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(1955) Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., "Speech on Civil Rights"
On February 2, 1955, New York Representative Adam Clayton Powell, then one of only three African Americans in the U.S. Congress, rose to argue that his colleagues should support two pending civil rights bills then before the House of Representatives.  His speech appears
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Source: Black Past
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2
1955
Behind-the-Scenes Virtual Art Fair
Meet twelve artists who will show you their behind-the-scenes inner sanctums. OCONOMOWOC, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES, June 9, 2020 ⁨EINPresswire.com⁩ -- Meet a group of 12 professional artists who make their living by selling their work at Fine
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Uganda's Most Pierced Man Speaks Out On Life, Body Art
Davis Kizza Kana a.k.a Rasta Kana has 83 piercings on his body making him Uganda's most pierced
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Beyoncé Talks Respect, Failure And America's 'Racial Pandemic' In Stirring Commencement Speech
On Sunday (June 7), former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were among a group of celebrities who virtually honored the graduating high school class of
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D. L. Hughley: 'Everybody Knows' Independence Day Didn't Free Us All
In his new book, Surrender, White People!, Hughley suggests we consider whether our national holidays speak to the entire nation — along with other bitingly funny ideas for addressing injustice.
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The World of Sports Respond to the Killing of George Floyd
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Knight, Gladys (1944– )
Gladys Maria Knight is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and humanitarian. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 28, 1944, to Sarah and Merald Knight Sr. and began singing in church as a child. At age seven, she gained minor fame after winning a performance contest on
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Source: Black Past
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28
1944
COVID-19 recovery — My personal battle from a positive to a negative result
A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March
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How This Nurse Used The COVID-19 Pandemic To Pivot Into The CBD Business
After dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, a cardiovascular ICU nurse pivots into a new entrepreneurial venture with the launch of a CBD product collection.
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Op-Ed: A Hard ‘No’ to a Soft Opening | Afro
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A Biography of the Recording Artist/ Actress Beyonce
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My Personal Battle from a Positive to a Negative Result – (Part 2 of 2)
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Colin Kaepernick Signs a Frist-Look Deal With Walt Disney - Black Enterprise
Former NFL star Colin Kaepernick signed an overall first-look deal with The Walt Disney Co. that will produce a docuseries of his life.
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Watt, Melvin Luther (1945- )
Carolina in the 20th century, Mel Watts is a current member of the United States House of Representatives. Watts was born on August 26, 1945 in the small community of Steele Creek in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and attended high school in Charlotte. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science
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26
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Andrew Wheatley's struggles as a child
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Whitfield, Lynn (1953– )
Lynn Whitfield is an American actress and producer. Whitfield is best known for her performance as Josephine Baker in the HBO biographical drama film, The Josephine Baker Story (1991), where she won a Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries and a movie along with a Golden
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6
1953
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Gleaton, Tony (1948-2015)
Leo Antony Tony Gleaton is an African American photographer, scholar, and artist who is best known for his photographic images capturing and documenting the African influence in the American West and Central and South America. Gleaton, the youngest son of an elementary school teacher and police
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(1875) John Wesley Cromwell, “Address on the Difficulties of the Colored Youth in Obtaining an Education in the Virginias”
Twenty-nine year old John Wesley Cromwell, born into slavery in 1846, was by 1875 an attorney, politician, educator, and newspaper editor, was a rising leader in Virginia’s Reconstruction-era African American community.  On August 23, 1875, he addressed the Colored Educational Convention meeting in
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What the oligarchy fears the most - African American News Today - EIN News
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Some NRA members look forward to leadership overhaul - TheGrio
The possible dissolution of the National Rifle Association, the foremost champion of gun rights in the United States, is welcomed... View Article The post Some NRA members look forward to leadership overhaul appeared first on TheGrio.
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“Eye of the Beholder” Exhibition Showcases Work of 24 Collectors
In Cedarburg Art Museum’s exhibition “Eye of the Beholder: African Americans Collecting Art” the pieces are each unique aside from the fact that they are all on loan from various African American
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National Arts Festival: Q&A with award winner Blessing Ngobeni
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Allan Rohan Crite
Allan Rohan Crite (1910 - ) is Boston's most distinguished Black artist and art historian, noted for an eclectic range of subjects - from religious themes to neighborhood scenes. His religious artwork can be seen in the Church of St. Augustine and St. Martin on Lenox Street in lower Roxbury. His
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Born Carlton Douglas Ridenhour on August 1, 1960, the American rapper, author and producer is more widely known by his stage name, Chuck
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