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A MESSAGE FROM MRS. GLORIA ASHFORD, THE MOTHER OF SENATOR ROYCE WEST
I looked on as he went to college and law school, and I was so proud when he achieved his dream and became a State
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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.
(1995) William Jefferson Clinton, “the Job of Ending Discrimination in This Counrt is Not Over”
In July 1995, President Bill Clinton delivered a major speech at the White House  in defense of Affirmative Action programs across the nation at a time when many critics were calling for their repeal.  He argued that such programs were still needed in a talk he officially titled, The Job of Ending
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Mandatory College Football Practices at Time of Pandemic are Nuts
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. The National Collegiate Athletic Association has just ruled that mandatory football practices can begin in July, anticipating a full season of college football. This is nuts. The pandemic isn’t going away; it’s surging in more than 29 states, with seven reporting new
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Harlem YMCA honors Lester Strong, VP & CEO of AARP Experience Corps at 44th Annual Black Achievers in Industry Awards Ceremony
AARP announced that Lester Strong, vice president and CEO of AARP Experience Corps was honored for his commitment to community service at the Harlem YMCA 44th Annual National Salute to Black Achievers in Industry (bai) Awards
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Keynote Address by Rev. Al Sharpton sponsored by AT&T and Warner Media
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Girls United: A Whole New World- Entering Adulthood in 2020 - Sponsored By Microsoft - Essence
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Will calls for change improve diversity in sport front offices?
'Are we playing fair when it comes to sports? Does everyone, regardless of race or gender, have a chance to make and run the team?' Source
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Japan, New Zealand march to mourn Floyd, seek change
Tokyo (AP) – Holding handmade signs that read “Black Lives Matter,” hundreds of people marched peacefully in Tokyo on Sunday, highlighting the outrage over the death of George Floyd even in a country often perceived as homogeneous and untouched by racial
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Source: South Florida Times
'Fatal Affair' Is A '90s-Black-Movie Lover's Dream - Essence
It's been 21 years since Nia Long and Omar Epps first appeared on our screens when the two starred in In Too Deep (LL Cool J's portrayal of drug kingpin […] The post 'Fatal Affair' Is A ’90s-Black-Movie Lover's Dream appeared first on Essence.
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LeBron group touts sports venues as mega-voting sites
Atlanta (AP) – If basketball icon LeBron James gets his way, NBA arenas and other sports venues around the country will be mega polling sites ...
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Langston University (1898-- )
In March 1897 the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature created a land grant college to train African American teachers, calling it the Colored Agricultural and Normal University.  Classes opened in the fall of 1898 in a church in the town of Langston.  Langston had been founded in 1890 as part of an
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"THEY'RE SCREWING THE NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS"
The President’s order activated the National Guard into federal deployment to help with the Coronavirus
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ICE Just Announced that International Students on F-1 and M-1 Visas Must Leave the USA if Their College Goes Online-Only - Watch The Yard
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced via the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) website today that if international students on F-1 and M-1 visas are going to schools that are doing online-only courses this fall, they must leave the country or transfer to a place with
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THE MICHIGAN CIVIL RIGHTS INITIATIVE (MCRI), PROPOSAL 2, AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION
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Morehouse cancels fall sports as HBCUs grapple with rapid changes
The news on Morehouse sports came at the same time the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), one of the NCAA’s two Division I conferences composed of all HBCUs, was explaining on a virtual news conference how it would survive a fourth program leaving in three years, with
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Zimbabwe extends coronavirus lockdown 'indefinitely'
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Post–Civil Rights era in African-American history
The Post–Civil Rights era in African-American history is defined as the time period in the United States since Congressional passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and the 1968 Fair Housing Act, major federal legislation that ended legal segregation, gained federal
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Planting a SEED in South LA - Los Angeles Sentinel
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Afrobeats workout from the UK with Rachael Okesola. The post ESSENCE Wellness House-Afrobeats Workout appeared first on Essence.
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Central State University [Ohio] (1887- )
Central State University (CSU) was one of the first colleges in the United states to be administered by African Americans.  It was also unique as a state-funded institution which for sixty years was part of a private college.  The school’s beginnings can be traced back to 1856 and the establishment
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Texas keeps 'The Eyes of Texas' despite athlete demands - Black News Channel
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor  The University of Texas announced a series of steps Monday intended to make itself more welcoming to its Black students but stopped short of shelving 'The Eyes of Texas' song that a number of athletes have said needs to go because it has racist
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‘Power of YOU’ programs offer help local college-bound
The Power of YOU program available at Century College, Minneapolis College, and Saint Paul College can help many students with some of the toughest challenges—help make the dream of attending college
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Tye Tribbett Performs at the 2020 Essence Festival of Culture
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Listen & Learn from Black Americans - African American News Today - EIN News
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Dr. Conrad Worrill goes home to his ancestors | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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In This Era Of Protest Over Racism, Will Colleges Embrace Black Student Activists? - Blavity
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