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Reed, Judy W. (c. 1826- ? )
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23
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dream hampton On Our Fascination With Cops, Defunding The Police & Why Patriarchy Is Her Biggest Fear
Recently, Color of Change (COC) published a report, Normalizing Injustice: The Dangerous Misrepresentations that Define Television’s Scripted Crime Genre about how the crime genre glamorizes policing to the detriment of the entire country, but Black people, the victim of police
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Source: MadameNoire
State Budget Cuts Are Leaving Kids on the Sidelines
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8 transgender men and women killed in 7 days
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Bath, Patricia (1942- )
Patricia Era Bath, a prominent ophthalmologist and innovative research and laser scientist, was the first African American woman physician to receive a patent for a medical invention.  Bath was born on November 4, 1942 in Harlem, New York to Rupert Bath, a Trinidadian immigrant and the first black
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17
1988
GA lawmakers pass hate crime bill following death of Ahmaud Arbery
In a bi-partisan effort, House Bill 426 will mandate enhanced sentencing for defendants convicted of targeting a victim because of their “actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, mental disability, or physical
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Africa: Moves Are Afoot in Africa to Keep More Women in Science Careers
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Uganda Shouldn't Be First Country to Prematurely Pay Out NSSF - Experts
Financial experts have warned those pushing for a 20 percent pay out of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) savings to its members to cushion them against the Covid-19 economic
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Rwanda: Call for Concerted Efforts By Families in COVID-19 Fight
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Fulton County Commissioners unanimously approve hate crime legislation
ATLANTA – At their June 17, 2020 meeting, Fulton County Commissioners unanimously approved legislation to establish penalties for hate
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Coronavirus deaths in Gauteng: 55% are male, majority aged 60-69 | News24
Recent statistics say that 55% of Covid-19 deaths in Gauteng are males, mostly between the ages of 60 and 69.
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Joe Biden endorsed by Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
Former Vice President Joe Biden, sided by Dr. Jill Biden delivers remarks at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, PA on March
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What to read to know we're not alone in 2020
Daniel Q. Gillion, Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Distinguished Professor, University of Pennsylvania
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‘Insecure’ Actor Calls Out A ‘White Supremacist’ Hollywood When Discussing His Grassroots Organization
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Georgia (Finally) Passes a Hate Crime Bill
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Alicia Keys And Deepak Chopra Team Up For 21-Day Meditation Series Focused On The 'Divine Feminine Energy' - Blavity
Deepak Chopra launches a new mediation experience with Alicia Keys that focuses on divine feminine energy.
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New Report: 90% of America’s Sheriffs Are White Men
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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information
Black Lives Matter Network Establishes $12M Grant Fund
NEW YORK (AP) — The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has established a fund worth more than $12 million to aid organizations fighting institutional racism, in the wake of the George Floyd
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters Endorses Royce West for U.S. Senate (press release)
LOS ANGELES – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) has released the following statement in support of Texas State Senator Royce West for the United States
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(1995) William Jefferson Clinton, “the Job of Ending Discrimination in This Counrt is Not Over”
In July 1995, President Bill Clinton delivered a major speech at the White House  in defense of Affirmative Action programs across the nation at a time when many critics were calling for their repeal.  He argued that such programs were still needed in a talk he officially titled, The Job of Ending
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Calvary Baptist Church, Spokane, Washington (1890- )
Early in 1890, in Spokane, Washington, a small group of African American citizens gathered “to consider the propriety of organizing a church.”  The name Calvary Baptist Church was adopted, and thus was founded the citys first historically black church.  Its founding transcended race and
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Symantec Corporation: The Diversity Conversation is Evolving
“Diversity and Inclusion is an evolving conversation,” says Cecily Joseph, chief diversity officer at Symantec Corporation. “Over the past year, we’ve seen this conversation pick up in Silicon Valley, with Google and some other tech companies releasing diversity numbers, and with
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Time’s Up: Child care providers are not America’s mammy
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Africa: Nigerian Wins Top Commonwealth Africa Prize for Short Stories
Nigerian author Innocent Chizaram Ilo, 23, won the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Africa), the Commonwealth Foundation announced on June
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Ali, Ayaan Hirsi (1969- )
Writer and activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali was born in Mogadishu, Somaliaon November 13, 1969.  Her father, Hirsi Magan Isse, was a prominent Somali intellectual andrevolutionary leader.  As a child, Alihad to move with her family to Saudi Arabia,Ethiopia, and Kenya, due topolitical turmoil in her own
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Nov
13
1969
Georgia Senate Passes New Hate Crime Bill
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Zimbabwe: Activists' Abductions - EU, UK, US Light Fires Under Mnangagwa, Demand Unbiased Probe
The international community has unequivocally told President Emmerson Mnangagwa that it expected his government to carry out swift, thorough and credible investigations into last week's abduction and brutal attacks on three MDC Alliance youth
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Washington Post editor says white women are 'lucky' they are just being called Karen
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Bell Hooks
Bell Hooks is a pen name of a renowned African-American author, Gloria Jean Watkins. She also took part in social activism and supports feminism. The central focus of her writing is interconnectivity of race, capitalism, and gender. She also explains the influence of these elements to promote
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25
1952
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