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Battle of Waterberg (1904)
The Battle of Waterberg on August 11, 1904 in German South-West Africa (Namibia), triggered the annihilation decree by German military of the Herero people, the indigenous nomadic inhabitants of the area.  An estimated 60,000 to 100,000 people perished during and after The Battle of Waterberg which
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11
1904
Slave Revolt in Long Island
Slave revolt, Newton, Long Island (N.Y.). Seven whites killed. Two Black male slaves and an Indian slave were hanged, and a Black woman was burned alive.
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28
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Houston Realtors To No Longer Use Term Master When Describing Bedrooms
The Houston Association of Realtors will no longer be using the term "master" in reference to the largest bedroom/bathroom space in a dwelling. Some see the move as performative.
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Arab and Muslim Communities Need To Talk About Anti-Blackness
Black Muslims are often overlooked in conversations about Islam, and Afro-Arabs are rendered invisible in the discourse of Arab politics and culture.
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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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Now That The Stimulus Package Is Agreed On, When Will Checks Arrive? Who Gets Them? How Much? Coronavirus Money Questions Answered
The new $900 billion economic stimulus package over the coronavirus pandemic means most Americans will get a payment from the government, but is it really that simple. Here are some answers to common questions.
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St. Pete celebrates Juneteenth
It all started when Terri Lipsey Scott, executive director of the Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, decided a Black Lives Matter mural should sit in front of the museum at 2240 9th Ave. S and be revealed on
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What side are you on? - Dallas Examiner
By DUVALIER MALONE Duvalier Malone Enterprises This election year will force America to choose between two very different ideas What side are you on? Yes, America, there are two sides. We have arrived [...] The post What side are you on? appeared first on Dallas Examiner.
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There's Pain And Tragedy In 'Yellow Wife' — But Also Great Joy
Sadeqa Johnson's novel — inspired by a real historical figure — pulls no punches in its tale of an enslaved woman trying to survive and make a life for herself and her family.
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How Reparations Fit Into New Focus on Racial Justice - African American News Today - EIN News
T. Sherman promised formerly enslaved Black Americans 40 acres of confiscated Confederate have contributed to the disparities Black Americans face in the workplace, financial trillion price tag on compensating African Americans for the cumulative damage of
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Africans, African Americans, Great Britain and the United States: The Curious History of the Rio Pongo in the Early 19th Century
In the essay below, Bruce L. Mouser, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, describes the conflicting goals of African Creoles, African Americans, and British and American colonizationists in the fate of the Rio Pongo Valley along the West Coast of Africa.  Mouser
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Meet the man behind the world's first African and Caribbean rum - Face2Face Africa
The famous spirit, Rum has inspired culture far beyond the cocktail world. It also has a history weaved in colonialism, slavery, economic oppression, especially in the Americas. Considered one of the staple drinks of the Caribbean, Rum comes in a different blend. Since the sugarcane industry was
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Juneteenth honors the memory of those who have lost their lives to racial violence | New Pittsburgh Courier
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Great Negro Plot of 1741: The Rumors And Lies That Led To Execution Of Over 30 Black Americans In New York City
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Mauritania
Although Mauritania officially abolished slavery in 1980, the nation continued to tolerate the enslavement of blacks by North African Arabs. In 1993, the U.S. State Department estimated that there were more than 90,000 chattel slaves in the
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1724 - Virginia offera a tax break to slave holders if they instruct and baptize their slaves.
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Free Forever: The Contentious Hearing That Made Biddy Mason A Legend - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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African-American History Timeline: 1700 - 1799
The New York Assembly passes a law making it illegal for enslaved African-Americans to testify against whites. The law also prohibits slaves from gathering in groups larger than three in
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Back-to-Africa movement
The Back-to-Africa movement, also known as the Colonization movement or Black Zionism, originated in the United States in the 19th century. It encouraged those of African descent to return to the African homelands of their ancestors. This movement would eventually inspire other movements ranging
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Juneteenth honors the memory of those who have lost their lives to racial violence
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Photography display celebrates black British pioneers - Voice Online
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The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed | An Online Reference Guide to African American History by Professor Quintard Taylor, University of Washington
1603 Mathieu Da Costa, a free black explorer, guides the French through parts of Canada and the Lake Champlain region of what is now New York state. 1603
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Cinque kidnapped
Cinque, origially Senghbe, the son of a Mende king, along with several other Africans, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in Cuba. Cinque and his companions will later carry out the famous successful revolt upon the slave ship Amistad.
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Slaves rescued from illegal gold mine run by blacklisted Brazilian - Stabroek News
RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The rescue of 39 slaves from an illegal gold mine in Brazil run by a known offender highlights the difficulty in ending crimes where large profits are involved, labour authorities
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Sierra Leone's Bunce Island, where thousands of enslaved Africans were shipped to the Americas - Face2Face Africa
Bunce Island in Sierra Leone, 20 miles up the Sierra Leone River, and a few miles north of the capital Freetown, was home to one of the most profitable slave trading operations in West Africa. Established in 1670 by English slave traders, it was the largest British slave castle on the Rice Coast
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The Zong Massacre (1781)
The slave ship Zong departed the coast of Africa on 6 September 1781 with 470 slaves. Since this human chattel was such a valuable commodity at that time, many captains took on more slaves than their ships could accommodate in order to maximize profits.  The Zong’s captain, Luke
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Tear Them All Down: Champion F1 Racer, Lewis Hamilton Calls For The Removal of Racist Statues
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