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#RussRant: Racism Is On The Ballot…VOTE! [VIDEO]

What's your excuse for not voting in the upcoming election? Russ Parr, doesn't want to hear it. He believes there is no valid excuse for not voting because racism will thrive if Trump is in office for another term. Check it out below: View this post on Instagram 09/09/20 A post shared by The Russ […]

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William H. Wilson established The Northwest Enterprise, a Seattle, Washington weekly newspaper for the African American community, in 1920 and continued to be its editor until 1935. He also served as a board member of Seattles chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored

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(1898) Alexander Crummell, “The Attitude of the American Mind Toward the Negro Intellect,”

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Danny Lyon Scarborough made his mark in the world in two arenas, as an innovative, Emmy Award-winning choreographer/dancer, and as one of the first well-known African Americans to go public about having AIDS. Born on July 27, 1947, he grew up on a farm near Wake Forest, North Carolina. He was

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