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Will Smith Makes Epic Movie Deal For Slave Action Drama Emancipation

The film is based on the iconic photo of “Whipped Peter.”

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Matthews, William Dominick (ca. 1833-ca. 1910)

William Dominick Matthews was a Civil War officer in the Union Army and is best known for leading the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry. Matthews was born a free man in October 25th, 1827, on the eastern shore of Maryland to parents who were interracially married. His father Joseph was

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T.I. to Teach Class On the Business of Trap Music at Atlanta HBCU Free Press of Jacksonville

By Cassidy Sparks Tip “T.I.” Harris is headed to the classroom. The rapper and businessman will be lending his music industry expertise to students at Clark Atlanta University next semester teaching an innovative new course [...]

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Angola: Female Parliamentarians, Luanda Government's Effort to Combat Drug

[ANGOP] Luanda -Women Parliamentarians leader Maria do Carmo Assis do Nascimento said Thursday that Angola was one of the crossing points of drugs to the other countries, calling on the government to take urgent measures to reverse the situation.

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NBA Champ Rasheed Wallace Says He Wouldn't Risk Playing During COVID and Frowns Upon New Player Jerseys - Black Enterprise

Former NBA star Rasheed Wallace opened up about the restart of the NBA season and players wearing social justice messages on their jerseys.

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Breaking the Cycle

Praise the Lord. I thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for allowing me to see great days and helping me to start a new chapter, new novel in my life. That being said, I can’t sit and just not say anything about the two topics I’m about to discuss. So, apparently there has been []

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A List of Holidays of Interest to African Americans

More holidays appear on U.S. calendars each year than Americans can keep up with, including those of particular interest to African Americans. But the general public may not understand what such holidays commemorate. Take Kwanzaa, for instance. Much of the public has at least heard of the holiday

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4th of July Quadruple Shooting in Milwaukee - Milwaukee Community Journal

Just past midnight, the night of the 4th, a shooting occurred in Milwaukee’s Midtown Center. Four young people were injured as a result. One suffered a life threatening wound. The other three were wounded but do expect to recover. According to Fox News, a 23-year old man suffered

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Juneteenth celebrations in wake of racial awareness | Atlanta Daily World

What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the Year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim.-Frederick Douglass July 4th or Independence Day is a federal holiday set aside to observe the signing of

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The United States Colored Troops (1863-1865)

The United States Colored Troops (USCT) was the designation given to the approximately 175 regiments of non-white soldiers that served during the Civil War. The troops were primarily African American, but Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders were all included within the

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Apple acquires Will Smith's 'Emancipation' in largest film festival deal ever

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Willie Murphy, the 82-year-old grandma bodybuilder with several awards - Face2Face Africa

Willie Murphy, 82, is definitely not your regular grandma. Her strength amazes people. She won the World Natural Powerlifting Federation of the Year award in 2014. She holds the national records in the bench for reps, the strict curl and Ironmaiden categories. She holds the New York state and

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Rawles, George Washington (1845–1922)

George Rawles was born in South Carolina to a young slave mother owned by Benjamin Rawles II. At the age of 17 and now living in Perry County, Mississippi, he was given to his master’s son, Benjamin Rawles III to be his body servant during the Civil War. Both men enlisted in the Confederate Army

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(1865) Abraham Lincoln, “Second Inaugural Address”

On Saturday March 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated and began his second term as President. His address to the audience of thousands of spectators was brief, one of the shortest inaugural addresses on record. The Civil War was drawing to a close as Union Armies were bearing down

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DeGrasse, John Van Surly (1825-1868)

John Van Surly DeGrasse was a commissioned physician with the Union Army during the American Civil War and was the first black to be admitted to a United states medical society. He was born in June 1825 in New York City, New York to Count George DeGrasse and Maria Van

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Fairfax, Alfred (c.1843– c.1916)

Elected to the state House of Representatives in 1888, Alfred Fairfax was the first African American to serve in the Kansas legislature. A farmer and pastor, Fairfax represented the 58th District. During his single term in office (1889-1890), he served as chairman of the House Committee on

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Frederick Douglass Descendants Deliver His July 4th Speech Nearly 150 Years Later | BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect

Nearly 150 years ago, Frederick Douglass gave a groundbreaking speech, What is a Slave to the 4th of The post Frederick Douglass Descendants Deliver His July 4th Speech Nearly 150 Years Later appeared first on BlackDoctor.org.

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Kareem Abdul Jabbar ‘It’s Important for Athletes to Speak Out’ in Wake of George Floyd Protests Arizona Informant Newspaper

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is no stranger to social activism and protests. Jabbar, the all-time leading scorer in NBA history who earned six world titles, boycotted the 1968 Olympics in the wake of social

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Douglass, Frederick (1817-1895)

Frederick Douglass was born into Maryland slavery in 1817 to a slave mother and a slave master father. Young Douglass toiled on a rural plantation and later in Baltimore’s shipyards as a caulker. Douglass, however, learned to read and soon sought out abolitionist literature that alleviated what he

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Can fighting for what you believe in through community projects improve mental health? - Voice Online

THE UNIVERSITY of Brighton is leading a £100,000 research project ‘young people’s activism’ and is... The post Can fighting for what you believe in through community projects improve mental health? appeared first on Voice Online.

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City of Boston to Remove Emancipation Group Statue Depicting Formerly Enslaved Man Kneeling Before President Lincoln

According to cnn.com, a statue depicting a formerly enslaved man kneeling before President Abraham Lincoln in a park in Boston, MA, will be removed. To

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Our Children Are Now Dying by Suicide

By Glenn Ellis (TriceEdneyWire.com) - In 2016, a study was published in the medical journal Pediatrics, which found that Black kids 5! to 12 years old were two times more likely to die by suicide compared to White youth in the same age group. Did you hear that? Suicide in Black children 5-12! Who

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Mathilda Taylor Beasley: Educated Slaves During the Reconstruction Era

Mathilda Taylor Beasley educated slaves during the Reconstruction Era, although this was illegal at the time. Beasley was born in New Orleans to slave named Caroline, who was owned by James C. Taylor. Many historians believed Beasleys father was of Native American descent. Historians believed that

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Joy Reid Set To Become First Black Woman To Anchor Cable News During Prime-Time Slot

Reid is a valued member of the MSNBC community and is now set to take the 7 p.m. slot.

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Hibernian Hall and VLA DANCE launch free classes - The Bay State Banner

On Monday, July 6, VLA DANCE and Hibernian Hall launched their “Summer Online Movement Series” providing classes for young people ages 10–15 and adults. The series runs through August 12 with a packed class schedule on both Monday and Wednesday each week. The classes are free and hosted on

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Grant Chapel AME Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1883- )

GrantChapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church was the first black church in NewMexico and was organized during the state’s territorial period. Although New Mexico Territory had a few slavesbefore the Civil War, African Americans began arriving in the region insignificant numbers after

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Pressure From Congress

Pressure From Congress: After the Union Army suffered a series of military defeats in 1861 and 1862, pressure mounted on Lincoln to use African Americans as soldiers. Once again African American soldiers came to the rescue of America. As Charles Summer put it: I do not say carry the war into

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PM: T&T has racism issues | New York Carib News

Prime Minister Keith Rowley said on Saturday, that the country has issues of racism, but he hopes we can learn from what is happening to the US and other places that are reacting to the police killing of an African American man. Rowley was responding to protests which began on May 26 and eventually

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This 'Juneteenth Shop Black' Event Features Nearly 100 Black-Owned Brands

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Fort Gadsen: Known as the “Negro Fort”

Fort Gadsen was known as the Negro fort, this citadel was built during the War of 1812 by the British and was meant as a tool to recruit runaway slaves and Seminoles to battle the Americans. Once the war concluded, the British abandoned the fort. Some black men left with the British as they were []

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