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From Political Leanings to the Job Market, Learn More About Missouri

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Patriots owner Robert Kraft's prostitution case heads to appellate court

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors charging New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with twice buying sex from massage parlor prostitutes will attempt to save their case this week by arguing to an appeals court that his rights weren’t violated when police secretly video-recorded him in the

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Rice Names Quadrangle Grove to Honor Reverend William Lawson

Rice University has announced it will name part of its campus central quadrangle The Reverend William A. Lawson Grove in honor of the esteemed community leader’s contributions to the university and the city of

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Rice University’s Black Students Association Demands Addition Of Black Safe Space On Campus

The newly-formed Black Students Association (BSA) at Rice University is demanding officials fund a Black House on campus as well as remove a prominent statue of the school’s slave-owning

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Chiefs, Mahomes agree to 10-year, $503 million extension - Los Angeles Sentinel

The Kansas City Chiefs made sure they'll have Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes around as long as possible. The post Chiefs, Mahomes agree to 10-year, $503 million extension appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.

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Dawson, Horace G. (1926- )

Horace G. Dawson, Jr. was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Botswana by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. After his confirmation by the U.S. Senate he served in that post until 1983. Dawson was born in Augusta, Georgia on January 30, 1926. He attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania where he earned

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Marshall, Thurgood (1908-1993)

Thurgood Marshall was an American civil rights activist with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. He is remembered as a lawyer who had one of the highest rates of success before the

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(1890) Joseph C. Price, “Education and the Problem,”

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A long-overdue ‘Tip of the Cap’ to baseball’s Black pioneers

So did three other former U.S. presidents and a host of prominent civil rights leaders, entertainers and sports greats in a virtual salute to the 100-year anniversary of the founding of baseball’s Negro

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Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes Becomes Highest-Paid Athlete in NFL History With Half-a-Billion-Dollar Contract Extension – The Black Chronicle

The Kansas City Chiefs have announced that it has reached an agreement to extend the contract of Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes. According to Chiefs.com, the agreement is a

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Charles Edward Anderson--Meteorologist

Born: August 13, 1919

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Lincoln Kilpatrick: American Film, Television And Stage Actor

Lincoln Kilpatrick was an American film, television, and stage

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US Navy latest military force to ban the Confederate flag

The Marines have ordered the removal of Confederate flags from their bases; the Army has expressed openness to the idea of renaming bases named after Confederate generals; and now, the Navy has joined in with its own performative

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Hundreds Of McDonald's Workers Strike Over Company's Response To Coronavirus

McDonald’s workers in 20 cities nationwide went on strike Wednesday, protesting against the company’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and demanding guaranteed paid sick leave, hazard pay and

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The Harlem Renaissance in the American West

In the following article historians Bruce Glasrud and Cary Wintz discuss their new book, The Harlem Renaissance in the American West which argues that the literary and artistic outpouring by African Americans during the third decade of the 20th Century was a national phenomenon which included the

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Gibson, Althea (1927-2003)

Althea Gibson, a sharecropper’s daughter, entered the world of sports when segregation severely limited opportunities for African Americans. She eventually became the first black athlete to cross the color line of international tennis and

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Negro Baseball League Timeline

The Negro Baseball Leagues were professional leagues in the United States for players of African descent. At its height of popularity--from 1920 through World War II--Negro Baseball Leagues were an integral part of African-American life and culture during the Jim Crow

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Analysis | The Daily 202: D.C. surpasses 500 coronavirus deaths; nearly 3 in 4 have been African American

Public health experts say the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on communities of color should be seen as an exclamation point in the national conversation about the systemic barriers to racial

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Cleaver, Emanuel (1944- )

Reverend Emanuel Cleaver II, born in Waxahachie, Texas in 1944, is best known as the first African American mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. Cleaver, who grew up in a public housing project in Wichita Falls, Texas, graduated from Prairie View A & M University in Texas with a B.S. in Sociology

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Oscar Brown Jr. (October 10, 1926 – May 29, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, playwright, poet, civil rights activist, and actor. He ran unsuccessfully for office in both the Illinois state legislature and the U.S. Congress. Brown wrote numerous songs (only 125 have been published), 12

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First Black Mayor of Kansas City in 1991

The Rev. Emmanuel Cleaver II was elected as the mayor of the City of Kansas City, Missouri in 1991. At the time of his election, the black population in Kansas City was approximately 15 percent and the fact that not all blacks are registered to vote or take the time to vote indicates that black

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Ignoring Blacks for Top NFL Jobs is Racist and Stupid – Free Press of Jacksonville

As the NFL tries to get back to work, the league is tweaking the venerable Rooney Rule, installed to give minority coaching candidates a chance to at least interview for jobs before being

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(1918) Rev. Francis J. Grimke, “Victory for the Allies and the United States a Ground of Rejoicing, of Thanksgiving”

Francis J. Grimke was born a slave in Charleston, South Carolina on November 4, 1850. After the war he and his older brother, Archibald, went north to Lincoln University. Francis graduated from Lincoln in 1870. After working briefly at Lincoln, Grimke attended Princeton Theological Seminary from

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Kansas City mayor told to swing from a tree after announcing mask order

Quinton Lucas, the mayor of Kansas City, posted a screenshot of a racist message that he received in response to reinstating a mask ordinance in his city. The post Kansas City mayor told to swing from a tree after announcing mask order appeared first on TheGrio.

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Introduction to Jazz Music: A Brief History

Born in America, jazz can be seen as a reflection of the cultural diversity and individualism of this country. At its core are an openness to all influences, and personal expression through improvisation. Throughout its history, jazz has straddled the worlds of popular music and art music, and it

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Kansas City Mayor Called N-Word In Text Saying He ‘Should Swing From A Tree’

That truth was on stunning display Monday in Kansas City, Missouri, after the mayor there revealed a series of racist text messages he received after issuing an order for everybody within city limits to wear a mask or face covering while out in

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As COVID-19 cases surge in US, rural areas seeing jump too

For many states and counties in the US, the dark days of the novel coronavirus pandemic unfolded on their television screens, not on their doorsteps. But now, some places that appeared to have avoided the worst are seeing surges of infections, as worries shift from major cities to rural areas.

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Juneteenth Brings Anti-Racism Protesters Out From Coast To Coast

The real looting happens when innocent Black men are gunned down by police officers with no cause or

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FMA Live! encourages students to explore physics through a unique and interactive program

Honeywell and NASA will bring their award-winning, hip-hop physics education program, FMA Live! Forces in Motion, to more than 40 public, private and military-connected middle schools in the Midwest this fall. The widely popular show brings hip-hop music, dancers, larger-than-life demonstrations

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Thurgood Marshall

Born: 7/2/908 Baltimore, MarylandDied: /24/993 Bethesda, MarylandThurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from October 967 until October 99. Marshall was the Courts 96th justice and its first African-American justice.Business

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David Crosthwait Jr.

Born: 5/27/1827 Nashville, TennesseeDied: 2/25/1976 West Lafayette, IndianaDavid Crosthwait Jr. was an African-American mechanical and electrical engineer, inventor, and writer. He was born in the city of Nashville, Tennessee. He grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. Once he completed high school he

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