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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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BET Awards highlight Black voices as artists turn political - DefenderNetwork.com
This year marked the 20 year anniversary of the BET Awards. The coronavirus pandemic tried to ruin the show’s big anniversary by forcing the show to be virtual–instead of the week of events in Los Angeles that normally take place leading up to Black Hollywood’s biggest night. But BET proved that
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Couples share how they found matches in the middle of a pandemic - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Shaquille O'Neal kick-starts Boys & Girls Clubs of America initiative to reconnect with 16 million Club Alumni
Today Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), the nation’s #1 advocate for kids and teens, launched their new Boys & Girls Clubs – Alumni & Friends Club to engage its estimated 16 million Club Alumni. Alongside Alumni & Friends Club spokesperson Shaquille O’Neal, numerous other
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Beware Of Karens Husband: Social Media Spotlights White Men Who Also Love To Call The Police
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SPLC Announces $30 Million Investment to Increase Voter Registration
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Recovering from COVID crisis, higher education should retool around Texas' needs
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Black Speculation, Black Freedom | Public Books
Many black scholars—especially those who study black life, history, and culture—would recognize an uncomfortable and familiar situation that epitomizes ... The post Black Speculation, Black Freedom appeared first on Public Books.
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Hate In America: Where Do We Go From Here?
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Appreciation for the Chicago Crusader | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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After court rulings, we must do more to protect Californians - Black Voice News
In summary More work needs to be done in California to protect immigrants and communities of color from discrimination. By Sandy Valenciano and Sandy Valenciano, a community organizer and DACA recipient, is a fellow at the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, [email protected] Angela Chan, Special to
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Murphy, Isaac Burns (1861-1896)
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Mos Def
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ZOSO secrecy - CAPRI bemoans lack of details on crime-fighting initiative, but Chang says everything is out in the open
As the Andrew Holness administration launches a fourth zone of special operations (ZOSO), this time in the war-torn August Town community in St Andrew, researchers at the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) say they have been struggling to...
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Sick and tired of being sick and tired: Time to fight RIGHT! | Afram News
Burn, baby burn. March, baby march. Cry, baby cry. Die … baby … die! That’s the reality of the Black man in America. On May 25, Houston native George Floyd pleaded for mercy as he gasped for air and cried out for his mama as a racist cop, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck.
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Brad Binders path to MotoGP: Grand Prix motorcyle racing
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(1867) Frederick Douglass, “Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage”
? In 1867 Frederick Douglass, noted abolitionist and civil rights leader, weighed in on one of the most contentious issues of the day, suffrage for black men following the Civil War.  His address, given in January 1867, during the Congressional debate on black male voting in the territories, appear
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Dr. Blanche Sellers Lavizzo was the first African American woman pediatrician in the state of Washington.  She arrived in Seattle in 1956, with her husband Dr. Philip Lavizzo, a general surgeon.   They had left medical practices in New Orleans, Louisiana to pursue a better future in the Pacific
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