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At the end of a recent interview on the very popular radio show, “The Breakfast Club,” Joe Biden said, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you
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List of African-American United States Senators
The United States Senate has had ten African-American elected or appointed office holders.[1] The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, which is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. The US Census Bureau defines African
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With 50 honorary doctorates, Gordon Parks captured black triumphs and exposed injustices
Our childhood experiences shape the worldview we hold and for pioneering African-American photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks, having faced aggressive discrimination as a child in a  segregated elementary school and barred from participating in his high school activities, because of his
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News Analysis: Racism, Unrest, Police Brutality. Is America Living 1968 All Over Again? Yes, and No – Free Press of Jacksonville
In November 1968, Republican Richard Nixon won the White House after promising to quell the country’s unrest and restore “law and order” to its sundered
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How The Crisis Is Making Racial Inequality Worse
In good times and bad, the black unemployment rate is typically double the white unemployment rate, says economist Valerie Wilson, who directs the Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy at the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think
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Booker T. Washington, African-American Educator
Booker Taliaferro Washington grew up the child of a slave in the South during the Civil War. Following emancipation, he moved with his mother and stepfather to West Virginia, where he worked in salt furnaces and a coal mine but also learned to read. At age 16, he made his way to Hampton Normal and
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(1983) Glenn Loury, “Responsibility and Race”
One of the great myths of our time is the belief in the great melting pot of American ethnicity, into which have been blended the cultures and values of disparate peoples from the world
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The MAAFA (The Black Holocaust)
But the late Dr. Khalid Abdul Muhammad, a respected Black nationalist freedom fighter, who led the New Black Panther Party from the late 1990s until his passing in 2001 and the former national spokesman for the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, used a stronger Kiswahili
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A Biography of Marcus Garvey and His Views Defined
No Marcus Garvey biography would be complete without defining the radical views that made him a threat to the status quo. The life story of the Jamaican-born activist starts well before he came to the United States following World War I, when Harlem was an exciting place for African-American
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Watts riots
The Watts riots, sometimes referred to as the Watts Rebellion,[1] took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles from August 11 to
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Clardy Craven, Erma (1918-1994)
Erma Clardy Craven was an African American leader in the pro-life movement. Craven helped start various “pro-life” organizations such as African-Americans Against Abortion, the National Right to Life Committee, Black Americans for Life, National Democrats for Life, and Americans United
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African-American Civil Rights Movement (1865–1896)
The African-American Civil Rights Movement (1865–1896) refers to the post-Civil War reform movements in the United States aimed at eliminating racial discrimination against African Americans, improving educational and employment opportunities, and establishing electoral power. This period between
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How to Keep Your Faith and Strive For Financial Freedom During Challenging Times
Reverend Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr., the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens (FBCLG) in Somerset, New Jersey, and the former New Jersey Secretary of State, launched the Billion Dollar Challenge to create black wealth and to motivate the black communities to strive for
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Financial Expert, Shawn Rochester, Releases New Book to Help Change How You Think About Your Personal Finances
Southbury, CT — Shawn Rochester is an author, entrepreneur, investor and sought-after speaker who has spoken on Wall Street, in Silicon Valley, the United Nations and lectured at leading universities about the staggering financial cost of discrimination against Black people in America and advocates
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Book Addresses Whether or Not the Killing of George Floyd Was a Tipping Point for Racism in America
To help both Black and white Americans better understand the impact of racism in America, Paradigm Publishing is offering free copies of the Amazon Kindle book, Solving The Race Issue In America by
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Protest march in Ghana in wake of George Floyd killing as president denounces brutality
As nationals across the world solidarize with America’s black community in the wake of George Floyd’s killing by holding protest marches, Ghanaian nationals and their African-American counterparts resident in Ghana also held a peaceful protest march, which culminated in front of the US Embassy in
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Black Business Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – Free Press of Jacksonville
For centuries, Charleston has been home to a vibrant Black business
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Poll: 80 percent of African Americans say Trump has done 'fair' or 'poor' job handling coronavirus
A majority of African Americans hold a negative view of President Trump Donald John TrumpTrump slams Fox after hydroxychloroquine warning: 'Looking for a new outlet' Trump threatens permanent freeze on WHO funding without 'major' reforms within 30 days Schumer: Trump's statements on
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Cheatham, Henry Plummer (1857-1935)
Born into slavery in Henderson, North Carolina, Henry Cheatham was the child of an enslaved domestic worker about who little is known.  An adolescent after the American Civil War, Cheatham benefited from country’s short lived commitment to provide educational opportunities to all children.  He
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Lacoste Drops Limited-Edition Polo With All Proceeds Going To COVID-19 Relief
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NFL Announces Major Steps to Incentivize Teams to Hire Minorities for Top Posts
At the end of a recent interview on the very popular radio show, “The Breakfast Club,” Joe Biden said, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you
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Jefferson, William J. (1947-- )
William J. Jefferson is a former Democratic politician who represented Louisiana’s Second Congressional District from 1991 to 2009. He was the first African American congressman elected from the state since Reconstruction. His career ended in a bribery scandal that resulted in his conviction in
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(1926) George S. Schulyer, “The Negro-Art Hokum”
Negro art “made in America” is as non-existent as the widely advertised profundity of Cal Coolidge, the “seven years of progress” of Mayor Hylan, or the reported sophistication of New Yorkers. Negro art there has been, is, and will be among the numerous black nations of
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Racism in the United States
Racism in the United States has been present since the colonial era. Legally or socially sanctioned privileges and rights were given to white Americans but denied to Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Hispanic and Latino Americans. European Americans (particularly the
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African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem
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Southern Company Gas donates $1 million to Morehouse School of Medicine for health equity
This contribution is a part of the $50 million commitment from Southern Company and its subsidiaries to historically black colleges and universities
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Dawson, William Levi (1886-1970)
WilliamLevi Dawson was a well-known Chicago, Illinois lawyer who became one of the city’s most influentialpoliticians.  His career paralleled the risingsignificance of African Americans in the Democratic Party.  Dawson was born in Albany, Georgia on April 26,1886.  Little is known of his formative
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Lift Every Voice: The Biden Plan for Black America | Afro
On May 6, national Black civil rights leaders participated in a call with former Vice President Joe Biden, the democratic presidential nominee, a day after the release of Lift Every Voice: The Biden Plan for Black
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