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(1857) Abraham Lincoln, “The Dred Scott Decision and Slavery,"

? The Dred Scott Decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857 was supposed to end the decades-long debate about slavery in the United States. It did just the opposite, inflaming passions particularly in the North. In the follow speech, Abraham Lincoln, then a private citizen, p

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Roy Ottoway Wilkins (August 30, 1901 – September 8, 1981) was a prominent activist in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s.[1] [2] Wilkins most notable role was in his leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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27% of black voters agree: African Americans that back Trump ‘ain’t black’: Poll

Turns out that likely Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden’s controversial assertion — which he has since walked back — that black voters who cast their ballot for President Trump “ain’t black” is spot on for more than a quarter of black

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Union Files Complaint Against NBC, ‘America’s Got Talent’ | Afro

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gabrielle Union filed a complaint Thursday with the state of California against NBC and the producers of “America’s Got Talent,” the latest move in a fight over her allegations that she was fired for objecting to an on-set environment that tolerated

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Solange Calls Out Kentucky Governor and Louisville Mayor for Not Arresting Cops In Breonna Taylor's Death

But not the ones in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but those in Louisville, Kentucky, for the way they’re handling Breonna

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We shouldn't try to hold Biden hostage on black woman running mate

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Former Obama Campaign Staffer Karine Jean-Pierre Joins Biden Campaign

Former Obama Campaign Staffer Karine Jean-Pierre Joins Biden Jean-Pierre, who previously worked for Barack Obama's campaign, joined former VP Joe Biden's campaign

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Johnson, Eddie Bernice (1935- )

An early career in health care led to political aspirations for Eddie Bernice Johnson, culminating in her current position representing Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is an advocate for women, children, and human

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Biden’s VP List Narrows | Afro

By BILL BARROW and JULIE PACE, Associated Press

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Claudette Colvin

Claudette Colvin was an important figure in the civil rights movement. She was born on September 5, 1939. At birth, she was adopted by C. P. Colvin and Mary Anne Colvin, who lived in a poor neighborhood in Montgomery, Alabama. This was a time of intense racial divide, and Colvin was a victim of it

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1955

The Black Lives Matter Movement and a Breakthrough Deal Boost a Black Winemaker’s Business

Two tough years in the making, there were days when Longevity founder Phil Long, 60, wasn’t sure the marriage of his small business, one of the nation’s few certified black-owned wineries, with Bronco Wine Co., one of the largest wine producers in the U.S., would

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African-American businesses

African-American businesses, also known as black-owned businesses or black businesses, originated in the days of slavery before 1865. Emancipation and civil rights permitted businessmen to operate inside the American legal structure starting in the Reconstruction Era (1863–77) and afterwards. By

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Why Americans Are Praying During The Coronavirus Pandemic

More recent research on this issue isn’t available, but the Pew findings indicate the pandemic was already shaping Americans’ prayers even in the early stages of its

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(1963) Josephine Baker, “Speech at the March on Washington”

Josephine Baker is remembered by most people as the flamboyant African American entertainer who earned fame and fortune in Paris in the 1920s. Yet through much of her later life, Baker became a vocal opponent of segregation and discrimination, often initiating one-woman protests against racial

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Louisville Police Chief Announces Retirement After His Officers ‘Executed’ Breonna Taylor

The police chief at the center of a scandal involving his officers shooting and killing an unarmed Black woman in her own home has unexpectedly announced he will be calling it

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Williams, Vanessa (1963- )

Vanessa Lynn Williams was born in Tarrytown, New York on March 18, 1963. She is the daughter of Helen and the late Milton Williams who were music teachers. She has a younger brother, Christopher, who is also an actor. Williams was the first African American woman to win the Miss America title on

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Distant Whistles, Muted Flutes: Ada Wright in Glasgow, 1932

In the following account writer Irene Brown recalls through her fathers photo the visit of Ada Wright, mother to Roy and Andy Wright, two of the nine Scottsboro Boys accused of rape in 1931. Her account appears

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Meghan Markle Addresses Death Of George Floyd In Heartfelt Graduation Address

Meghan Markle addressed the police killing of George Floyd as she delivered a virtual graduation speech to her old

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Bessie Coleman, African American Woman Pilot

Known for: pioneer in aviation; first African American woman with a pilots license, first African American woman to fly a plane; first American with an international pilots

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African Company / African Grove Theatre

The African Company was the first known black theatre troupe. In 1816, William Henry Brown (1815-1884), a retired West Indian steamship steward, acquired a house on Thomas Street in lower Manhattan, New York. He offered a variety of instrumental and vocal entertainments on Sunday afternoons in his

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Pittsburgh Journalists And Mayor Support Black Reporter Pulled From Covering Protests

A black reporter from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was told she could not cover the city’s protests over the death of George Floyd because of a tweet, and now dozens of her colleagues, fellow journalists, her union and even the city’s mayor are speaking out in support of

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Pastry Fork Invented

The pastry fork was invented by a black woman, Ms. Anna M. Mangin.

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Hunter, Alberta (1895-1984)

Alberta Hunter was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but left for Chicago, Illinois at age 11 after her father died. She peeled potatoes in a boarding house until she could find a job singing blues, the first opportunity was at a Chicago brothel, as entertainment for the prostitutes and their

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The Color Purple (film)

The Color Purple is a 1985 American period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Menno Meyjes, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alice Walker. It was Spielbergs eighth film as a director, and was a change from the summer blockbusters for which he had

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Biden Hires Karine Jean-Pierre As Senior Adviser Amid Push To Engage Black Voters

Biden has already had an advantage with Black voters in the primary elections, especially over his former opponent Bernie

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Creating Emotional and Financial Wellness for Trauma Affected Entrepreneurs During COVID-19 | Afro

[BALTIMORE, MD, May 21, 2020— ] On May 30, from 11am-2pm Heal-A-Preneur will host a virtual summit to include: a panel of entrepreneurs affected by trauma, access to community sponsors who provide coping/healing techniques and alternatives for trauma affected persons, breakout sessions with

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Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce Partners with First United Bank to Help Re-Open Black-Owned Businesses Damaged in Downtown Dallas Protests (press release)

DALLAS, Texas, June 2, 2020 – – The Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce (DBCC) is proud to announce its partnership with DBCC member, First United Bank, to support Black entrepreneurs dealing with damage to their businesses that occurred during the protest on Friday, May

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A Community in Action: Residents Gather to Clean, Repair, and Rebuild Neighborhoods Hit Hardest by Looters.

The hard-working residents of neighborhoods severely impacted by the looting of businesses over the past few days came out in a beautiful display of community, strength, and

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Groups partner to reopen Black-owned businesses damaged during protests

The Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce has partnered with one of its members, First United Bank, to support Black entrepreneurs dealing with damage to their businesses that occurred during the protest on May

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Privileged White Moms Are Exposed In Facebook Group After ‘Racist’ George Floyd Comments

On May 30, after the repeated backlash against UES Mommas, Addy Spriggle, a 38-year-old resident on the Upper East Side, asked the group’s administrator Lindsey Plotnick Berger to consider adding a Black

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