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'Regarding Paul R. Williams' Honors Legacy Of LA's Barrier-Breaking Black Architect

Janna Ireland's photography has focused on Black life in America. Now, she turns her lens to Paul R. Williams, the first Black architect in the American West. He put good design within reach of all.

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(1932) Angelo Herndon Addresses His Jury

Gentlemen of the Jury: I would like to explain in detail the nature of my case and the reason why I was locked up. I recall back about the middle of June 1932, when the Relief Agencies of the City of Atlanta, the County Commission and the city government as a whole, were cutting both Negro and

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A debate over identity and race asks, are African Americans ‘Black’ or ‘black’? - African American News Today - EIN News

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‘Greenleaf’s’ Jennifer Sears Voted ‘Queen Of The Blacks’ At ‘Segregated Homecoming’

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The first half of 2020 has been horrific for Black Americans. It began with the loss of the legendary Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. Then in March, the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacts Black Americans more adversely, changed our lives forever, killing over 130,000 Americans so far. Then, racism and its

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As A Gun Violence Survivor, I Believe We Need Structural Reforms To Achieve True Progress And Change - Blavity

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Black Lives Matter Founder Finds Hope in Global Protests Over George Floyd's Alleged Murder

For Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza the global outpouring of protests and activism following the alleged murder of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody has been heartening and makes her hopeful for the

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Covid-19 vaccine trials have been slow to recruit Black and Latino people -- and that could delay a vaccine

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Nike Makes Juneteenth an Annual Paid Holiday for Its U.S. Employees – Your Black World

Nike CEO, John Donahoe, announced in an internal memo that the company would recognize Juneteenth as an annual paid holiday for its

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Black Lives Matter Founder Finds Hope in Global Protests Over George Floyd’s Alleged Murder Arizona Informant Newspaper

By Gail Berkley, The Sun Reporter For Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza the global outpouring of protests and activism following the alleged murder of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody has been heartening and makes her hopeful for the future. At the same time, she

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Jennifer Lawrence Joins Twitter, Immediately Demands Justice For Breonna Taylor

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Mayor: Officer Who Put Knee on Man’s Neck Should Be Charged

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WATCH: Charlamagne tha God suggests African-Americans legally buy firearms so they don’t end up like Ahmaud Arbery

During a panel discussion on MSNBC on Sunday afternoon, radio personality and commentator Charlamagne tha God briefly stunned host Alex Witt by first saying he wished shooting victim Ahmaud Arbery had been armed to defend himself before being gunned down by two white Georgia men — then advised

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These Familes Bought Land To Create Safe Haven For Black People

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A 'Dirty' Word? - The Seattle Medium

As a former teacher, I’m almost tempted to offer a short presentation on the denotative and connotative qualities of words. Instead, I’ll ask a few simple questions, “What’s wrong with ambition?” “When did it become a negative?” Since the word was cast upon a Black female potential

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Former Pro Football Player Kyle Queiro Gets Dragged and Apologizes After Questioning If Jill Scott Is Attractive, Singer Seemingly Responds

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Detroit Anti-Black Riot

Whites began a riot in Detroit after it was rumored a black man had killed a white woman and her infant. A similar rumor, alleging the victims were white and the perpetrator white, soon found its way into the black community. In truth, no one had been killed. An estimated 25 blacks and 9 whites

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Black Lives Matter President: “If U.S. doesn’t give us what we want then we will burn down this system”

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George Washington University professor pretended she was Black for over a decade - Face2Face Africa

An African-American history professor at George Washington University, Jessica Krug, confessed that she has been posing as a Black woman for over a decade even though she is in actual fact, Caucasian. Krug, 38, revealed in a post on Medium on Thursday that she had deceived friends and colleagues

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Super-sized racism: former McDonalds execs strike back in explosive race | Atlanta Daily World

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(1899) Lucy Craft Laney, “The Burden of the Educated Colored Woman”

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With Black Americans dying of COVID at higher rates, the medical community points to racism in health care - African American News Today - EIN News

Racial biases and inequalities in health care have resulted in Black Americans having poor health outcomes and higher rates of chronic diseases than whites, which has led to their being infected with the coronavirus at higher rates and being nearly twice as likely to die of it.

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