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And as expected of the “Falamakata” syndrome which is very much associated with low self-esteemed Sierra Leoneans, many SLPP supporters and apologists have suddenly become human rights activists

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Slave narrative

The slave narrative is a type of literary work that is made up of the written accounts of enslaved Africans in Great Britain and its colonies, including the later United States, Canada, and Caribbean nations. Some six thousand former slaves from North America and the Caribbean gave accounts of

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Week In Sports: NFL Will Recognize Juneteenth Holiday

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to ESPN senior writer Howard Bryant about the NFL's response to a shift in the culture over racial injustice and NASCAR's banning of the Confederate

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Marlo Hampton Creates a Black Lives Matter PSA with Her Nephews and Other Bravo Talent

Marlo Hampton is speaking out against police brutality and racial injustice in a new public service announcement for

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Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson was a highly renowned classical singer who became the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera. She was born on February 27, 1897 to John and Annie Anderson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father ran an ice and coal business and his mother was a babysitter. She

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Queen Latifah Is Still Pushing For Ladies First With Her Queen Collective Program

For the second year in a row, Queen Latifah is showcasing new short films with her program called the Queen

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MLB opens draft with Black Lives Matter message, donations | The Atlanta Voice

Before the first pick was made, Major League Baseball delivered a message: The sport stands fully behind the Black Lives Matter

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Why Byron Allen’s Comcast Settlement Win Is an “L” for Black America

Earlier this year, Allen’s legal challenge reached the United States Supreme Court to determine whether Allen could proceed with his civil action under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of

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Todman, Terence A. (1926-2014)

Named Career Ambassador, a title equivalent to a four-star general, U.S. ambassador to six different countries, Terence A. Todman was an outstanding diplomat in the service of the United States. He challenged the racial prejudice he encountered at the State Department, paving the way for hiring of

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Asian American activists in solidarity with black community

In light of the recent murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, and the numerous murders of black people by a white supremacist system, the Asian Pacific Islander Civic Action Network of Massachusetts (APIs

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Youth Have The Energy And Smarts To Sustain Protests, Says Dixon

Dixon organized a June 6 ‘Say Their Names’ rally in North

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Biographies of Jazz Musicians

Duke Ellington is arguably the most important American composers. In this autobiography he writes of the music and musicians who inspired him. His descriptions of his performances and compositions, as well as his wit, grace, and humor make this book a clear glimpse into Dukes life and work. This is

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Civil Rights Groups: Increase Accountability in Policing

WASHINGTON – Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, submitted written testimony today to the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice highlighting the need for transformative reform of policing at both the federal

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Commentary: NFL Comments on George Floyd and Gets Roasted on Kaepernick – The Mississippi Link

He was blackballed by the NFL after silently protesting police brutality by silently taking a knee on the sidelines during the national anthem at the start of NFL

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Letter To The Editor: George Floyd | Afro

His name was GeorgeHe was American breedHe loved his Country His fellow manHe loved his brothers and sistersHis little girl mend the world to himShe was his reason to breathDerek Chauvin took that away but gave us himGeorge in your name we will carry on and take racism downWhite man how would you

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Listeners Share Their Experience Of Facing Racism During The Pandemic

Historian Erika Lee reflects on experiences shared by Asian-American listeners who have faced racism and discrimination during COVID-19.

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Finding solutions to prevent more killings like George Floyd

His mom, Myrtle Faye Rumph, started the center with family and friends to help keep other people from suffering her

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Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain - and now national action

In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nation with a cookout, a parade, a community festival, a soulful rendition of “Lift

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The Notting Hill Riots (1958)

Amidst racial intolerance and competition over resources, the white working class of the Notting Hill area, London, UK, launched an attack against members of the black community on August the 30, 1958. Forced to arm themselves in defence, the confrontation lasted

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Black Lives Matter goes mainstream after Floyd's death

For much of its seven-year existence, the Black Lives Matter movement has been seen by many Americans as a divisive, even radical

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Porsha Williams Remembers Being Chased By The KKK As A Child

Porsha individually is not really known for her activism, though she is the granddaughter of prominent Civil Rights Leader, Hosea Williams, who closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Southern Christian Leadership

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NJ Corrections Officer Mocks George Floyd’s Death as Protesters Pass | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The mayor and police chief of the South Jersey town called it

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America's most deadly war is being fought right now

In fighting the systemic virus of racism, they are risking their lives and the lives and health of others as they have ignored all social distancing rules designed to keep the physical virus from infecting

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South Africa: Journal Announces 'Special Issue of Rebuttals' Amid Furore Over UCT Professor's Article

A storm erupted this week over an academic research paper by a globally known economics professor from

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Trump Signs Executive Order On Police Reform

WASHINGTON (AP) — Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on policing Tuesday that he said would encourage better police practices and establish a database to keep track of officers with a history of excessive

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(1922) Marcus Garvey, "The Principles of The Universal Negro Improvement Association"

In this speech given in New York City on November 25, 1922, Marcus Garvey explains the objectives of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, the organization he believed would lead the worldwide movement toward black

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`He is going to change the world’: Funeral held for Floyd

HOUSTON (AP) — George Floyd was fondly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and neighborhood mentor, and now a catalyst for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial

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Black Soldiers in the Civil War | National Archives

The issues of emancipation and military service were intertwined from the onset of the Civil War. News from Fort Sumter set off a rush by free black men to enlist in U.S. military units. They wereturned away, however, because a Federal law dating from 1792 barred Negroes from bearing arms for the

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49ers CB Richard Sherman calls for more diversity in NFL | The Atlanta Voice

But the San Francisco 49ers’ star cornerback called on the league to do a lot more that just talk in the coming weeks and years to confront a problem that hasn’t gone away despite years of protest by

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Tupac in Sarajevo: The Rise of Rebellion Rap in Eastern Europe

Vildana Muratovic, a native of Bosnia-Herzegovina and now a citizen of the United States, describes the impact of hip-hop music on the people of the Balkans following her 1997 return to Sarajevo. Her paper was written in

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