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Bob Gibson
Born on November 9, 1935 during the time of the Great Depression and World War II, Bob Gibson was the youngest amongst seven siblings whose father had died of tuberculosis before Bob Gibson’s birth. Even though Gibson was born in Nebraska’s biggest city, Omaha, the family was struck by poverty and
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Stand up for righteousness sake
Dr. G. Gregg Murray, senior pastor of Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church Dear Editor: I am unapologetically a black man and I will not be silent as black people are being hatefully targeted as prey. I will not stand idly by as racists declare open season on black people. I fear no man. I will []
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Ava DuVernay, Colin Kaepernick Joining Forces to Produce Netflix Series on His Formative Years
One is an activist whose instrument of choice is a camera. The other went from diving into the end zone as a quarterback to diving headfirst into
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‘This Is Us’ Child Star On Scary Police Encounters And Being Falsely Accused of Stealing
“My life matters, but does it?”
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Shemar Moore Refuses To ‘Denounce The Other Side’ Of Him Amid Discussions On Race and Identity
The actor shares his thoughts about his biracial parentage.
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Colin Kaepernick & Ava DuVernay Team Up With Netflix For Dramatic Series On His High School Years
Colin Kaepernick is known for using his platform and voice to speak up for others, but with his latest venture, he's giving fans a glimpse of his road to
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A Marxist Scholar Analyzes the American Legal System
In the following article Professor Malik Simba, an historian at California State University, Fresno describes his professional and personal odyssey that led to the writing of his book, Black Marxism and American Constitutionalism: From the Colonial Background through the Ascendancy of Barack
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Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick developing Netflix series on his high school years - TheGrio
Netflix has announced Colin in Black White, a new scripted six-part series created by Colin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay. The limited series will be narrated by Kaepernick and centers around his high school years as a Black child adopted into a white family. The project promises meaningful insight
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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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Anderson .Paak & Jay Rock - Lockdown
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Social Movements Throughout History Prove Change Takes Time
The Bus Boycott took a year; don’t get tired yetContinue reading on ZORA »
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Being Black In America Today: Share Your Experience : NPR
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It’s #BlackoutDay2020, Here Is What You Need Know About The Economic Call To Action
Tuesday (Jul.7) marks the arrival of Blackout Day 2020. The economic protest started by Calvin Martyr and is a call to action urging Black people across the country to not spend their money except with Black-owned businesses only.
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Meet the Expectant Mother | Afro
AFRO: With the COVID-19 pandemic is this experience with pre-natal preparation any different than with your first
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Ava DuVernay Is Bringing Colin Kaepernicks Inspiring Story To Netflix
Ava DuVernay is bringing more necessary content to Netflix show. Shes apparently developing a new show centered on the high school years of Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback-turned-activist, who came under
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Milwaukee County declares Juneteenth Day an official holiday
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson announced on Monday, June 15, 2020, Executive Order #20-15, which makes Juneteenth Day an official holiday in Milwaukee County. Beginning this year, Milwaukee County will officially recognize this important day
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Snoop Dogg Performs Tribute To Kobe Bryant For Virtual ESPY Awards
NBA legend, Kobe Bryant, was honored during the 2020 ESPY Awards on Sunday evening (June 22) nearing the five month anniversary of his untimely death in a fatal helicopter
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Teyana Taylor On Maintaining A Stress-Free Pregnancy During Racial Tensions
Not only did her new project The Album just drop generating positive reviews, but she’s also expecting her second daughter with husband Iman
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The Unbearable Grief Of Black Mothers | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.vox.com By A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez  Between Covid-19 and police brutality, the burden of grief is yet another risk to Black mothers’ health. When one of us loses a child, all of us feel that hurt; vicarious trauma is an integral aspect of Black motherhood. My grandmother raised children
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Spike Lee Supports The Removal Of Confederate Monuments: F-ck That Flag
Spike Lee Supports The Removal Of Confederate Monuments: "“F-ck That Flag"
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Apple acquires Will Smiths Emancipation in largest film festival deal ever
Apple Studios has secured global rights to Will Smith’s slave drama Emancipation, in a historic festival acquisition deal worth over $100 million. The film package with director Antoine Fuqua attached was brought to the Virtual Cannes market last week. After a heated bidding war with seven other
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Actor Nathan Davis Jr. sues United Airlines for $10M for racial profiling - TheGrio
Nathan Davis Jr. from Marvel’s Runaways and Snowfall filed a lawsuit this week alleging he was kicked off an airplane last December after a flight attendant falsely accused him of possessing a gun, in what the actor believes was a racially motivated incident. READ MORE: Jada Pinkett Smith denies
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Hundreds to March Throughout Controversial Mt. Greenwood Neighborhoods for Justice and Peace | Chicago Defender
(Chicago, IL) – Early Walker- Owner of Walker and McFarland Funeral Services- will along with Bishop Larry Trotter, Chicago Comedian Damon Williams, Activist Andrew Holmes, and other Chicago celebrities will lead hundreds of peace marchers throughout Chicago’s infamous Mount Greenwood neighborhood
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Michigan billboard calls out police for racial profiling : TheGrio
The Livonia Police Department has responded to a billboard in Redford, Michigan, accusing them of racially profiling Black drivers. The... View Article The post Michigan billboard calls out police for racial profiling appeared first on TheGrio.
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Blood On The Leaves and Blood At The Roots | Afro
By Dr. Kaye Whitehead Special to the AFRO Southern trees, Billie Holiday once sang, bear strange fruit, and when this happens, blood is on the leaves and blood is at the roots. Everything should close when an unarmed Black person gets killed in this country. All movements, in all
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Images of Brutality Against Black People Spur Racial Trauma
(AP) Since Wanda Johnson’s son was shot and killed by a police officer in Oakland, California, 11 years ago, she has watched video after video of similar encounters between Black people and police. Each time, she finds herself reliving the trauma of losing her son, Oscar Grant, who was shot to
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Black Lives Matter: Ending the Racism Pandemic
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Mississippi election commissioner complains the Blacks are registering to vote - DefenderNetwork.com
An election commissioner in Mississippi claims her intent wasn’t to be racist despite posting on Facebook that she was concerned because “the Blacks” are having lots of voter registration events. According to a report from the Clarion Ledger, Jones County election commissioner Gail Harrison Welch
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Georgias Public HBCUs: Standing United | The Savannah Tribune
Our nation’s current state of affairs requires the attention of all leaders to champion social justice and end racial inequality. But before action must come thoughtful, engaged and strategic planning. As the presidents of Georgia’s publicly supported historically black colleges and universities we
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Video Of Denver ‘Karen’ Following And ‘Interrogating’ Black Man Sparks Protest
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