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(2008) Senator Barack Obama, "A More Perfect Union"
Controversial remarks drawn from the sermons of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, an unpaid campaign advisor to Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama, and his pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, emerged as a lingering issue in the 2008 presidential campaign.  On March
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Ice T
Tracy Marrow, better known as Ice T is mostly celebrated for his rap songs concerning street life & violence. He has been an influential figure for the gangster rap genre. Highly controversial songs such as Cop Killer brought much fame to Ice T. He also pursued a career in acting, his most
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16
1958
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963: One Participant Remembers
In the account below Edith Lee-Payne recalls the day she was photographed as a 12 year old participant in the March on Washington, and the curious history of that photograph through
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(1974) Congresswoman Barbara Jordan's Statement: The Richard Nixon Impeachment Hearings
Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan was selected to give the Opening Statement to the House Judiciary Committee on July 25, 1974, as it began its momentous proceedings on the Impeachment of President Richard Nixon. Her statement appears
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PRESS ROOM: U.S. Bank Offers Financial Support and Demonstrates Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March
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'Twilight' Actor Gregory Tyree Boyce Dies At 30
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Social Justice Learning Institute works to empower youth
Today, he still considers himself on the front lines as the founder and executive director of the Social Justice Learning Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the education, health, and well being of youth and communities of color by empowering them to enact social change
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'Lady, I’m Not like These Other Folk': Gabrielle Union's 'Shady Baby' Pays Her No Mind While Attempting the Fruit Snack Challenge
Actress Gabrielle Union is back at with her antics involving daughter Kaavia James Wade and the latest social media craze: the fruit snack
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Marshall and Dutchin among featured artistes on regional unity song
Guyanese Timeka Marshall and Adrian Dutchin are among 25 artistes from 14 Caribbean countries who have joined their voices for a song to give hope during the current
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Desecration of Priceless Forests in Sierra Leone Halted by Coronavirus
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GirlTrek Brings #DaughtersOf Coretta Scott King and Betty Shabazz Together for 1st-Ever Public Conversation this Friday
On Friday, May 15th, GirlTrek’s #DaughtersOf LIVE discussions continue with Dr. Bernice A. King and Ilyasah Shabazz uniting for a first-ever public conversation on their families’ legacies, debunking the myths that have followed them and sharing the lessons they learned from their legendary mothers
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Chris Rock
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Uganda: Bicycle Ambulance Excites Residents in Jinja
Residents of Bujagali village in Budondo Sub County in Jinja District were thrilled by a modified bicycle as an alternative ambulance to assist in transportation of sick patients to health
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Schools, Health Face Deep Cuts In California’s $203 Billion Budget
Gov. Gavin Newsom revised California’s budget down to $203 billion Thursday as the coronavirus pandemic batters the state with record job losses and
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Two Kansas City officers charged for assaulting black Transgender woman
Kansas City, Mo. – Two police officers in Kansas City, Mo., have been charged with the assault of a black transgender woman while arresting her in May
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Imagining Breonna; Say her name...
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Beijing – The Chinese virology institute at the centre of US allegations it may have been the source of the Covid-19 pandemic has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, but none match the new global contagion, its director has
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(1993) Clarence Thomas, “The New Intolerance - Law Day Address”
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NEW YORK (AP) — A tribute to Andre Harrell, the influential music executive who discovered Sean “Diddy” Combs and died earlier this month, will air
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COVID-19 — My Personal Battle from a Positive to a Negative Result
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Uganda: Court Awards Shs75m to Woman Shot By Stray Bullet
Ms Grace Nabwami, a Makerere University Business School (MUBS) graduate who was hit by a stray bullet fired by a police officer in Kabalagala, a Kampala suburb seven years ago, has been awarded Shs75million as compensation for the injuries she
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The Bernie Mac Show
The Bernie Mac Show (often shortened to Bernie Mac in syndication) is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001, to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sisters three kids: Jordan, Vanessa, and
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(1797) Abraham Johnstone, “Address To The People Of Color”
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The Tie Breaker Ruling in Perspective: A Plaintiff Looks Back on the Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decision of 2007
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Beyond health issues, justice is the most serious item on our national agenda | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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