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Who Gets to Be an American? On the Evolution of US Citizenship
As we approach Election Day, just days before another potential government shutdown, we must reflect on how white supremacy has historically limited U.S. citizenship and threatened participation in our democracy.
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(1923) James Weldon Johnson, “Our Democracy and the Ballot”
Poet, novelist and U.S. diplomat, James Weldon Johnson is probably best known to millions as the author of the lyrics to “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the black national anthem. Johnson was also a civil rights activist and was Executive Secretary of the National Association of Colored
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Mar
10
1923
Libianca, Victony And Other Afrobeats Artists To Watch In 2024 - Blavity
Afrobeats is seemingly everywhere these days. The genre’s infectious rhythms representing the African Diaspora and its associated cultures have emerged as one of the most popular categories in the music industry. Afrobeats is not a monolithic genre; it encompasses many sounds and styles where
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South Africa: Twelve Suspects Arrested During Operation Vala Umgodi in Namakwa District
Press Release - The multi-disciplinary illicit mining operation "Vala Umgodi" by SAPS, SANDF and Department of Home Affairs, arrested 12 suspects for alleged illegal mining and trespassing in Kleinsee on Monday, 26 February 2024.
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Gabe Amo elected as Rhode Island’s first Black congressman - Database
Subject Gabe Amo's Victory Description Former White House aideGabeAmo(D) won the special election to fill the seat of former Rep. … The post Gabe Amo elected as Rhode Island’s first Black congressman appeared first on Database.
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Uganda's refugees are 3.6% of its population | Africanews
"All the operations are suffering from a funding deficit. And I do believe that the more acute crises are getting more money. Uganda being a more stabilized country, humanitarian provision perhaps does suffer a bit more, but we're confident that we're going to be able to maintain all level of
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Uganda: Operation Fika Salama Returns Ahead of Festive Season
[Nile Post] Police have announced the return of Operation Fika Salama as one of the interventions to contain fatalities on Ugandan roads ahead of the new festive season.
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(1861) Alexander H. Stephens, “Cornerstone Speech”
On March 21, 1861, after seven states had seceded from the United States, two weeks after the inauguration of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, but three weeks before the firing on Fort Sumter, Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens delivered what would be called the Cornerstone Speech in
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(1966) Robert F. Kennedy, “Day of Affirmation Address"
On June 7, 1966, New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy became one of the first major American politicians to take a public stand against South African Apartheid when he delivered an address to the National Union of South African Students in New York City.  His address appears
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Jun
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1966
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Tim Scott Tells Chicago Black Church Congregation To Stop Focusing On Race
He must have thought his "America isn't racist" shtick was a one-size-fits-all narrative. The post Tim Scott Tells Chicago Black Church Congregation To Stop Focusing On Race appeared first on NewsOne.
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Mali: Journalist Abdoul Niang Charged With Making False Statements
[CPJ] Dakar -- Malian authorities must drop all legal proceedings against journalist Abdoul Niang and allow him to report the news freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday.
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Ninjaman Requests Meeting With PM Andrew Holness Over Prison Reform
The content originally appeared on: Urban Islandz Incarcerated artiste Ninjaman has published an open letter directed at Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Opposition Leader Mark Golding, and National Security Minister Horace Chang, calling for measures to curb the crime on the island. The
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Kenya: Panic as Guests, Staff Attacked at Pinewood Beach Resort and Spa
[Capital FM] Diani -- Fear has gripped staff at Pinewood Beach Resort and Spa in Diani, Kwale County, after several of their colleagues sustained injuries after an attack by armed goons.
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Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott v. Sandford, United States Supreme Court, 1857
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Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia sānt lo͞o´shə, –sēə [key], island nation (2005 est. pop. 166,000), 238 sq mi (616 sq km), West Indies, one of the Windward Islands. The capital is Castries . Morne Gimie (3,145 ft/959 m high) and the twin pyramidal cones known as the Pitons are the most imposing landmarks. The country
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(1918) Rev. Francis J. Grimke, “Victory for the Allies and the United States a Ground of Rejoicing, of Thanksgiving”
Francis J. Grimke was born a slave in Charleston, South Carolina on November 4, 1850.  After the war he and his older brother, Archibald, went north to Lincoln University.  Francis graduated from Lincoln in 1870.  After working briefly at Lincoln, Grimke attended Princeton Theological Seminary from
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Nov
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1850
Louis Vuitton's Virgil Abloh accused of stealing design for Pop Smoke cover
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Nigeria: Senate Passes U.S.$2.8 Billion Supplementary Budget
[Premium Times] President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, wrote to the National Assembly seeking the consideration of the supplementary budget, a day after it was approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
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Six charged over APNU+AFC Berbice protest
Six charged over APNU+AFC Berbice protest -three fined after pleading guilty to breaching COVID-19 restrictions
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Grande multipurpose sport facility to reopen May 2024 - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
EIGHT years after it was officially opened at a cost of approximately $70 million, the sparingly used Northeastern Multipurpose Sport Facility at Ojoe Road, Sangre Grande is set to reopen by May 2024. The announcement was made on Monday by the Ministry of Sport via a media release. The ministr
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(1968) Martin Luther King, Jr., “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”
The following speech, a sermon Dr. Martin Luther King gave at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 3, 1968, was the last public appearance before his assassination the next day.  King, in Memphis to support a strike by garbage workers, gives a poignant vision of the victorious future of the
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Apr
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1968
Somalia Floods Kill 29, Displace 300,000 People
[Vanguard] Flash flooding in southwestern Somalia has claimed the lives of more than two dozen people and displaced hundreds of thousands from their homes, an official said, as El Nino downpours lash East Africa.
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South Africa: High Court Orders UPL to Prevent Another Toxic Chemical Water Spill in Durban
[Daily Maverick] More than two years after at least 5,000 tonnes of farm poisons and other 'agricultural remedies' went up in flames or flowed into a river north of the city, legal disputes about the aftermath of the chemical pollution disaster came to a head in the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the
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Standard Bank customer wins K10m in Switch Your Salary and Win promo - Malawi News Network
After making four customers millionaires and transformed lives with fabulous cash prizes, Standard Bank Plc has made a Mchezi-based customer, Elemiya Mariko K10 million richer in the Switch Your Salary and Win promotion. He emerged a grand winner during the final draw of the promotion that was
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Castel Malawi offers employees post devaluation bail-out package - Malawi News Network
Giant alcoholic beverages producer Castel Malawi has responded to the recent 44% devaluation of the kwacha by offering its employees the 15% on the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (Cola) and a once-off shopping voucher worth K150,000 for its 620 strong workforce effective 1 December 2023. In an internal
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