Commander Victor Glover Makes History as 1st African American Astronaut to Live on International Space Station

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Commander Victor Glover Makes History as 1st African American Astronaut to Live on International Space Station

[Official NASA/Commercial Crew Portrait – Victor Glover. Photo Date: July 31, 2018. Photographer: Robert Markowitz] Victor Glover is making history as first African American NASA astronaut to…

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Legacy of Love: A Virtual Forum For African American Caregivers And Others - The Seattle Medium

Legacy of Love will host an online forum on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. While focused on African American caregivers, the event is open to anyone who provides special care for an

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New Orleans Holds Protests Demanding Justice

George Floyd, 46 died during an encounter with four police officers in Minneapolis where one officer Derek Chauvin, placed his knee on the neck of Floyd for almost 9 minutes as he pleaded for his life as onlookers recorded the

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Astronauts arrive at launch site for 2nd SpaceX crew flight - Black News Channel

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Sunday for SpaceX's second crew launch, coming up next weekend. For NASA, it marks the long-awaited start of regular crew rotations at the International Space Station, with private

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Get ready: Another big heat wave is coming - Black Voice News

Good morning, California. It's Friday, September 4. Note: Due to the holiday weekend, I'll be back in your inbox on Tuesday. Blackouts could return Visitors enjoy the beach in Half Moon Bay on Aug. 15, 2020. Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group Another likely record-breaking heat wave is set to

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NASA, SpaceX bringing astronaut launches back to home turf

Elon Musk's SpaceX is the conductor and NASA, the customer, as businesses begin chauffeuring astronauts to the International Space

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Black woman to join International Space Station crew – Daytona Times

BY MURI ASSUNCAO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS/TNS Astronaut Jeanette Epps is getting ready to shatter a long-standing glass ceiling on her way to the International Space Station. NASA announced this week that Epps will go on her first six-month expedition to the orbiting space laboratory next year, making

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Gregory, Frederick Drew (1941--)

Frederick Drew Gregory was a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut, administrator, and the first black man to command a space shuttle

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Historic SpaceX Launch Postponed Because Of Stormy Weather

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit was called off with 16 minutes to go in the countdown Wednesday because of thunderclouds and the danger of

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5 Houston City Council members outline police reform in letter to Mayor - DefenderNetwork.com

A group of five Houston City Council members asked Mayor Sylvester Turner to take action on more than two dozen police reform proposals, in a letter sent out Monday morning. The letter — signed by City Council members Martha Castex-Tatum, Jerry Davis, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Edward Pollard and

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We’ve no money to fix ageing water, sewer systems: BCC

BY NQOBANI NDLOVU BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday said it did not have the funds to urgently address the issue of water contamination in Luveve and surrounding suburbs, which resulted in the loss of 13 lives and infection of over 1 000 residents with diarrhoea, typhoid and dysentery. Council

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Prosper, Pierre-Richard (1963– )

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Gatson, Dewey (AKA Rajo Jack DeSoto) (1905-1956)

Automobile racer Rajo Jack DeSoto was born Dewey Gatson on July 28, 1905 in Tyler, Texas. (Previously published biographies have incorrectly listed his racing name as Rojo Jack.) Rajo Jack was barred from racing in many organized venues because of his African American heritage, but he had several

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87 - Black News Channel

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women's rights champion who became the court's second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87. Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic

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California fire that killed 3 threatens thousands of homes - Black News Channel

By Terence Chea and Brian Melley OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California wildfire threatened thousands of homes Thursday after winds whipped it into a monster that incinerated houses in a small mountain community and killed at least three people. Several other people have been critically

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Howard Grad Launches HBCU Bingo Online | Afro

BLACK ENTREPRENEUR LAUNCHES HBCU BINGO TO HONOR 2020 GRADS WITH OVER $1 MILLION IN GAME PRIZES AND CASH

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How the Black Lives Matter generation remembers John Lewis | The Atlanta Voice

Of all the ways that John Lewis influenced American life and politics, his indelible impact on young people may be among the most enduring. From student activist to elder statesman, Lewis continually encouraged the nation’s youth to start “good trouble” — and modeled just how to do that. He was

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Bluford, Guion Stewart, Jr. ["Guy"] (1942- )

Guy Bluford, a member of the SDS-8 space shuttle Challenger crew in 1983, was the first African American in space. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Bluford was interested in math and science and knew he wanted to work in aerospace engineering before graduating high school. His high school

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Early Data Shows “Encouraging” Census Response Rates in Hard-to-Count Cities

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Lincoln Motion Picture Company

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On October 2, 1935, Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., was born. He became an astronaut an

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Black families buy 97 land in Georgia to build a town where whites will not be encouraged to move - African American News Today - EIN News

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Our Moral Awakening and the Fight against Racism, Nuclear Weapons | Black Star News

… supremacists are able to kill African-Americans with impunity and as the … Studies Institute, and author of African-Americans Against the Bomb.

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Steve McQueen Reveals John Boyega's Speech at Black Lives Matter Rally Inspired Him to Reshoot the Actor's Scenes for His 'Small Axe' Film Anthology

A decade ago, directorSteve McQueenembarked on a journey into making his 'Small Axe' anthology. Five stories — 'Mangrove,' 'Lovers Rock,' 'Red, White, and Blue,' 'Alex […]

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Strong winds force power shutoffs - Black Voice News

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, September 8. Fires burn record 2 million acres Wind whips embers from a tree burned by a wildfire in Riverside on Oct. 31, 2019. Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu, AP Photo Most Californians are waking up today to strong and dangerous winds — and some are waking up

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Death Of Robert Fuller, Who Was Found Hanging From Tree, Ruled Suicide : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR

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