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Jackson, James Lloyd (1920-2008)
James Lloyd Jackson was one of the little known heroes of the D-Day Landing at Normandy Beach in France in 1944.  Jackson was born in Lakeland, Florida on February 25, 1920 to Essie May Holly and Amos Jackson. He graduated from Lakeland High School in 1938. For the next five years he worked for the
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1953
Bessie Coleman, African American Woman Pilot
Known for: pioneer in aviation; first African American woman with a pilots license, first African American woman to fly a plane; first American with an international pilots
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Opothleyohola's Exodus to Kansas (Nov. 1861-Jan. 1862)
After a faction of the Creek tribe had negotiated and signed a treaty with the Confederacy in July 1861, a group of Upper Creek chiefs led by Opothleyohola repudiated the treaty and declared their neutrality.  Opothleyohola’s followers and their families gathered together on
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Mathews, Meredith (1919-1992)
Prominent social and civic leader in African American Seattle, Washington, Meredith Mathews was born in Thomaston, Georgia on September 14, 1919.  He attended public schools in Georgia and then moved to Ohio for college.  He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Wilberforce University in
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Russell Westbrook, Stanley Nelson Team For Tulsa Race Massacre Docuseries | The Oklahoma Eagle
Westbrook is teaming with celebrated documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson and “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez” producer Blackfin for a series on the Tulsa race massacre of 1921, titled “Terror In Tulsa: The Rise And Fall of Black Wall
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Patrick Beverley Talks NBA’s Lack Of Communication About Resuming Season & COVID-19 Testing
On Wednesday, Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley said he will not be returning to team facilities until he receives more information on teams and the leagues plan to safely
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Willie Batson Succumbs | The Oklahoma Eagle
Willie worked as a City Planner in both Wichita, Kansas and in Oklahoma City before joining the Office of the Governor in
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How Black history is taught in schools faces new scrutiny
The state’s new standards are going out to schools as a national conversation on racial injustice brings new scrutiny to how African American history is taught
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Africa: An Open Letter to America
On Monday, May 25, 2020, a disturbing video of a 46-year-old man (George Floyd) being murdered in broad daylight by four (4) white police officers, seized our various news feeds on every social media platform, and other online media
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Dr. Nathan Hare, publisher and educator is born in Slick, Oklahoma.
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Turner, James Milton (1840-1915)
James Milton Turner was an African American Missourian who was a prominent politician, education advocate, and diplomat in the years after the Civil War. Turner was born a slave in St. Louis, Missouri in 1840. His father, John Turner (also known as John Colburn), was a well-known “horse
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Jim Crow laws
Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. Enacted by white Democratic-dominated state legislatures in the late 19th century after the Reconstruction period, these laws continued to be enforced until 1965. They mandated de jure racial
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America’s ugly history
On May 31, 1921, whites in Tulsa, Oklahoma utterly destroyed the black section of the city that was known as
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Buffalo Soldiers in Montana (1888-1898)
Between 1866 and 1917, African American soldiers served throughout the western United States, including the territory and later state of Montana. Beginning in 1888, the 24th and 25th Infantries and the 9th and 10th Cavalries would be stationed throughout Montana at Fort Missoula, Fort Keogh, and
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Against One’s Interests
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Cowboy Willie "Bill" Pickett dies
World famous African American cowboy Willie Bill Pickett died in Ponca, Oklahoma, hospital of injuries sustained after he was kicked in the head by a horse on the Millers Brothers Fabulous 101 Ranch.
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#Woke The Oklahoma Eagle Editorial: Rethinking Police Departments Sweeps Nation | The Oklahoma Eagle
City government and congress did little to combat violent police actions because they would appear to be weak on crime and would certainly lose their next
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President Donald Trump Reschedules Tulsa Campaign Rally 'Out of Respect' for Juneteenth
President Donald Trump has decided to reschedule his first rally since the coronavirus emerged from the original date of June 19th to the next day, June 20th, “out of respect” for the Juneteenth holiday according to
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Coleman, Bessie (1892–1926)
In 1921, Bessie Coleman became the first black woman to gain an international permit to fly. After learning French, she attended the famous flight school Ecole d’Aviation des Frères Caudron in Northern France. No schools in America would train a black person. She was inspired to fly by the stories
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Juneteenth: activists across US inherit a historic battle for racial justice
This year, many Juneteenth events have been revamped as virtual or cancelled altogether as the coronavirus pandemic disproportionately threatens the African American community the holiday represents, commemorating the end of
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Louisiana Bill Would Mandate 3-Year Minimum Sentence For Trespassing On Fossil Fuel Sites
Now a new bill hastily making its way through the Louisiana State Legislature would dramatically increase those penalties for trespassing on fossil fuel sites during a state of emergency, setting a mandatory minimum of three years in prison “at hard labor” and a maximum of 15 years, and up to
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Fauci Warns: More Death, Econ Damage If US Reopens Too Fast | Afro
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Lebron James To Fund LA Filmmaker’s Documentary On The Tulsa Massacre | The Oklahoma Eagle
– LeBron James’ entertainment company, Springhill Productions, is funding a filmmaker’s documentary on Tulsa’s Greenwood District and the 1921 race
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The Myth of the Buffalo Soldiers
Nineteenth Century African American soldiers who served in the Western United States have generally been known a “Buffalo Soldiers.”  In this article, however, military historian Frank N. Schubert, challenges modern popular perceptions of the soldiers, among them the significance of
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KENYANS DEMAND JUSTICE AFTER POLICE KILLING OF YOUNG TEEN – The Wilmington Journal
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