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Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE The popular social media app TikTok is reportedly owned and ran by China, as such, one Hollywood insider claims the platform’s algorithm centers behavior that…

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அமெரிக்க தமிழ் அமைப்புகள் கஜனின் தமிழ்த் தேசிய மக்கள் முன்னணி கட்சியை ஆகஸ்ட் 5, 20 தேர்தலில் ஆதரிக்குமாறு வேண்டுகின்றது.

இனப்படுகொலை பற்றிய சர்வதேச விசாரணை, பாதுகாப்பான மற்றும் பாதுகாக்கப்பட்ட தாயகம், நீதி, குற்றச்சாட்டு வாக்கெடுப்பு ஆகியவற்றைக் கொண்டுவருவதும் TNPF குறிக்கோள். NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, August 1, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- அமெரிக்க தமிழ் அமைப்புகள் …

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

11-Year Old Black Girl Assaulted By Neighbor, Falsely Accused of Stealing Her Mail

Skhylur Davis, an 11-year old girl from South Carolina, says she was scared when her white neighbor assaulted her and falsely accused her of stealing her mail. Davis and her family believe the incident happened because she is Black.

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Source: http://www.blacknews.com

Joseph Hayne Rainey

Joseph Hayne Rainey was the first Black elected to Congress to represent South Carolina. He was sworn in on this day to fill an unexpired term.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Dec

1870

Cain, Richard H. (1825-1887)

Richard Harvey Cain was born a free black in Greenbrier County, Virginia on April 12, 1825. In 1831 his parents moved to Gallipolis, Ohio where he attended school. Seventeen years later, in 1848, he joined the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and became a minister in Muscatine, Iowa. Cain

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Source: Black Past

Jan

1887

Silver Bluff Baptist Church [South Carolina] (1773- )

The first black Baptist congregation in South Carolina was formed in 1773 on the Galphin Plantation near Silver Bluff, 14 miles northwest of Savannah, Georgia. The church was founded jointly by Rev. Wait Palmer, a white Connecticut minister, and African American pastor, George Liele. The first

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Source: Black Past

SC Department of Education launches student writing contest to celebrate African American history - African American News Today - EIN Presswire

… launch a writing contest celebrating African American History. Dominion Energy is … South Carolina African American History Calendar, which honors prominent African Americans in the … sponsor of the South Carolina African American History Calendar since its …

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African American History and Women Timeline 1700-1799

[Previous] [Next] Women and African American History: 1700-1799 New York passed a law prohibiting public gatherings by three or more enslaved Africans, prohibiting testimony in court by enslaved Africans against white colonists, and prohibiting trade with enslaved Africans. Virginia Slave Codes of 1

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Source: ThoughtCo

Aiken, Kimberly (1975- )

Kimberly Clarice Aiken Cockerham, Miss America, 1994, was the fifth black woman to win the crown. Aiken was born on October 11, 1975 in Columbia, South Carolina to Charles and Valerie Aiken. At the time she won the crown, Aiken was only 18 years old and was the youngest Miss America since Tawny

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Source: Black Past

May

1994

K-Pop fans, TikTok users claim credit for low turnout at Trump Tulsa rally

Supporters listen as U.S. President Donald Trump speaksat a campaign rally at the BOK Center, June 20, 2020 in

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Source: theGrio

Bond set for former student who shot principal at YES Prep SW Houston campus - DefenderNetwork.com

A judge read the accusations being made Sunday that Dexter Kelsey, the suspect in Friday’s shooting at YES Prep Southwest Secondary, did not intend to target the principal of the school, Eric Espinoza. The judge said he intended to shoot a female staff member he had a grudge with

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

RHOA: Kenya Might Be Carrying This Season, But What She Won’t Do Is Pay For Drew’s Check

Last night's episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta brought up an interesting point of contention between an unlikely duo -- Kenya Moore and Drew Sidora. After viewers watched the two share a chaotic dinner together, now all we want to know is -- would you have let Kenya pick up your dinner tab

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Rep. Jim Clyburn Comments On Biden's Decision To Pick Harris As His Running Mate : NPR

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., about Joe Biden's decision to choose Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. Clyburn is the most senior African American in Congress.

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Source: Stories About Black History

Brown v. Board of Education, II (1955)

These cases were decided on May 17, 1954. The opinions of that date, n1 declaring the fundamental principle that racial discrimination in public education is unconstitutional, are incorporated herein by reference. All provisions of federal, state, or local law requiring or permitting such

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Source: Black Past

May

1954

Mayor of Mississippi town cries while signing order to take down state flag

For Johnny Magee, change was a long time coming. The mayor of Laurel, Miss. was so emotional when he signed an order to remove the Mississippi state flag from his town that his response went viral. READ MORE: Trump vows prison time for those who vandalize and destroy statues The flag has been

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Source: theGrio

DHS Confirms COVID-19 Positive Case, Closes Knud Hansen Complex

The V.I. Department of Human Services today confirmed that it is immediately closing the Knud Hansen Complex in St. Thomas as a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19.

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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999

Apple Closes Stores In 4 States, Again, As Infections Rise

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple is closing 11 stores in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina that it had reopened just few weeks ago as coronavirus infections rates in some regions in the U.S. begin to

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Forty-eighth Congress (1883-85) convened, Two

Forty-eighth Congress (1883-85) convened, Two Blacks representatives, James E. OHara, North Carolina; Robert Smalls, South Carolina. George L. Ruffin appointed city judge in Boston. Fifty-three Blacks reported lynched in 1883.

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Dec

1883

Adams, John H. (1927-- )

Clergyman and civil rights activist John Hurst Adams was born November 27, 1927 in Columbia, South Carolina to Reverend E.A. Adams and homemaker Charity Nash Adams. John Adams graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Columbia, South Carolina and in 1947 earned an A.B. degree in history

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Source: Black Past

Nov

1927

Ku Klux Klan trials began

Ku Klux Klan trials began in federal court in Oxford, Mississippi. Many whites, including doctors, lawyers, ministers and college professors, were arrested and jailed in the anti-Klan campaign. Of the 930 indicted in Mississippi, 243 were tried and found guilty. Some 1180 were indicted in South

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jun

1871

Shepherd Manson B. Johnson II: Teacher and Community Leader Who Lived His Mantra “Stay on Top” Succumbed to COVID-19

Shepherd Dr. Manson B. Johnson II, the dynamic leader and teacher of Holman Street Baptist Church in Houston’s Third Ward, died on May 31, 2020 from complications of

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

A woof-while cause: Khayelitsha pet shelter seeks 'monetary' help from public to fix flood damage | News24

A Khayelitsha animal shelter has made a plea to the public for financial assistance to cover flood damage expenses.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Happy Anniversary Milwaukee Community Journal! - Milwaukee Community Journal

1976-2020 This week marks the 44th Anniversary of the Milwaukee Community Journal, We embarked with our mission and goal: ”We want to accentuate the positives”. The MCJ logo. a brand strategy for “community”: home, and family; business and economy; church and faith, the flag, connoting