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The City That Embodies the United States’ Contradictions
… German American radicals, abolitionists, and African Americans in the region. Organizations like … tribute to the enslavement of Black Americans called “the Old Plantation.” The … their ever-present antagonism toward Black Americans, also have some roots in …
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Source: The Nation
National Poetry Day: 10 African-American Poets Known For Words Of Wisdom
Here are some great wordsmiths, from Tyehimba Jess to Gwendolyn Brooks.
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Source: NewsOne
Senate Confirms Chiquita Brooks-LaSure — First Black Woman to Lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Los Angeles Sentinel
TThe United States Senate has confirmed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The 55 to 44 vote makes Brooks-LaSure the first Black woman to lead CMS in its nearly six-decade
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Tulsa | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. (TriceEdneyWire.com)—“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.” –Carter G. Woodson These words, from one of the most renown and impactful African American
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Life returns to the CSO with welcome back concert on May 27 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
In a historic evening, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA) welcomed in-person audiences back to concerts at Symphony Center on May 27 for the first time in more than 14 months, including special welcome remarks made from the stage of Orchestra Hall by CSOA President Jeff Alexander,
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Riders looking to avenge last week's loss in rematch with the Stampeders
The Roughriders will try to avenge last week’s 23-17 loss to the Calgary Stampeders, at Mosaic Stadium on Saturday night.
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Music & Culture - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… first official school for African-Americans in Savannah. Today, … to the Beach Institute African-American Cultural Center, Savannah’ … s flagship organization for African-American arts, history, and … . She interviewed 19 African American elders over the age …
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Col. McKennie promoted to first female brigadier general of Alabama Air National Guard - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — The Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing promoted their first female brigadier general on Saturday. Colonel Tara D. McKennie makes history as the Alabama Air National Guard’s first female brigadier general and as the first African-American female brigadier
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Source: CBS 42
DIA's Founders Junior Council Acquires Work by Detroit Artist, First Work Purchased from its African-American Art Acquisition Fund | The Michigan Chronicle
The Detroit Institute of Arts’ (DIA) Founders Junior Council (FJC) has selected Detroit artist Tylonn Sawyer’s “White on White: Stone Mountain” as the first work acquired for the museum’s permanent collection from their African-American Art Acquisition Fund established in 2020.     'White on
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FAA requests removal of Lafayette's African-American appointment ordinance requirement on the airport commission - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) The Lafayette City-Parish council has its back against the wall. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants the council to change an ordinance believed to be discriminatory based on race. The FAA is referring to the city council’s ordinance of appointing people to
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Source: Lafayette News & Weather | Lafayette, LA | klfy.com
Introducing the Ensemble’s new managing director, Sharon Samuel - DefenderNetwork.com
The iconic Ensemble Theatre has a new managing director, Sharon Samuel. Recognizing that she is taking the baton of leadership from a Houston legend, Janette Cosley, Samuel is more than ready to build her own legacy of Ensemble leadership. The Defender recently spoke with Houston
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Sage Steele Suspended From ESPN After Controversial Remarks on Vaccine Mandates, Female Journalists, and President Obama • EBONY
ESPN anchor Sage Steele was suspended following controversial comments about vaccine mandates, women journalists, and former President Barack Obama, CNN reports. Appearing on Uncut with Jay Cutler, Steele expressed her frustrations at ESPN for establishing a vaccine mandate for all
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Black women and the Breast Cancer Disparity Explained
By Diana Price cancerconnect.com When Karen Jackson was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer she was bewildered—not just by the diagnosis but by the disparity she saw between African-American women and women of other races and ethnicities. “The disparities were alarming to me. In talking with
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Source: The Birmingham Times
High on the Hog: How African American cuisine transformed America - North Dallas Gazette
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic It’s a revelation. The rich history of Black heritage cooking and how it has influenced American cuisine is on view in this enlightening, heartfelt and surprisingly well-crafted documentary. The host for this four-part Netflix epicurean travelogue is Stephen
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What is ‘race-norming’? NFL blasted after admitting racist concussion policy - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
The NFL annouces change to its testing policy in determining concussion compensation for retired players
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Why Pan-African Parliament is burning - NewsDay Zimbabwe
By Ismail Lagardien The Pan-African Parliament (Pap) is burning. Turn down the heat, or get the objectives, policies and sequencing of pan-Africanism The post Why Pan-African Parliament is burning appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Commemorates 100th Anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre | Post News Group
President Biden joined Congresswoman Lee and others from the Congressional Black Caucus for the public commemoration in Tulsa. The post Congresswoman Barbara Lee Commemorates 100th Anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre first appeared on Post News Group.
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DPH report: 2,104 opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts in 2020 - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Opioid deaths increased by 5 percent in 2020 and according to state health officials, the highest rate was among African-American men.
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An Evening with Branford Marsalis | Black Cultural Events
One of the world’s best-known saxophonists takes our stage again, exploring his Grammy-nominated album The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul. His quartet was formed in 1986, but many Americans first met Marsalis on the small screen when he served as Musical Director of The Tonight Show
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African-American couple who escaped slavery in US honoured with blue plaque
A married African-American couple who escaped enslavement in … as her mother was an African-American who had been raped by …
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‘It makes you a little proud to be a human’ - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… chance to interact with another African American role model, cardiothoracic surgeon Levi … so they can tolerate milk. African Americans are among those groups who …
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Is the New Redistricting Plan Racist? - Houston Forward Times
Controversial redistricting maps combine U.S. Congressional districts of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Congressman Al… The post Is the New Redistricting Plan Racist? appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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People, Places and Things
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Kymberly Pinder Named Dean at Yale School of Art - Atlanta Tribune
Kymberly Pinder, an internationally recognized scholar of race, representation, and murals, has been appointed the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Dean of the Yale School of Art, President Peter Salovey announced June 1 in a message to the university community. Her term begins July 1. Now acting
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Historian Sarah Zenaida Gould has family ties to civil rights
… History, Gould learned about the African-American music that served as inspiration … like Atlanta is to the African-American civil rights movement, Gould said …
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Theo Crocker | Black Cultural Events
Theo Crocker has continued to push the boundaries as an artist, the Oberlin-trained trumpeter evolving into a multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer in his own right as well as a sought-after collaborator to his contemporaries both within the jazz world and out. Having notched his first-ever
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Grandmother Blazes New Trail From ‘Black Wall Street’ - The Washington Informer
It was breakfast time, and Wanda Armstrong was rolling out the crust for her famous peach cobbler at Evelyn’s Soul Food Restaurant, a well-known dining spot in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that’s frequented by NFL veterans, politicians and even the last astronaut to walk on the moon. By early
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Descendants Of Enslaved People Get Checks In One Of The 1st Cash Reparations Programs
The Virginia Theological Seminary has launched one of the U.S.'s first cash reparations programs. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ian Markham, president and dean of VTS, and Gerald Wanzer, a shareholder.
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Successful Black American-Owned Business Leaders Unfairly Targeted - Los Angeles Sentinel
There is an old African proverb that captures one of the challenges that too many financially successful Black-owned business leaders face today in America. That proverb is “Your earned riches may engender envy and jealous criticism but be not dismayed by the foolishness of the
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Poetry Foundation Announces 2021 Pegasus Awards And Ruth Lilly & Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships Winners - Garland Journal
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Every one of these extraordinary writers is a credit to the art form, each bringing their own unique experiences and approaches to enrich the literary landscape,” said Michelle T. Boone, president of the Poetry Foundation. “It is a joyous occasion to be able to celebrate artists in
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