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Georgia Companies Donate Generously for Smooth, Safe, Accessible Election The Home Depot donates 9,200 plexiglass shields to protect poll workers and voters at polling locations across Georgia Cox Enterprises purchases 20 ballot boxes for the metro area and rural counties with greatest
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Illinois lawmaker explains push to scrap history classes from curriculum: 'It's not a perfect accounting'
History classes should be removed from the Illinois school curriculum and replaced with civics classes until textbooks can provide a more "accurate" picture of minorities' contributions, Illinois Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, told "The Story" Monday.
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Pandemic Power: Black women mayors shine during COVID-19 Crisis
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‘Mightier Than the Sword –The History of the Black Press’ - Los Angeles Sentinel
From the Freedom’s Journal to the Chicago Defender, and of course, the Los Angeles Sentinel, Black publications and journalists have been on the frontlines fighting for social justice, equality, and basic human rights for Black communities. With the recent killings of Breonna Taylor and George
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(1963) George Wallace, “Segregation Now, Segregation Forever”
By 1963 Alabama Governor George Corley Wallace had emerged as the leading opponent to the growing civil rights movement.  Six months later he gained international notoriety for his stand in the door of the University of Alabama to block the entrance of two black students, Vivian Malone and James
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Tulsa Race Massacre Turns 100 | National News | The Michigan Chronicle
Stock photo courtesy of Pexels Viola Fletcher, 107, is the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, which turned 100 recently. Fletcher came before members of Congress asking for justice for her people and community who suffered an ill fate at the hands of a White mob, ESSENCE Magazine
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Exclusive: Cash Money Co-Founder Slim and Business Manager Vernon Brown on Partnering with New Orleans Mayor to Pay Rents Amid COVID-19
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Trump To African Americans: If You Dont Understand Your History, You Will Go Back To It. - Black Enterprise
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California State Capitol Goes Black … Red and Green to Mark Juneteenth – Voice and Viewpoint
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Haimy Assefa Believes It’s Time For Black Mothers To Truly Be Seen And Heard news -The Black Chronicle
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From Lincoln to Biden: Are African Americans Really Free? | Al Bawaba
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Overlooked No More: Lucy Diggs Slowe, Scholar Who Persisted Against Racism and Sexism
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#Election 2020 — Biden slams Trump on coronavirus: 'Our wartime president has surrendered' | The Atlanta Voice
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The most important election of our lifetimes - North Dallas Gazette
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Walter Moses Burton: First Black Elected Sheriff in the United States
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(1865) Henry Highland Garnet, “Let The Monster Perish”
On February 12, 1865, Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, a former slave and now pastor of the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., became the first African American to speak in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. His sermon was delivered on Sunday, February 12, 1865 within days
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99 Years After The Tulsa Race Massacre, A White Supremacist “President” Returns To Mark Juneteenth
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Kevin Durant Says Jay Williams’ Story About Comparing Him To Giannis Is CAP, Calls It A “F*ckin Lie”
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New Independent Media Commission laws undermine media pluralism and fair competition
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Michael Jackson's backup singer Judith Hill trends after soulful rendition of national anthem
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John Boyega Quits Perfume Ambassador Role Over Chinese Ad
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