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Richmond rids itself of another statue | Dallas Weekly

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African Americans in Tennessee

African Americans are among the largest ethnic groups in the state of Tennessee, making up 17% of the states population in 2010.[1] African Americans arrived in the region prior to statehood. They lived both as slaves and as free citizens with restricted rights up to the Civil War. The state, and

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(1879) John Mercer Langston, “The Exodus: The Causes Which Led The Colored People of the South to Leave Their Homes – The Lesson

? In 1879 an unanticipated migration of nearly seven thousand African Americans from Mississippi and Louisiana to Kansas prompted a debate among national black leaders. Frederick Douglass thought it unwise that black women and men would leave the South. John Mercer Langston disagreed. As in this

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Polls, increased subventions for local gov’t organs among priorities for Dharamlall’s ministry - Stabroek News

Holding local government elections and an increase in subventions being provided to municipalities and Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) have been announced as being among the top priorities of the Ministry of Local Government under the new

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South Africa: Lifting Lockdown - a Double-Edged Sword for Public Safety?

Analysis - South Africa's first levels of lockdown substantially reduced violent crime, making it one of the few countries in the world to record fewer deaths overall as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in that period. But what are the likely long-term effects of the pandemic and our responses to

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A Look At The Navy's New Report On Racial Bias : NPR

The Navy has come out with its long-awaited report on racial bias. Despite critics saying the effort feels watered down, Navy leadership says they intend to create lasting change.

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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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The Student Loan Crisis Is a Racial Inequality Issue

Spoiler alert: Having intergenerational wealth helps a lot Continue reading on ZORA »

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Mississippians can't breathe while confederate symbols of hate are validated by Governor Tate Reeves leadership

Nor can Mississippians breathe while confederate symbols of hate are validated through state holidays and the leadership of the State of

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‘Mini Murals’ designed to bring awareness to human trafficking in Houston - DefenderNetwork.com

A new public art installation in greater Northside Houston is aimed at raising awareness of and providing resources to victims and witnesses of human trafficking. Part of UP Art Studio'sMini Muralsprogram, with funding through the city of Houston, the murals — highly colorful and visible from the

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Coast Guard hero Charles W. David Jr rescued 93 crew members in icy water, and then died - Face2Face Africa

Two hundred and thirty-one thousand men and 10,000 women served in the Coast Guardduring World War II. Of these, 1,918 gave their lives in service, and Charles Walter David Jr. was one of them. Born in 1917 and lived in New York, David joined the United States Coast Guard at a time the service

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COVID Relief Funds: How To Get Rent Assistance - Milwaukee Community Journal

As businesses have opened up some Americans have gone back to work, others have filed unemployment, and some have neither. What is that like? Well during the waiting process for unemployment, what’s meant to be a 30 day process, turns to months of waiting. The scare of contracting the disease, has

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Pelosi orders removal of Confederate portraits from Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she is ordering the removal from the Capitol of portraits honoring four previous House speakers who served in the

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Air Force Won-derful: Museum’s Flight Legends Captured in Fly-By Footage – The Wilmington Journal

Ohio, USA — Now, you can take a tour of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, and look at the rare aircraft in its various galleries, through this drone footage. [...]

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Iran Issues Arrest Warrant for Donald Trump, Says It Will Prosecute Him Even After Presidency Ends

Iran is seeking to arrest President Donald Trump for his role in ordering drone strikes that killed an Iranian general as he was visiting Baghdad []

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Ship Carrying 1 Tonne of Cocaine Busted on New African Drug Route | Africanews

Busted at the Sea

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General William T. Sherman's Special Field Order No. 15 (1865)

On January 16, 1865, Union General William T. Sherman issued Special Field Order No. 15 which confiscated as Federal property a strip of coastal land extending about 30 miles inland from the Atlantic and stretching from Charleston, South Carolina 245 miles south to Jacksonville, Florida. The order

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Confederate Flag Protest

In Montgomery, Alabama, Thomas Reed, president of the Alabama chapter of the NAACP, was arrested after he and 11 others attempted to strike a Confederate flag flying atop the state capitol building.

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Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State

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Black Alabama man against the removal of Confederate monuments - TheGrio

What in the Clayton Bigsby hell is this? An Alabama man trended on social media when he was interviewed about... View Article The post Black Alabama man against the removal of Confederate monuments appeared first on TheGrio.

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Morris, Morris W. / Lewis Morrison (1845-1906)

Lewis Morrison was one of the most prominent stage actors of his time. He was best known worldwide for his portrayal of “Mephistopheles” in Faust. He was also the first black Jewish officer to serve during the Civil

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Cuban migrants repatriated by US Coast Guard | New York Carib News

The United States Coast Guard said on Thursday that it has repatriated eight Cuban migrants to their native land after they were interdicted off the Florida Keys.

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'Gone With The Wind' Returns To HBO Max With New Introduction

'Gone With The Wind' Returns To HBO Max With New Introduction

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US jobless claims fall to 547,000, another pandemic low

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandemic struck and a further encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the strength of an improving job market. The Labor Department

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Thomas Jennings

Thomas Jennings stands in history as a noteworthy figure for being the first Black person to ever receive a patent, but his life should serve as an example of what was, and what could have been, for Black people in the earliest years of the United

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College Football Star Threatened Boycott Over Coach's Support For Far-Right Channel

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LJP to field first MP for three-party list - Stabroek News

The Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) will field the first parliamentary representative for the seat awarded to its

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The United States Colored Troops (1863-1865)

The United States Colored Troops (USCT) was the designation given to the approximately 175 regiments of non-white soldiers that served during the Civil War. The troops were primarily African American, but Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders were all included within the

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Procurement and Asset Disposal Act No. 19 of 2015 Circulated for feedback

The Department of Finance is preparing for the implementation of the Procurement and Asset Disposal Act No. 19 of 2015. The Procurement & Asset Disposal Act will repeal the Procurement and Stores Regulations (Statutory Instrument No. 37 of

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William Tecumseh Sherman occupied Atlanta. In series of battles around Chaffins Farm in suburb of Richmond, Black troops captured entrenchments at New Market Heights, made gallant but unsuccessful assault on Fort Gilmer and helped repulse Confederate counterattack on Fort Harrison. Thirty-ninth

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