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Congress authorized President Lincoln to accept blacks in Union Army.
Congress authorized President Lincoln to accept blacks in Union Army.
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Jun
17
1862
African American Life in Washington, DC, Before Emancipation
African American Life in Washington, DC, Before Emancipation
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Source: Black History and Culture
Caring for the Caregiver: Taking Care of You - Milwaukee Community Journal
A Special Free Event on November 11 in the African American Community   MILWAUKEE, WI, October 31, 2023 – November is National Family Caregivers Month and National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness […]
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Juneteenth Vibes: A Family-Friendly Playlist Celebrating Blackness
Juneteenth is a national holiday celebrating the freedom of African Americans from slavery in the U.S. Its name comes from the words “June” and
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Source: Black America Web
Zambia: FAZ Should Act!
[Times of Zambia] The continued acts of hooliganism in the Zambia Premier League leaves a lot to be desired especially for a country that prides itself as a giant in football.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Harrison, Samuel (1818-1900)
Samuel Harrison, a minister, political activist, and former slave, became one of Berkshire County, Massachusetts’s most ardent abolitionists. Harrison was born enslaved in Philadelphia in 1818 but he and his mother were freed in 1821.  Shortly afterwards the widowed mother and her son moved to New
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Source: Black Past
Overseas-Based Saint Lucian Ambushed, Robbed By Gunmen
Masked gunmen ambushed an overseas-based Saint Lucian on his way to the airport after vacationing on the Island, relieving him of cash and valuables. The victim lives in the United States. The robbery occurred Sunday before noon on the Derniere Riviere road, Dennery. According to reports, the ma
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Source: St. Lucia Times News Online - Breaking News & Daily News
Let's set our children free
Juneteenth marks the date in 1865 when many Black slaves in Texas finally learned they were free from federal troops arriving in Galveston after the end of the Civil War, more than two and a half years after President Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in the
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Source: The Dallas Examiner
A Call For Reparations: How America Might Narrow The Racial Wealth Gap
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President Lincoln issued "eye-for-eye" order
President Lincoln issued eye-for-eye order, warning Confederacy that the Union would shoot a rebel prisoner for every Black prisoner shot, and would condemn a rebel prisoner to a life of hard labor for every Black prisoner sold into slavery. Order had restraining influence on Confederate
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Source: Blackfacts.com
Jul
30
1863
JUNETEENTH’S LEGACY | The Oklahoma Eagle
But the 75-year-old Rollerson also remembers Juneteenth as the one day of the year black Tulsans were allowed to visit Lakeview Amusement Park, which was located near the current Mohawk Park in North
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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle
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Legislation giving the suffrage to Blacks
Legislation giving the suffrage to Blacks in the District of Columbia was passed over President Andrew Johnsons veto.
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Source: Blackfacts.com
Jan
8
1867
Juneteenth Becomes a Holiday for County Employees
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson announced today by way of Executive Order #20-15 that Milwaukee County employees will have a floating holiday on June 19 to mark Juneteenth Day and the end of slavery in
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Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper
(1976) Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, “Who, Then, Will Speak for the Common Good?”
In 1972 Barbara Charline Jordan became the first black member of Congress elected from Texas. Two years later this freshman Representative became a national figure because of her prominent role as a member of the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment hearings of President Richard
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Source: Black Past
Project 2025 is also a threat to Barbados, Caribbean - Barbados Today
As more and more Americans become sensitised to the highly controversial Project 2025 and the insidious plan to radically alter the United States of America as we know it, people are also beginning to uncover the impact of some of the Project’s plans that would directly affect Barbados and other
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
What is Juneteenth?
The homegrown holiday’s Southern beginnings have evolved into a day of recognition for freedom and legacy in African American
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Source: theGrio
Kenya: CBK Raises Rate to 12.5% to Contain Inflation, Currency Devaluation
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyans are set to pay more for loans after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) increased its rate.
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(1874) John Mercer Langston, “Equality Before the Law”
John Mercer Langston, a prominent abolitionist and civil rights activist, was one of the earliest African American officeholders in the United States when in 1855 he was elected town clerk of Brownhelm, Township, Ohio.  During the Civil War he recruited soldiers for the Massachusetts 54th Infantry
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Source: Black Past
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Sep
4
1841
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LOTTO Results edit post Daily Lotto results for Sunday, 28 February 2021 2021-02-28 edit post Lotto and Lotto Plus results for Saturday, 27 February 2021
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
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LOTTO Results edit post Daily Lotto results for Sunday, 28 February 2021 2021-02-28 edit post Lotto and Lotto Plus results for Saturday, 27 February 2021
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Teyana Taylor Was All Body In A Black Rick Owens Gown At The ‘Vanity Fair’ 2023 Gotham Awards
A simple fitted black dress worn with bold jewelry will forever be a vibe. The post Teyana Taylor Was All Body In A Black Rick Owens Gown At The ‘Vanity Fair’ 2023 Gotham Awards appeared first on Black America Web.
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Source: Black America Web
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LOTTO Results edit post Daily Lotto results for Sunday, 28 February 2021 2021-02-28 edit post Lotto and Lotto Plus results for Saturday, 27 February 2021
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
Slave states and free states
An animation showing the free/slave status of U.S. states and territories, 1789-1861 (see also: separate yearly maps below). The American Civil War began in 1861. The 13th Amendment, effective December 1865, abolished slavery in thje
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D.C.’s Emancipation Day celebration before National Juneteenth | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com While the national holiday of Juneteenth commemorates the official day enslaved African Americans were freed and the announcement in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, Washingtonians celebrate true freedom in the spring, when slaves were
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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0
A List of Holidays of Interest to African Americans
More holidays appear on U.S. calendars each year than Americans can keep up with, including those of particular interest to African Americans. But the general public may not understand what such holidays commemorate. Take Kwanzaa, for instance. Much of the public has at least heard of the holiday
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Source: ThoughtCo
History of Juneteenth, African American struggle addressed by Charleston cultural groups
It is unclear what caused the delay in getting the news to Texas, but it is widely thought that members of this large group were the last to be granted their freedom after the Civil War, hence the commemoration of June 19 as a milestone and day of jubilation called
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Source: postandcourier.com | Post and Courier | Charleston, SC. Local News, Sports and Weather
(1963) John F. Kennedy, “We Face A Moral Crisis: The Civil Rights Message to Congress, 1963”
On June 11, 1963, President John F. Kennedy sent his civil right message to Congress urging it to pass a civil rights act.  The message was immediately prompted by the action of Governor George Wallace of Alabama in physically blocking the entrance of two African American students whom a federal
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Source: Black Past
Jun
11
1963
Abraham Lincoln elected president
Abraham Lincoln elected president.
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Nov
6
1860
Black Museums From Coast to Coast Collaborate to Launch BlkFreedom.org
Nationwide — On June 19th, six leading Black museums and historical institutions from coast to coast have joined forces to launch BLKFREEDOM.org, a digital commemoration of Juneteenth, the day that the Emancipation Proclamation was officially enforced, ending enslavement in
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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information
The South African
The South African is an English-language South African online news publication and a leading source for news, sport, lifestyle, finance, opinion content in South Africa.
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
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