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Chicago violence sparks war of words between Trump, mayor : TheGrio
CHICAGO (AP) — The war of words between Chicago’s mayor and President Donald Trump escalated after a weekend when 12... View Article The post Chicago violence sparks war of words between Trump, mayor appeared first on TheGrio.
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Poll: 3-in-4 Voters, Majority of Black Americans Oppose Tearing Down Mount Rushmore - African American News Today - EIN News
. voters, including a majority of black Americans, oppose the tearing down of . By a 56-percent majority, black Americans said they oppose tearing down Jefferson — including 54 percent of black Americans, 78 percent of white Americans
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Streaming On Disney Plus: Hamilton - Carolina Peacemaker
If history classes were this entertaining, there would be lines around the block to get in. For many, Hamilton is an enigma. It was the toast of Broadway. Attention-grabbing scenes were performed during the Tony Awards Show. But if you weren’t willing to spend a fortune for tickets, you‘ve probably
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Trump denounces, rails against protesters in Mount Rushmore speech
On the eve of Independence Day in America, President Donald Trump gave a speech at the foot of Mount Rushmore. His speech was more about the protection of monuments and statues than about uniting the country during a time of racial unrest. With several thousand attendees at the South Dakota
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Oliver Cromwell, soldier in the Revolutionary War, receives an honorable discharge and the Badge of Merit from George Washington
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Barbara Jordan Quotes: African American Congresswoman
Barbara Jordan, born and raised in a Houston, Texas, ghetto, became active in politics working for John F. Kennedys presidential campaign in 1960. She served in the Texas House of Representatives and in the Texas Senate. Barbara Jordan was the first black woman to be elected to the Texas
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These African artistes made Barack Obama’s 2020 summer playlist - Face2Face Africa
Barack Obama is continuing his annual ritual of sharing his favorite tunes to his followers on social media. As usual, this year’s playlist – which features a smorgasbord of artistes across the globe – is spot on and shows he truly has a great music taste. “Over the past few months, I’ve spent
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George Washington University professor pretended she was Black for over a decade - Face2Face Africa
An African-American history professor at George Washington University, Jessica Krug, confessed that she has been posing as a Black woman for over a decade even though she is in actual fact, Caucasian. Krug, 38, revealed in a post on Medium on Thursday that she had deceived friends and colleagues
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Celebration of eugenicist with 'major flaws' protected for now - African American News Today - EIN News
<p><img width="350" height="219" src="/media/8725519/margaret-sanger_350x219.jpg" alt="Margaret Sanger" class="ImageFloatRight"/>If statues of our slave-owning Founding Fathers can be yanked down by a mob, what about a feminist icon who wanted to stop blacks from reproducing?</p>
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5 Years After Its Debut, Hamilton Airs On Disney+ To A Nuanced Response
A whole new audience is debating the legacy of America's overlooked Founding Father.
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2020 US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: It’s going to be one heckuva roller-coaster ride until the US polls in November - African American News Today - EIN News
American presidential elections have sometimes been much more fraught with complications and intrigue than the anodyne version of some history books. The 2020 edition already looks like it may become a distillation of all the versions of chaos possibly drawn from the past, along with a couple o...
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The Electoral College’s Anti-Black Bias, Explained
The Electoral College remains a system born from white supremacy that will likely continue to operate in a racially discriminatory fashion.
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Should Statues Of Historic Figures With Complicated Pasts Be Taken Down?
David Greene talks to Manisha Sinha, professor of American history at the University of Connecticut, about the recent toppling of non-Confederate statues like those of George
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White Professor Who Faked Blackness Quits George Washington University Position
Jessica Krug went by a phony Black identity for years.
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How Mt. Vernon's History Is Being Retold : NPR
The history of George Washington's plantation is being retold to focus on the people who were enslaved there.
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George Washington Murray was elected to Congress by South Carolina, 1895
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Hall of Fame Baseball Great Claudell Washington, 65
Claudell Washington, a two-time Major League Baseball All-Star and World Series champion died Wednesday at the age of 65, losing a three year battle with prostate
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… , Suntree Trump’s record with Black Americans Manipulation of facts, half-truths …
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Wear the damn mask! | Afram News
The biggest problem that we have with COVID -19 is that it can be transmitted asymptomatically by people. You don’t know who has it. You don’t know if you have it or not. When you’re out and about and around people, you need to wear a mask, so you don’t unwittingly spread it to somebody else.
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(1984) Rev. Jesse Jackson, “The Rainbow Coalition”
In 1984 Rev. Jesse Jackson campaigned for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency. Although he entered the Democratic convention at San Francisco with little hope of winning, his appeals on behalf of the dispossessed of America whom he characterized as the Rainbow Coalition, ensured that his
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Monuments and Statues Are Falling. But What Comes Next?
TIERRA AMARILLA, N.M. (AP) — The dusty town of Tierra Amarilla perches in the shadows of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Here, five decades ago, this poor northern New Mexico community saw one of the most violent clashes in civil rights history when armed Mexican American ranchers raided
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Virginia's Energy Kingpin Could Finally Face A Reckoning Over Race
Dominion CEO Thomas Farrell's history of railroading Black communities and glorifying the Confederacy is under new scrutiny after the demise of his controversial pipeline.
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Columbia University to take down slave owner's name from dorm - Face2Face Africa
In a statement to the school’s community last week, the president of Columbia University, Lee C. Bollinger, announced the institution will rename a dormitory that was named in honor of a slave owner. Bard Hall, which was opened in 1931, was named for the 18th-century physician Samuel Bard. The
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Collins, George Washington (1925-1972)
Born on March 5, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, George Washington Collins graduated from Waller High School and immediately joined the United States Army in 1943 at the age of 18.  He rose to the rank of sergeant and was discharged in 1946.  Collins attended the Central Y.M.C.A. College in
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Presidents Have A Long History Of Condescension, Indifference And Outright Racism Towards Black Americans - Blavity
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Presidential Candidate Joe Biden, a Moral Colossus. : ThyBlackMan
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Ask A Slave is a satirical web series based on the actress’ time working as a living history character at the popular historic site, George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Starring Azie Dungey as Lizzie Mae and directed by Jordan Black. All questions and interactions are based on true events.
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George Washington Professor Who Reportedly Faked Being Black Resigns
The university says Jessica A. Krug has quit, effective immediately, after a blog post published under her name said she had assumed various Black identities even though she is a white woman.
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Muslim Journal Newswire Welcome to the 2020 Census The United States Census is upon us and set to close on September 30, 2020. Households received official Census Bureau mail withttps://my2020census.gov/ detailed information on how to respond to the 2020 Census online, by phone, or by mail. In
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