ABC Protects Far-Left Kamala From Criticism: Will Sexist Attacks ‘Be a Factor’?

Kenya: Govt's Repeated Denials of Complicity in High Places Under Scrutiny

Earlier in June 2001, the International Crisis Group (ICG) released a report titled "International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: Delayed Justice," implicating government officials in the hiding of Mr

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Source: allAfrica.com

Biography and Profile of Susan Rice

Name: Susan Elizabeth Rice Position: Nominated as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations by then President-elect Barack Obama on December 1, 2008 Born: November 17, 1964 in Washington, DC Education: Graduated National Cathedral School in Washington, DC in 1982 Undergraduate: Stanford University, B.A.

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P.B.S. Pinchback

P.B.S. Pinchback elected to the U. S. Senate. Since he had previously been elected to Congress, he went to Washington with the unique distinction of being both a senator-elect and a congressman-elect.

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Jan

14

1873

Amy Klobuchar Didn't Prosecute Cop Involved In George Floyd's Death

KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Amy Klobuchar, who is currently being vetted as a potential candidate to be Joe Biden’s vice president in the 2020 elections, is facing increased scrutiny in the anger and frustration over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

U.S. House Passes New Stimulus Bill for $3 Trillion Called the HEROES Act

On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a second multi-trillion-dollar stimulus bill, which seeks to provide a new round of economic assistance to Americans displaced by the

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Source: Your Black World

Alcorn State University (1871-- )

Founded in 1871, Alcorn State University is the oldest historically black land-grant institution in the United States and the second oldest state supported institution in the state of Mississippi. The college is located outside of Lorman in Claiborne County. Alcorn was founded in vacated Oakland

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Robert Jackson - New York State Senator

Senator Robert Jackson has taken on difficult fights on behalf of New Yorkers and never backed down: in his first elected position as School Board President where he launched the Campaign for Fiscal Equity school funding lawsuit, walked 150 miles to Albany to highlight the cause, and won a court

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Source: The New York State Senate

@SenatorTimScott Finally Says Something After #Trump “white power” Tweet

Read entire at #NNPA / In yet another social media moment invoking race in America, President Donald Trump retweeted a video of a supporter heard yelling, “White

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Civil War Caterer and Senator

For more than 25 years Joshua B. Smith (1813-1879) operated a thriving catering business for private individuals and abolitionist organizations as well as for the troops during the Civil War. He represented Cambridge as a Senator in the state legislature during 1873 and 1874.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Trump Administration Withholding $14 Billion in Critical Coronavirus Funding

With more than 2.3 million confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in America and a staggering 122,000 deaths, Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Patty Murray (D-Washington) say President Donald Trump is sitting on about $14 billion in funding for virus testing and

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Source: The Florida Star

Representatives, Senators, Governors Who Else Is On The November Ballot?

Here are the other elected positions up for grabs this November that we need to be vested in as a community to move the anti-racism agenda forward.

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Source: NewsOne

Senator Doug Jones urges Governor Ivey to establish an Alabama Health Care Manufacturing Task Force

Senator Jones’ proposal would utilize existing infrastructure to create jobs in Alabama, provide a supply chain for vital COVID-19 supplies, reduce dependence on foreign health care suppliers, revamp Alabama’s manufacturing

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Filibuster in U.S. Senate killed FEPC bill

Filibuster in U.S. Senate killed FEPC bill.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Feb

7

1946

Toomer, Jean (1894-1967)

Jean Toomer was born into an elite black family in Washington, D.C. in 1894. Abandoned by his father as a newborn and losing his mother to appendicitis as a teenager, Toomer spent his formative years in the home of his grandparents, P.B.S. and Nina Pinchback. P.B.S. Pinchback served as a state

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Source: Black Past

Sharpton, Alfred Charles “Al” (1954- )

Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 3, 1954, Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr., is an American Baptist minister and political, social, and human rights advocate. Known as “the Wonder Boy” as a youth, he was licensed and ordained as a Pentecostal minister and toured with the gospel singer

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Source: Black Past

Oct

3

1954

Reddit Suspends Pro-Donald Trump Forum In Attempt Crack Down On Hate Speech - Blavity

The community of Donald Trump supporters became a haven for white supremacists and alt-right groups promoting racist

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Source: Blavity News

Harris, Markey, Smith, Booker to Introduce Legislation to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) on Friday announced they will introduce Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, legislation to make Juneteenth a federal

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Forty-sixth Congress Convened

Forty-sixth Congress (1879-1881) convened. One U.S. Senator: Blanche K. Bruce, Mississippi.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Mar

18

1879

VIDEO: Endangered Maine senator calls for focusing coronavirus relief on small businesses

Employers with more than 300 employees might get kicked out of the Paycheck Protection Program, if one senator

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0

Hirman R. Revels

Hirman R. Revels of Mississippi sworn in as first Black U.S. senator and first Black representative in Congress.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Feb

25

1870

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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Source: Black Past

Oct

29

1862

Mississippi Legislature Approves Bill to Change State Flag - New Orleans Data News Weekly

Data News Staff Edited Report As the tide of history is turning, the Mississippi Legislature made history Sunday, by approving a bill that will change the state flag and erase a Confederate Battle Emblem that

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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

Muhammad, Khalid Abdul (1948-2001)

Khalid Abdul Muhammad was an African-American activist, a one-time member of the Nation of Islam and national chairman of the New Black Panther Party. Muhammad was born Harold Moore Jr. on January 12, 1948, to Harold Moore Sr and Lottie B. Moore in Houston, Texas. Moore’s Aunt, Carrie Moore

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Source: Black Past

Spingarn Medal: Edward W. Brooke

Spingarn Medal presented to Edward W. Brooke for his public service as the first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

7

1967

Let’s rename Army bases honoring Confederate officers –

As commander of the Army of the Mississippi, Braxton Bragg (Fort Bragg, North Carolina) was outmaneuvered in several campaigns; defeated Union forces at Chickamauga but was then routed by U.S. Grant in the battle of

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Source: Florida Courier

United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO v. Weber (1979)

March 28, 1979, Argued

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Source: Black Past

Donald Trump a Voice of Reason on Police Reform.

Then Trump signed the order in the Rose Garden flanked by law enforcement leaders who support the administration's reforms. When former President Bill Clinton worked with both sides on an issue, they called it

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Source: ThyBlackMan

Africa: At UBA Web Summit, Leaders Outline Path for Africa's Recovery

The leaders and experts made the call yesterday at the United Bank for Africa's (UBA) 2020 Africa Day Conversations, with the theme: "Growth, Jobs, and Sustainable Development Amidst a global Pandemic," that was moderated by the Chairman of the bank, Mr. Tony

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Source: allAfrica.com

Juanita Jewel Shanks Craft (1902-1985) and the Long Civil Rights Movement in Texas

A small but growing number of black women are slowly being recognized for their contributions to the “long” civil rights movement, the nearly century-long struggle by African Americans against all forms of racial discrimination. In the account below University of Texas-El Paso

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Source: Black Past

Oct

4

2013

Why Jubilee wants Kindiki out

It is now official that Senate Deputy Speaker Kithure Kindiki is on borrowed time after Speaker Kenneth Lusaka on Wednesday published a notice for a special sitting on Friday to discuss his removal from

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