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Second inauguration of Barack Obama
The second inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States, marked the commencement of the second term of Barack Obama as President and Joe Biden as Vice President. A private swearing-in ceremony took place on Sunday, January 20, 2013 in the Blue Room of the White House. A public
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[97] Similar to MM, Sanja Elliott, David Harris and Kendale Roberts certified payments vouchers, MPC invoices, cheques and contractor invoices, respectively, prepared in the name
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Prim, John E. (1898-1961)
John Edmondson Prim was the first African American to serve as deputy prosecuting attorney for King County and the first African American judge in the State of Washington. He was born to Charles and Sara Prim in Nashville, Tennessee on September 15, 1898. In 1904, the family moved to Seattle where
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It Doesn’t Look Like the Protests Are Causing a COVID-19 Spike
When tens of thousands of people hit the streets protesting the police killing of George Floyd, many worried that the crowds—often too dense to allow the recommended 6 feet of social distancing—would spark a new wave of COVID-19
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Richmond, Cedric Levon (1973- )
Cedric Richmond is the U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes much of New Orleans. Richmond, a Democrat, won the post after more than a decade of service in the Louisiana House of
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Ludacris And Nelly Battle It Out On Instagram Live
Rappers Ludacris and Nelly celebrated the 20th anniversary of some of their most significant albums on Saturday night by battling each other on a Verzuz battle on Instagram
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Roberts, Robin René (1960- )
American television broadcaster Robin René Roberts is the anchor of Good Morning America, an ABC morning news show broadcast from its studios in New York, New York.  In December 2013, she quietly came out as a lesbian in a Facebook post that acknowledged her long-time girlfriend, Amber
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Halle Berry Movies, Biography and Trivia
Halle Berrys Place of
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Inside A Black Family’s Cross-Country RV Trip
That’s what the majority of my friends said when I told them my husband and 6-month-pregnant self were suddenly thinking of taking our 5-year-old son on a cross-country road trip in an
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Child, woman drown in pool at Houston home of ex-MLB star Carl Crawford
Carl Crawford in 2015 (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty
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Jim Roberts built a multi-million dollar business by putting people first
Karen managed the franchise accounts the last five years for Roberts’ business, which grew through the 1990s to include five franchise locations: in Dudley, Roslindale, Egleston Square, Codman Square and on Warren
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NNPA Exclusive: Iconic Entertainer and Entrepreneur, Ice Cube, Speaks to the Black Press of America
Like very few others, Ice Cube is celebrated for his groundbreaking accomplishments in music, film, sports and
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Ransome’s ‘Everyday People’ on display at Children’s Museum of Houston
HOUSTON – The Children’s Museum Houston has unveiled a brand-new art exhibit which celebrates people, places and defining moments in African American history, just in time for
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John Roberts Takes Aim at the Voting Rights Act and Political Money Disclosures, Again | Dallas Weekly
"What is tragic here," Justice Elena Kagan asserted in her dissent for the three liberals, "is that the Court has (yet again) rewritten -- in order to weaken -- a statute that stands as a monument to America's greatness, and protects against its basest impulses."
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Black America speaks. America should listen.
30th March 1965: American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968) and his wife Coretta Scott King lead a black voting rights march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital in
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Volunteers on Importance of the Black Lives Matter Street Mural
City workers and volunteers throughout the Birmingham metropolitan area, both white and black, and some from as far away as Chicago, donned paint rollers and filled in letters outlined on First Avenue South between 16th and 17th streets near Railroad Park.Volunteers from all over came together to
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Justices reject end to protections for young immigrants
The outcome seems certain to elevate the issue in Trump’s campaign, given the anti-immigrant rhetoric of his first presidential run in 2016 and immigration restrictions his administration has imposed since
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Dream comes true for Jackie Robinson West hero Ed Howard in 2020 MLB Draft after being selected 16th overall by the Chicago Cubs | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Howard was selected in the first round 16th overall by the Chicago Cubs and was very happy to be drafted by his hometown
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Former NFL Receiver Reche Caldwell Killed Outside of His Home In Apparent Robbery Attempt
Donald “Reche” Caldwell, a former NFL player who played for the San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots and Washington Redskins, was shot and killed in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday, June 6, at age
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Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants' protections | The Atlanta Voice
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection
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The noose was not intended for Bubba Wallace. So What?
Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 McDonald's Chevrolet, wears a "I Can't Breath - Black Lives Matter" T-shirt under his fire suit in solidarity with protesters around the world taking to the streets after the death of George Floyd on May 25 while in the custody of Minneapolis, Minnesota
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More than money: as tense wage talks loom, other benefits could be dealmaker
With rising food prices on one front and shrinking revenues on the other precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, one of Jamaica's most senior labour experts is predicting tougher-than-usual wage negotiations ahead for public-sector workers....
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30 years after going solo, Ice Cube still speaks his mind
Like very few others, Ice Cube is celebrated for his groundbreaking accomplishments in music, film, sports and
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761st Tank Battalion (1942-45)
The 761st Tank Battalion was formed in the spring of 1942 and was the first African American tank battalion to see combat in the Second World War. Commanding this battalion was a white Lt. Colonel, Paul L. Bates.  As the unit fell under the scrutiny of other white officers who were critical of
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Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Star in FENCES coming to Blu-ray & DVD
Academy Award® winner* Denzel Washington directs and stars in the powerful and moving drama FENCES, arriving on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand March 14, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives on Digital HD February 24, two days before the 2017 Academy Awards
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NFL Commissioner Goodell Encourages Team To Sign Kaepernick
Roger Goodell would like to see Colin Kaepernick back in the NFL this
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Slavery and Freedom on a Canadian Shore: Africa's Children in Nova Scotia, 1750-2009
In the account below Nova Scotian historian Sharon Robart-Johnson describes the research and writing that culminated in her book, Africans Children: A History of Blacks in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Her book, the first history of Afro-Canadians in Nova Scotia, focuses on her community of
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County moves to yellow phase, 12 more counties to yellow next Friday
On its first day of partial re-opening, the City of Pittsburgh announced which summer activities can go forward and which can’t — like July 4 festivities and
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(1855) William C. Nell, “The Triumph Of Equal School Rights In Boston”
In September 1855, the Supreme Court of Massachusetts ruled in Boston v. Roberts that a separate school could not be maintained at taxpayer expense by the city of Boston. This decision marked the first significant victory in what would be a 99 year struggle to end de jure segregation culminating in
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