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Cultural diversity as an issue wasnt even on the radar of most private school communities until the 1990s. To be sure, there were exceptions, but for the most part, diversity was not at the top of the list of priorities back then. Now you can see genuine progress in this
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We shouldn't try to hold Biden hostage on black woman running mate
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Beyond Health Issues, Justice is the Most Serious Item on our National Agenda – Free Press of Jacksonville
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O’Neal, Adrienne S. (1954- )
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(1966) Stokely Carmichael, “Definitions of Black Power”
On July 31, 1966, Stokely Carmichael, the newly appointed Chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), describes black power to a mostly African American audience at Cobo Auditorium in Detroit.  Part of the address appears
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1966
Grant, Bernie (1944–2000)
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What Was Apartheid in South Africa?
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Black separatism
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Kwanzaa
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Why Black People Are Not Interested In Black History|BlackHistoryMonth2014
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Atlanta race riot
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James, G. Winston (1967- )
Poet, author, and essayist, G. Winston James was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1971 at the age of three, grew up in Paterson, New Jersey, and graduated from Paterson Catholic Regional High School. James, who has lived in New York and Florida for
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Nottingham Riots (1958)
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Organization of Afro-American Unity
The Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) was a Pan-Africanist organization founded by Malcolm X in 1964. The OAAU was modeled on the Organisation of African Unity, which had impressed Malcolm X during his visit to Africa in April and May 1964. The purpose of the OAAU was to fight for the
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Important Cities in African-American History
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Black Power
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