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Black Americans Are Still Fighting For Freedom That Has Never Truly Been Granted
African Americans continue to fight every day for the freedom that was granted years ago, but yet to become reality.
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Caver, Vivian Leona (1928 - )
Vivian Leona Caver is a civil rights activist in Seattle, Washington.  She directed the Seattle Human Rights Commission between 1975 and 1981, and served briefly in the Washington State Legislature in 1994. Caver was born Vivian Leona Mead in 1928, in Jackson, Tennessee.  Her mother Christine was
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Selina puts pen to paper to promote benefits of green juice - Voice Online
WHILE THE pandemic-induced lockdown has prompted overindulgence in food and drink, a Birmingham mother has... The post Selina puts pen to paper to promote benefits of green juice appeared first on Voice Online.
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Freedom at last: Roosevelt Myles released after 28 years behind bars | The Crusader Newspaper Group
He’s finally out of jail! By Erick Johnson ‘Twas the night before Tuesday, July 21. Roosevelt Myles Jr., was unable to sleep. The biggest gift of his life would come in less than 24 hours. He had waited for it for nearly three decades. He finally fell asleep at 2 a.m. Later that morning at
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During Pandemic, Black Funerals May Leave More Trauma Than Comfort - The Seattle Medium
As of Aug. 10, more than 5 million cases had been diagnosed in the United States. This has been particularly impactful on Black families for whom homegoing rituals are a prominent cultural and spiritual
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New Study Shows Exclusions of Blacks In Genomic Research - African American News Today - EIN News
… on the underrepresentation of African Americans in brain research, … That exclusion means African American patients may not be … paper also says African Americans are twenty percent more … is the first ever African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative, …
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Morgan State Mourns Death of Theater Great Shirley Basfield Dunlap
The Morgan State University community is mourning Shirley Basfield Dunlap, a legendary stage director, producer and professor at the school who died June
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Kwesi Mfume
Born: 0/24/948 Baltimore, MarylandKweisi Mfume is the former President/CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, as well as a five-term Democratic Congressman from Marylands 7th congressional district, serving in the 00th through 04th CongressBusiness
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Clarence Thomas’ Wife Asks Virginia Mayor To Remove Black Lives Matter Banner - The New York Beacon
  By Victor Omondi The wife to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked Mayor William Holloway of Clifton, Virginia in an email to remove a Black Lives Matter banner. The banner which reads “Welcome to Clifton, where Black Lives Matter,” is displayed over the Main
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A ballot prop that could boost racial equity among university faculty — The Sacramento Observer
(CALMATTERS) - Come November, California voters will determine the fate of affirmative action… again. What they decide will have a huge impact on higher education.  In 1996, voters passed Proposition 209, banning public agencies from considering race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in
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Colin Kaepernick returns to Madden as a playable character for the first time since 2016 | The Atlanta Voice
For the first time since Madden 17, Colin Kaepernick will be making his return to the virtual gridiron as a playable character in Madden 21. Developer EA Sports confirmed that an update was released on Tuesday that allows players to sign Kaepernick to any NFL roster in the game's franchise
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Clarence Thomas' Wife Asks Virginia Mayor To Remove Black Lives Matter Banner
By Victor Omondi The wife to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked Mayor William Holloway of Clifton, Virginia in an email to remove a Black Lives Matter banner. The banner which reads “Welcome to Clifton, where Black Lives Matter,” is displayed over the Main Street, a white-dominated
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Bridgewater, Pamela E. (1947- )
Pamela E. Bridgewater is a career Foreign Service officer who has been recognized for important diplomatic work in South Africa, Ghana, and Liberia.  Her most recent posting was as U.S. Ambassador to
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John Lewis. Mourning the Passing of a Civil Rights Icon – Morgan State University Newsroom | Afro
Submitted by President David Wilson This morning, we awaken to the unfortunate news of the passing of the Honorable Congressman John Lewis. At a time when our national heroes are few, we have lost a true champion who fought—literally and figuratively—-for freedom, equality, justice and fairness for
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Ciara Shot The Video For 'Rooted' Two Days Before Giving Birth To Her Third Child
Is there anything Ciara can't do? The R&B star never stops creating, even when she's 48 hours away from giving birth. In the video for her new socially-conscious single
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Pierce, Roger Dwayne (1951--)
Roger D. Pierce, U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde, was born in Omaha, Nebraska.  Pierce earned his B.A. degree in Spanish Language and Latin American Studies at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia.  He received his M.A. in Latin American Literature at the University of Maryland in
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Black lives don’t matter when it comes to sports - TheGrio
There are a ton of things that people miss during the pandemic. Eating at restaurants. Going to the movies. Pants.... View Article The post Black lives don’t matter when it comes to sports appeared first on TheGrio.
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(1919) William Pickens, “The Kind of Democracy the Negro Expects”
William Pickens was born in 1881, the year Tuskegee Institute was founded. By the time of Booker T. Washington’s death in 1915, Pickens at age 35 had already become a major spokesperson on the direction of black education in the United States. Born in South Carolina but educated in
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Anonymous Essay Slams ESSENCE Mag For Alleged Sexual Misconduct, Unfair Business Practices Towards Black Women
Essence Magazine is coming under fire as it celebrates its 50th year anniversary for allegedly mistreating its Black women employees—only this time it's supposedly at the hands of other Black
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Activists Are Pushing For Consumers To Support Black Businesses. Is It Sustainable?
So the idea was that if Black people spent their money at Black businesses and divested from white institutions, it would help generate Black
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It’s now or never for the MEAC
But NCCU has been the dominant team in men’s basketball lately and, as we know, football is king so it wasn’t a huge loss for the
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Charles Drew
Charles Drew was born on June 3, 1904 in Washington, D.C., the son of Richard and Nora Drew and eldest of five children. Charles was one of those rare individuals who seemed to excel at everything he did and on every level and would go on to become of pioneer in the field of
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List of museums focused on African Americans
This is a list of museums in the United States whose primary focus is on African American culture and history. Such museums are commonly known as African American museums. According to scholar Raymond Doswell, an African-American museum is an institution established for the preservation of
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Black Lives Matter is a reality check for corporate diversity and inclusion strategies - African American News Today - EIN News
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Sharpless, Mattie R. (1943- )
On October 1, 2001, President George W. Bush nominated Mattie R. Sharpless to be the next United States Ambassador to the Central African Republic. After confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Sharpless was at her post in the nation’s capital at Bangui by mid-December 2001.  Sharpless served in Bangui
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2001
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Community-based cultural tailors, afro hairdressers, and diverse beauty service providers are given new opportunities for business growth via rising fashion, hair and beauty platformstylzmag.comWith a focus on ethnic and diverse fashion, hair, and beauty, StylzMag’s vision is to create space

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Mfume, Kweisi (Frizzel Gray) (1948 - )
Kweisi Mfume was born as Frizzel Gray in Baltimore, Maryland on October 24, 1948, the eldest of four children.  Gray experienced a troubled childhood with the abandonment of his father and death of his mother as well as economic instability, but made a successful return to his academic studies in
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After graduating from Morehouse College having studied international relations and business, at just 35,Andrew Welburnis already the owner and operator of seven McDonald’s franchise stores […]
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