from the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, underlining Latin America's desperate struggle to contain the disease, as Europe's gradual emergence from lockdown was marked by Spain reopening its
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Minnesota Governor Activates National Guard Amid Protests Over George Floyd's Death
Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday signed an executive order activating the Minnesota National Guard to help restore peace following days of furor over a video showing a white police officer holding his knee on the neck of a black man who
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Obama Emerges as Central Figure in 2020 Presidential Race
In recent days, Trump and his allies have aggressively pushed conspiracy theories about Obama designed to fire up the president’s conservative base, taint Biden by association and distract from the glut of grim health and economic news from the coronavirus
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Donald Trump Trump Signs Order on Police Reform
WASHINGTON (AP) — Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that he said would encourage better police
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Smith, Charles Z. (1927-2016)
On July 18, 1988, Charles Z. Smith became the first African American to serve on the Washington Supreme Court.  He was appointed to the court by Washington’s then Governor Booth Gardner and was subsequently elected to his position on the court for a two-year term in 1988.  Justice Smith was elected
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De Blasio On Shifting $1 Billion From NYPD: 'We Think It's The Right Thing To Do'
De Blasio On Shifting $1 Billion From NYPD: 'We Think It's The Right Thing To
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University Of California System To Eliminate SAT, ACT Requirements For Admissions | HuffPost
The University of California system will no longer require SAT or ACT standardized test scores as part of its college admissions process, a decision that could have major implications for admissions to other
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Civil Rights Groups ‘Pause’ On Facebook Ads | Afro
Several civil rights and other advocacy groups are calling on large advertisers to stop Facebook ad campaigns during July because they say the social network isn’t doing enough to curtail racist and violent content on its
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White, Portia (1911-1968)
Portia White was the first Afro-Canadian singer trained only in Canada to reach an international stage. As an African-Canadian, her popularity helped to open previously closed doors for talented blacks who
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In Haiti, coronavirus spreads in slums, showing challenge for Latin America
Clermont’s plight is shared by many in Haiti and, more broadly, across the Caribbean and Latin
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Newswire : Trump says he’ll deploy military to states if they don’t stop violent protests
Escalating his rhetoric during a period of roiling national crises, President Trump on Monday threatened to deploy the U.S. military to cities or states that don’t take “necessary” actions to halt violent protests, saying the armed forces will “quickly solve the problem for
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50 Years After MLK, Pastors Lead A New Poor People's March
Organizers of Saturday’s online assembly have deliberately modeled it after King’s 1968 Poor People’s Campaign ― echoing not just his title but also his
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Latin America’s airline apocalypse signals a future with weak competition
SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Bankrupt LATAM Airlines and Avianca Holdings are dramatically retrenching their once grand ambitions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing competition in Latin America as they mull once-unthinkable cooperation with
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Obama Emerges As Central Figure In 2020 Presidential Race
In recent days, Trump and his allies have aggressively pushed conspiracy theories about Obama designed to fire up the president’s conservative base, taint Biden by association and distract from the glut of grim health and economic news from the coronavirus
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Who Is Black In America (Full Show, No Commercials)
Great show that touches on a MAJOR issue that effects far more people than the few that are willing to admit
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Barr, Epsy Campbell (1963- )
Epsy Campbell Barr is a black Costa Rican politician and trained economist.  In 2000 she became one of the founders of the Citizen’s Action Party (CAP), a group of leftist politicians who challenged the then ruling political party.  She later ran for President of Costa Rica in 2010 and 2014 under
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1963
Police Researcher: Officers Have Similar Biases Regardless Of Race
Police Researcher: Officers Have Similar Biases Regardless Of Race
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Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Released From US Prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen was released from federal prison Thursday to serve the remainder of his sentence at home, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated
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Swift firings for Minneapolis officers in death of African-American man
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To the general public, the video of a white police officer pressing his knee into the neck of a black man prone on the street, crying out for help until he finally stopped moving, was
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