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Slave states and free states
An animation showing the free/slave status of U.S. states and territories, 1789-1861 (see also: separate yearly maps below). The American Civil War began in 1861. The 13th Amendment, effective December 1865, abolished slavery in thje
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Stacey Abrams widely applauded for helping drive Biden’s gains in Georgia - TheGrio
She may not have been chosen to be Joe Biden's running mate, but after days of waiting for finalized election... View Article The post Stacey Abrams widely applauded for helping drive Biden’s gains in Georgia appeared first on TheGrio.
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Gikandi, Valmond to be ordained Saturday - Barbados Today
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgetown will welcome two young men to the priesthood this Saturday. The ordination of Deacon Moses Kabuga Gikandi and Deacon Omaris Valmond takes place less than a month after the Episcopal Ordination of The Most Reverend Neil Scantlebury as the first Barbadian
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Democrats Prepare Police Reform Bills After Floyd’s Death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats, powered by the Congressional Black Caucus, are preparing a sweeping package of police reforms as pressure builds on the federal government to respond to the death of George Floyd and others in law enforcement
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The Award-Winning Screenplay “The Love Hex or Nicest Flings in Mexico” will be published as a Book in the Fall 2020
The Rom-Com screenplay won Gold at the Summer 2020 Depth of Field International Film Festival (DOFIFF) as well as other distinctions. WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, August 14, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Comedy “The Love Hex …
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African American private K-8 school founded by NFL player may be the best school in nation with online remote learning
100% certified in Google Classroom, Trey Whitfield School may be best school in US with remote learning. Graduates attend most prestigious private high schools.
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The Line For UNIQLO’s AIRism Face Mask In Japan Looked Liked A Supreme Drop
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Former VP Contenders Congratulate Kamala Harris For Securing Historic Nomination - Blavity
California Senator  Kamala Harris got a lot of love on Tuesday when she was announced the vice president nominee for Joe Biden . Many of Harris' competitors for the position sent in their well wishes after Biden made his choice. For months, speculation has raged about who Biden would choose. Former
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John Legend To Live-Stream Free Concert Amid Coronavirus
Some good music is exactly what the world needs right now.
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African Governments Failing Survivors of Child Sexual Exploitation
[IPS] London -In Malawi, Mary* was only 14 years old when she was recruited and trafficked to the city of Blantyre and sold for sex in a bar. A man had arrived in her village looking for girls to work as domestic helpers for families.
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No one left to corrupt: The influence of business on American politics - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… socially-minded policies was curtailed. African-Americans were denied the right to …
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College Football Amid A Pandemic Is Not Worth The Risk To Young Men’s Lives
That question can’t be ducked as the NCAA allows colleges to begin “voluntary” football practices, and other college teams begin to
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Hill Harper Talks The Black Wall Street - Los Angeles Sentinel
Harper discusses new advancement in financial literacy and freedom designed for the Black and Brown community. The post Hill Harper Talks The Black Wall Street appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman) (1932- )
Richard Wayne Penniman, also known as Little Richard, is considered one of the most influential artists in the early years of rock and roll.  This singer, songwriter, and pianist was born in 1932 in Macon, Georgia, the son of Charles Bud Penniman and Leva Mae Stewart Penniman. His music interests
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AP Interview: Official says Nepal desperately needs vaccines - BNC
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's health minister says the country has significantly reduced coronavirus infections after its worst outbreak but is in desperate need of vaccines. Health Minister Sher Bahadur Tamang said in an interview with The Associated Press
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Biden Meets With Black Leaders at Local Church Amid Unrest | Florida Sentinel Bulletin
— Joe Biden met with community leaders at a predominantly African American church in Delaware Monday morning, leaving home for a second consecutive day to address exploding racial tensions that have begun to reshape the upcoming presidential
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Washington reviewing Ja anti-smuggling MOU
After more than four years of painstaking negotiations, Jamaica and the United States (US) are on the final leg of inking a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA), a memorandum of understanding aimed at stamping out the smuggling of contraband...
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The People Have Spoken - Introducing President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris - Houston Forward Times
Kamala Harris Breaks the Glass Ceiling Again; Will Serve as First Female and First African… The post The People Have Spoken - Introducing President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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US records 820 new Covid-19 deaths
The United States on Sunday recorded 820 new coronavirus fatalities in the previous 24 hours, but the country's total death count neared 90,000, a Johns Hopkins University tracker
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Migrants on Track to Send $40 Billion Home to Mexico in 2020 – Free Press of Jacksonville
Migrant workers in the United States are sending money back home to Mexico on a pace to total $40 billion this year, setting a new record. Mexican families are increasingly dependent on relatives who enter [...]
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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly
Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status - TheGrio
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to... View Article The post Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status appeared first on TheGrio.
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Mule cop! - St James constable says she was offered US$2,000 to carry drugs
Western Bureau: Woman Constable Shermain Gooden, one of the three Jamaican police personnel arrested in a drug bust in the United States by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last Thursday, has reportedly admitted her guilt and has told the...
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Two metro Atlanta men plead guilty to smuggling 30 guns into Barbados - Barbados Today
SOURCE: The Atlanta Journal- Constitution - Three men, including two from metro Atlanta, have pleaded guilty to smuggling at least 30 guns from the United States to Barbados. Rashad Sargeant, 27, of College Park, pleaded guilty Thursday to unlawfully exporting firearms, acting U.S. Attorney for
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Sharpton, Alfred Charles “Al” (1954- )
Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 3, 1954, Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr., is an American Baptist minister and political, social, and human rights advocate.  Known as “the Wonder Boy” as a youth, he was licensed and ordained as a Pentecostal minister and toured with the gospel singer
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Roy Wilkins
Roy Ottoway Wilkins (August 30, 1901 – September 8, 1981) was a prominent activist in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s.[1] [2] Wilkins most notable role was in his leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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Rihanna’s Nonprofit Donates $11 Million To Racial Justice Initiatives
One of the Clara Lionel Foundation’s latest efforts is centered on fighting police brutality and supporting organizations focused on criminal justice
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Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia to resume dam talks Tuesday
Irrigation and water ministers from the three Nile basin countries will meet via videoconference.
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We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.
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8 transgender men and women killed in 7 days
NEW YORK — Brayla Stone, a 17-year-old Black trans girl, was murdered in Sherwood, Arkansas near Little Rock on June
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