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TikTok Accused Of Giving Priority To Non-Black Creators During Virtual Meeting With Nicki Minaj - Blavity

TikTok is facing backlash for ostracizing Black creators while recently hosting a virtual meet and greet with Nicki Minaj.

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Africa: COVID-19 Strategies Africa Can Learn From

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Boko Haram was responsible for the brutal deaths of more than 400 people in and around Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria in February and early March 2014. Among its victims were children watching a soccer match and dozens of male students at a public college in Yobe State, many of whom were burned or

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African Americans in the Shadow of Mt. Shasta: The Black Community of Weed, California

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The Changing Definition of African-American History

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The San Fernando Valley’s Multiethnic Past: Unexpected Communities of Color in “America’s Suburb”

In the article below historian Jean-Paul R. deGuzman briefly introduces the multiethnic history of Southern California’s San Fernando Valley, a popular region that one local chronicler calls nothing less than “America’s Suburb.” The narrative that follows, part of deGuzman doctoral

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Cyber-Youth Network Launch

On Wednesday, February 3rd, for the first time in history, Americas urban students will have a Web site specifically designed to address their educational needs and interests. The site -- called the Cyber-Youth Network -- provides a model for online education by offering students and teachers

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How Your Actions May Be Unintentionally Racist

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African-American history

African-American history is the part of American history that looks at the African-American or Black American ethnic groups in the United States. Most African Americans are the descendants of Africans forcibly brought to and held captive in the United States from 1555 to 1865. Blacks from the

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‘It’s sickening’: Indiana Republican faces furious backlash over racist Facebook post about Black children

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Africa: Beyond Trump - Us, UN & Global Health Governance

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A Short History of African-American Folk Music

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New York Military Museum Marks Black History Month Saturday

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AHF to Commemorate MLK Holiday at Parades and Through Free HIV Testing Events Across the Country

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Steven Van Patten & Marc Abbott – AALAS 2019 Nominee

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Carter G. Woodson

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Samsung and All Def Digital Collaborate to Discover The Next Big Thing in Music

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Black Entertainment Television (BET) (1980-- )

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Black Hispanic and Latino Americans

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