I'm Ida B. Wells's Great-Granddaughter, and I'm Still Fighting Her Fight For the Vote

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I'm Ida B. Wells's Great-Granddaughter, and I'm Still Fighting Her Fight For the Vote

My great-grandmother Ida B. Wells was a suffragist. You probably have not heard her described this way before. She is most often honored for her…

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Jimmy Carter is the latest former president to speak out about the police killing of George Floyd, calling on people in power to provide more than lip service to improving what he termed “a racially discriminatory police and justice

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Most of Mali, in West Africa, lies in the Sahara. A landlocked country four-fifths the size of Alaska, it is bordered by Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, and the Côte dIvoire. The only fertile area is in the south, where the Niger and Senegal rivers provide water for

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20

1960

A Policy of Segregation

America entered World War I. President Wilson, who had just inaugurated a policy of segregation in government agencies, told Congress that the world must be made safe for democracy.

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Apr

6

1917

Malawi: Top Court's Ruling Sets New Poll Standards

In its 142-page decision the seven judges in Malawi's Supreme Court of Appeal, among them the Chief Justice, Andrew Nyirenda, are unanimous in upholding the finding of the Constitutional Court: the May 2019 elections failed in their aim of 'duly electing' a new

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Nigeria: Dapo Abiodun Ogun Now Looking Good With Focused, Qualitative Governance

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The Murder of George Floyd Uncovers “The Myth of American Justice”

In response to the murder of George Floyd, the current mayor of Minneapolis stated that “being born Black should not be a death

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How Colin Kaepernick's Critics Missed the Mark

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sparked controversy after he was spotted sitting as the national anthem played during a preseason game Aug. 26. Asked why he chose to sit during the “Star-Spangled Banner,” the athlete said the move was a political statement against

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Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., ONH (17 August 1887 – 10 June 1940),[2] was a proponent of Black nationalism in Jamaica and especially the United States. He was a leader of a mass movement called Pan-Africanism and he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League

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These three women from Guinea-Bissau became the first black women in Portugal's parliament

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Chomsky: US virus response fatally 'chaotic'

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GECOM needs to clear the air as often as necessary on the recount

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How the U.S. Navy’s First Black Officers Helped Reshape the American Military

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Malawi Supreme Court breaks rank with peers in Southern Africa

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Jordan, Mosina H. (1943- )

In 1995, career Foreign Service Officer Mosina H. Jordan was nominated by President Bill Clinton to serve as ambassador to the Central African Republic (CAR). After U.S. Senate confirmation she arrived in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic and presented her credentials on November

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Black Lives Matter Advocates Running for Congress: Stay Engaged

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(1948) Bayard Rustin, “Jim Crow Army"

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Mar

22

1948

Indonesian leader in ‘Trump-like’ fight with governors

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Netanyahu lashes out at graft charges

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Uganda: Scientists to Decide Fate of 2021 Polls - Museveni

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Mayor Walsh: Filling out the U.S. Census is a way to support your community

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Wole Soyinka , in full Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka (born July 13, 1934, Abeokuta, Nigeria), Nigerian playwright and political activist who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. He sometimes wrote of modern West Africa in a satirical style, but his serious intent and his belief in the

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1934

(1919) William Pickens, “The Kind of Democracy the Negro Expects”

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Uganda: Naked Protest - How Ordinary Citizens Reveal Truth to Repressive Regimes

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Africa: Telling the Story From Both Sides

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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(2017) New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's Address on the Removal of Confederate Monuments in New Orleans

On May 19, 2017, New Orleans, Louisiana Mayor Mitch Landrieu addressed an audience in his city as a backdrop and explanation of the city’s recent decision to remove statutes of General Robert E. Lee and other Confederate military and political leaders from public squares in New Orleans. His speech

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(1955) Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., "Speech on Civil Rights"

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