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The Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, produced the most casualties of any single day in the Civil War. The battle was a draw and neither the Union nor the Confederacy came out ahead. Nevertheless, this battle gave President Lincoln the fuel and momentum to issue one of the most
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Sleep apnea and the CPAP machines that treat it
If you are on a well and septic or non-chlorinated water supply, it is important to first boil the water and then let it cool, or use distilled water to clean your CPAP equipment to minimize introducing other germs into the
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Minneapolis police arrest cop who knelt on George Floyd's neck
MINNEAPOLIS — The police officer seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday after three days of often-violent protests that resulted in fires and looting across parts of
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Charles R. Drew
Charles Richard Drew (June 3, 1904 – April 1, 1950) was an American physician, surgeon, and medical researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World
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Black Democrats: ‘Choose a sister’
“Joe Biden owes black people, and black women in particular, a debt of gratitude for reviving a campaign that was dead,” said Colette Phillips, founder of the Get Konnected social network and a supporter of the former vice president in the
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MN DEED doing its part to help Communities of Color impacted by...
Since March 16, 17.8% of all White people in Minnesota’s labor force have applied for unemployment insurance benefits, while 31.4% of Indigenous people and People of Color in Minnesota’s labor force have applied for
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Covid-19: Kenyan scholar dies in US
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Black Fraternity National Presidents Call For Immediate Arrest of All Officers Involved in George Floyd's Murder
In response to the police killing of George Floyd in South Minneapolis, the presidents of Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma and Iota Phi Theta have written an open letter calling for “the filing of criminal charges and the immediate arrest of all the officers involved
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African-American newspapers
African-American newspapers are newspapers in the United States that cater to primarily African-American audiences. Samuel Cornish and John Brown Russwurm started the first African-American periodical called Freedoms Journal in 1827. During the antebellum South, other African-American newspapers
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Amy Klobuchar, Who ‘Didn’t Prosecute Controversial Police Killings,’ Demands Justice For George Floyd
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The Black Crisis In The Midst Of The Coronavirus Crisis
Dr. Maulana Karenga, chair of the Department of Africana Studies at CSU Long Beach, wants the Black community to make sure that physical distancing during the pandemic does not interfere with relationships or establishing
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Inventor, FW Leslie, patents the envelope seal, 1891
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University of Minnesota bans Minneapolis PD after George Floyd's death
In a strongly worded letter to students, staff, and faculty, the president of the University of Minnesota, Joan Gabel, is severing ties with the Minneapolis Police
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Draper to become first African-American chief judge of appeals court
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Minneapolis Crowd Protests Black Man's Death While In Police Custody
In Minnesota, the mayor of Minneapolis says four police officers involved in the death of a black man while in police custody have been
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Biden: If you can't choose me over Trump, 'you ain't black'
ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden suggested on Friday that African Americans who back President Donald Trump “ain’t black,” comments that stirred controversy over whether he was being condescending to voters who could decide whether he wins the White
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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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Metro Service Group: “Our Top Priority is the Safety of our Team Members”
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(1923) James Weldon Johnson, “Our Democracy and the Ballot”
Poet, novelist and U.S. diplomat, James Weldon Johnson is probably best known to millions as the author of the lyrics to “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the black national anthem. Johnson was also a civil rights activist and was Executive Secretary of the National Association of Colored
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1923
McMillian, Marco (1979-2013)
Marco McMillian was known primarily as the first openly-gay African American male to seek mayoral office as a Democrat in his hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi. On February 26, 2013, McMillian was found dead the age of 34, having been beaten, dragged, and
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The TransPacific Struggle over Citizenship: Seeking Welfare Rights in Kawasaki City, Japan and Los Angeles, California,1962-1982
Historians rarely compare the mostly working-class and poor Korean population in Japan and African Americans seeking economic justice in the United States. Japanese scholar Kazuyo Tsuchiya of Kanagawa University takes on that task in her new book, Reinventing Citizenship: Black Los Angeles, Korean
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Dr. Cornelius Golightly (1917-1976): The Life of an Academic and Public Intellectual
In the following article Michigan State University professor John McClendon explores the remarkable life of  little know early 20th Century black intellectual Cornelius
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Parker, Maurice S. (1949- )
Ambassador Maurice S. Parker is a career Senior Foreign Service Officer with the rank of Minister-Counselor at the U.S. Department of State.  On April 30, 2007 Parker was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Swaziland.  After U.S. Senate confirmation, Parker
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Owen Josephus Roberts
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