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Dred Scott v. Sandford, United States Supreme Court, 1857
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Webb, Veronica (1965- )
Veronica Webb is an African American model, actress, writer, and television personality. Webb was the first African American to have a major cosmetics contract when she signed with Revlon in 1992. Webb also appeared on the covers of Vogue, Essence, and Elle magazines and had the opportunity to be
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Louis Vuitton's Virgil Abloh accused of stealing design for Pop Smoke cover
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Streeter, Mel (1931-2006)
Mel Streeter was born in Riverside, California in 1931. He attended the University of Oregon on a basketball scholarship and was the second African-American basketball player at Oregon after declining an offer by legendary basketball coach John Wooden to attend UCLA, because UCLA did not have an
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Survivor recalls horror of Pakistan plane crash
One of the two people to survive a plane crash in Pakistan that killed 97 people on board has described jumping from the burning wreckage of the aircraft after it hurtled into a residential
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Rwanda Drone Engineers Help Zipline Find Foothold in U.S.
Drone firm Zipline is among players that have received a green light to operate drone flights to deliver much needed supplies and personal protective equipment in the US, a country where the company has struggled to find a commercial
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Luxury Fashion Challenged To Confront Racist Attitudes – Free Press of Jacksonville
MILAN (AP) — When luxury fashion lined up social media posts to show solidarity with Black Lives Matters protests, brands got a whole lot of
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Designer Kerby Jean-Raymond of Pyer Moss Will Host First Socially Distanced Event at NYFW
Haitian-American fashion designer Kerby Jean-Raymond isn’t letting COVID-19 stand in the way of the New York Fashion Week experience he’s creating for spectators, and he has already come up with an innovative workaround for his Pyer Moss
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The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity Festival
National Museum of African Art docents rocked the runway on the Mall to show off a range of styles on the catwalk in a visual open mic on July 5, 2013, as part of the Will to Adorn
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FBI Used Spy Plane To Surveil Black Lives Matter Protests
FBI Used Spy Plane To Surveil Black Lives Matter protest outside the Brooklyn
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Meet The Designer Who Broke The Internet With Her 3D Runway Show
Fashion runway shows give designers the opportunity to showcase their latest creations to the industry and
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Nigeria coronavirus: 20,919 cases; govt targets 3,000 daily tests
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Coronavirus may kill unicorns: High-value tech startups could see blows to valuations
Unicorns are seeing their valuations sliced, some by 40%, as tracked by European company
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Jamaican supermodel Jeneil Williams talks being pregnant in a pandemic with Vogue
(Jamaica Gleaner) Pulse star and multiple Vogue cover girl, Jeneil Williams, is expecting a baby this summer and, true to form, the supermodel has been the focus of major magazines as they chronicle her journey to
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Bartlett pleads for understanding as tourism sector reopens
MONTEGO BAY, St James – Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has expressed confidence that adequate systems have been put in place for today's reopening of Jamaica's tourism industry, even while he cautioned against expecting
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Nigeria coronavirus: 20,244 cases; daily new cases drop below 500
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Scott, Tyree (1940-2003)
Tyree Scott was a Seattle civil rights and labor leader who opened the door to women and minority workers in the construction industry.  Scott was born in Hearne (Wharton County), Texas and before moving to Seattle in 1966, he served in the U. S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.  His father was
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Tyra Banks
Born on the December 4, 1973, Tyra Lynne Banks is one of the most famous American television personalities. Better known for her flawless career as a model, she has also been a producer, actress and author. She appeared twice on the cover for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and was one of
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Coronavirus May Kill Tech Startups | Afro
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Nigeria coronavirus: 22,614 cases; infections definitely higher - Task Force lead
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The grandiose life of DRC's Mobuto Sese Seko who built Africa’s largest nuclear bunker
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Democrats Threaten To Block 'Woefully Inadequate' GOP Police Reform Bill
Senate Democrats on Tuesday called Republican police reform legislation “woefully inadequate” and threatened to block debate on the measure, a move that elicited sharp partisan sniping amid ongoing nationwide protests over police
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Hanifa Hit A Cultural Reset On The Fashion Industry With A 3D Presentation
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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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Nigeria coronavirus: 24,077 cases; record new cases, UK evacuation
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