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SAVE YOUR MONEY. DNA ANCESTRY HOAX EXPOSED
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Source: Black Past
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South Africa: Go Well Goldberg, You Put Up a Brave Fight Against Oppression
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Testimony: Shooter used racist slur as Arbery lay dying | The Atlanta Voice
In a hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence to proceed with a murder trial, the lead Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent in the case testified that Travis and Greg McMichael and a third man in another pickup, William “Roddie” Bryan, used their trucks to chase down and box in
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Source: The Atlanta Voice
(1963) Malcolm X, “Message to the Grassroots”
On December 10, 1963, while still the leading spokesman for the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X gave a speech at a rally in Detroit, Michigan.  That speech outlined his basic black nationalist philosophy and established him as a major critic of the civil rights movement.  The speech appears
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Source: Black Past
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10
1963
Terry Crews Responds to Backlash Over '#blacklivesbetter' Tweet and for Not Defending Gabrielle Union
Crews was on the show to address the intense backlash that he received after sending a tweet about Black Lives
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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information
If we stopped looking at Jesus Christ as white, would that help against white supremacy?
The head of the global Anglican Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, believes that the time is due for the western Christian tradition to reconsider its portrayal of Jesus Christ as a white
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Beyoncé Film Black Is King to Debut on Disney+ on July 31 (WATCH TRAILER)
Queen Beys Black Parade continues. And heading into July, she brings us the King. Black Is King, written, directed and executive produced by 24-time Grammy®
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Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS
Rona Rumble: Black Man Cracks White Man Over The Head With A Bottle During Bar Brawl
Another day, some more white folks have lost their minds. A video is making its rounds on social media highlighting a bar brawl that took place on Saturday (Jun.27) at an Arkansas bar that started over social distancing, according to witnesses.
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Source: The Urban Daily
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‘Karen’s Husband’ Investigated In Connecticut After Calling Himself ‘God’ And Calling Cops On Black Men
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Source: The Urban Daily
Why You Simply Can’t Say ‘Black Lives Matter’ Then Tout Misogynoir
A message to Black men about the connection between white supremacy, patriarchy, misogyny, and transphobia (i.e., the need to destroy it all).
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Source: Blavity News
Travis McMichael, Ahmaud Arbery’s Killer, Used The N-Word Over His Body As He Lay Dying
The white man who shot and murdered Ahmaud Arbery reportedly uttered the n-word over his dead body, according to a Georgia Bureau Investigator who testified during a preliminary hearing on Thursday, NBC News
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(1789) An Unknown Free Black Author Describes Slavery In 1789
We don’t know the name of one of the earliest orators against slavery. He was a West Indian who apparently was a former slave fortunate enough to be educated. He was also intimately familiar with slavery and the slave trade in that region. The themes and arguments advanced in this oration will be
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Source: Black Past
What I Just Learned About Black People In Early American History Blew My Mind
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Sharpton, Alfred Charles “Al” (1954- )
Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 3, 1954, Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr., is an American Baptist minister and political, social, and human rights advocate.  Known as “the Wonder Boy” as a youth, he was licensed and ordained as a Pentecostal minister and toured with the gospel singer
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Source: Black Past
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1954
(1867) John Sella Martin, A Speech Before the Paris Antislavery Conference
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Jamaica Governor General suspends use of Britains most senior Royal honors | New York Carib News
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen has suspended personal use of the controversial insignia of the Order of St Michael and St. George. It was founded in 1818 after the Napoleonic wars.
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Black Shirts: Klan-like Group Formed During Great Depression to Keep Blacks Unemployed
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GoFundMe Rejects Candace Owens’ Campaign For Racist Bar Owner Who Called George Floyd A ‘Thug’
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California Police Looking for White Couple who Vandalized Black Lives Matter Mural on July 4th
Share0 (Image: YouTube Screenshot) There are vandals loose in California and the police are searching for them! Police in California are looking for a white man and woman who vandalized
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Source: The Black Chronicle
(1964) Malcolm X, “The Ballot or the Bullet”
By March 1964, Malcolm X had broken with the Nation of Islam.  In the speech below, given on April 3, 1964 in Cleveland, he explains his departure and his reason for establishing a separation between his religion and his politics.  He also makes clear that those politics are still rooted in black
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Source: Black Past
Apr
3
1964
1 Person Killed, Another Injured After Shooter Fires on Breonna Taylor Protest in Louisville
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COMMENTARY: Law And Order And White Supremacy
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Source: The Orlando Advocate
George "Little Chocolate" Dixon betas Jack Skelly in New Orleans to win the worl
George Little Chocolate Dixon betas Jack Skelly in New Orleans to win the world featherweight title. While some African American citizens celebrate for two days, the New Orleans Times-Democrat says, It is a mistake to match a Negro and a white man ...to bring the races together on any terms of
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Do Not Stand Silently
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(1964) Fannie Lee Chaney, “Meridian Awakened”
Shortly after her son, James Chaney was murdered in Mississippi in the summer of 1964 along with Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, Fannie Lee Chaney gave an address in which she vowed to continue the struggle for racial justice in her home state.  She also announced that 12 year old Ben
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Source: Black Past
Kendrick Lamar Makes Billboard History After Good Kid, M.A.A.D City’ Spends 400 Weeks on the Charts
Kendrick Lamar has made US Billboard history. At 400 weeks on the charts, his second studio album and label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city, now []
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Beyoncé Film “Black Is King” to Debut on Disney+ on July 31 (WATCH TRAILER)
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