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Just six days before George Floyd’s killing and the resulting call to action in our country, I became the executive director of one of the largest education nonprofits in North Texas — its second-ever woman and first-ever black commander in
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Surfing Confronts Sport’s Racist Past After George Floyd’s Death – Free Press of Jacksonville
Surfer Marc Chavez, founder of the San Diego nonprofit Native Like Water, which offers surf camps for Indigenous youth, said localism is a form of racial
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Naomi Osaka Became the Highest Paid Woman Athlete Earning $37.4 Million
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Luanda, Angola (1576- )
Luanda was founded by Portuguese explorer Paolo Dias de Novaes as St. Paul of Luanda in 1576. It became the capital of a Portuguese colony in 1586 and became the capital of independent Angola when the former Portuguese colony gained its independence in 1975.  Luanda is also the largest city in
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Top African-American Women in Tennis
In 1950, Althea Gibson made history when she became the first African-American to play in an international tennis tournament. Six years later, Gibson made history when she became the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title at the French
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25
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Most cities put summer park concerts on hold
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Jena Six
The Jena Six were six black teenagers in Jena, Louisiana, convicted in the 2006 beating of Justin Barker, a white student at the local Jena High School, which they also attended. Barker was injured on December 4, 2006, by the members of the Jena Six, and received treatment at an emergency
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2006
Lamar Jackson Doesn’t Believe In The Drake Curse, Calls It “B.S.”
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Arthur Ashe, first Black male to winWimbledon, is denied entry to
Arthur Ashe, first Black male to win Wimbledon, is denied entry to compete on the US Team for the South African Open tennis championships due to Ashes sentiments on South Africas racial policies
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NNPA Exclusive: Iconic Entertainer and Entrepreneur, Ice Cube, Speaks to the Black Press of America
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16
1963
African American History and Women Timeline 1920-1929
[Previous] [Next] 1920s • Harlem Renaissance: also called the New Negro Movement, a blossoming of arts, culture, and social action in the African American community • 19th Amendment to the US Constitution became law, but practically this did not give the vote to Southern African American women, who,
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Tiger Balm U.S. Signs Olympic Gold Medalist Christian Taylor as Brand Spokesperson
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Arthur Ashe Statue Defaced With “White Lives Matter”
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Kenya: High Court Halts Sale of 11 State Corporations to Hear ODM Petition
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court has temporarily suspended the sale of 11 state corporations following a petition filed by Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga.
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Arthur Ashe Kids' Day
Arthur Ashe Kids Day is an annual tennis/children’s event that takes place in the end of August at the United States Tennis Association at Arthur Ashe Stadium. (USTA) Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York. It is sponsored by the Hess Corporation, IBM, and USTA. This event also begins the
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Conflict of interest in $2 million Petrojam donation to Munro College?
The Integrity Commission is questioning whether there was a conflict of interest in a $2 million donation by the scandal-hit oil refinery, Petrojam, to the St Elizabeth-based Munro College in
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NNPA Exclusive: Iconic entertainer and entrepreneur, Ice Cube, speaks to the Black Press
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American Beach, Jacksonville, Florida (1936- )
American Beach, the only beach in Florida that welcomed black Americans and offered safe, secure overnight accommodations during Jim Crow segregation, was founded in 1935 by the Afro-American Life Insurance Company (AALIC) which was established in 1901 to provide the Jacksonville, Florida black
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30 years after going solo, Ice Cube still speaks his mind
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Venus Williams Says Her Greatest Victory Didn’t Come On The Tennis Court
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From the Lakewood Class of 2010 to the Class of 2020
Although St. Petersburg’s Lakewood High School Class of 2010 has had to postpone our celebration, we wanted to pause to reflect and offer a few words of encouragement to the graduating Class of
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Wilson, Lionel (1915-1998)
Lionel Wilson, lawyer, judge, and politician, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 4, 1915 to Jules and Louise Wilson.  In 1918 the family moved to Oakland, California, where his parents believed a smaller and less-noticeable black community would afford them greater freedoms and less
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1998
Abbott, Cleveland Leigh (1892–1955)
Cleveland Leigh Abbott was born December 9, 1892 in Yankton, South Dakota. He is most remembered for his coaching career at Tuskegee Institute (now University) in
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Serena Williams Wears $850 'Inspire' Necklace She Designed Herself As She Gears Up To Win Her 24th Title
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Amb. Edward Boateng urges African students abroad to lead Africa’s transformation
Ghana’s Former Ambassador to China, H.E. Edward Boateng, delivered a powerful and inspiring message to African students studying abroad, emphasizing their critical role in shaping Africa’s future.
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(1964) George C. Wallace, “The Civil Rights Movement: Fraud, Sham, and Hoax”
By 1964 George C. Wallace, the Governor of Alabama, had become the national symbol of opposition to the civil rights movement and to federal governmental intervention to protect the rights of African Americans.  In the address below he denounces President Lyndon B. Johnson for signing into law the
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Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns From The Board, Requests For A Black Person To Replace Him - Blavity
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