African American History in the American West

'Train Up a Child': North Carolina Father Goes Viral for Teaching 8-Year-Old Son Financial Literacy

Twenty-eight-year-old Kyren Gibson and his 8-year-old son, Kyng, have recently taken the internet by storm, thanks to a video in which Kyng flawlessly recites the definitions of financial terms that many often struggle to grasp even into

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West, Allen (1961- )

In 2010, retired lieutenant colonel Allen West became the first black Republican to represent Florida in Congress since Rep. Josiah T. Walls, who served during Reconstruction. Congressman West was born on February 7, 1961 in Atlanta, Georgia to Herman and Elizabeth West. His father was a career

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Source: Black Past

Feb

7

1961

Boldly “All In” – Driving Diversity and Inclusion and Making Strides

By Dawn R. Rosemond

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Terry Crews Sends Tweet About 'Black Supremacy' and Immediately Stirs Up Controversy

His tweet comes while people are protesting police brutality and racial discrimination, while demanding justice for George Floyd, a Black man who died on Memorial after Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer, held his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine

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Josephine Baker: French Resistance and the CIvil Rights Movement

Josephine Baker is best remembered for dancing topless and wearing a banana skirt. Baker’s popularity rose during the 1920s for dancing in Paris. Yet until her death in 1975, Baker was devoted to fighting against injustice and racism throughout the

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Source: ThoughtCo

Apr

12

1975

Meet Ernest White: The FAMU Grad Behind The Travel TV Show ‘Fly Brother’ – Free Press of Jacksonville

Although Black people have always traveled, it has only begun to surge within the last 7-10 years, largely in part to the internet and travel blogs like White’s becoming more

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

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

'Just Stop It': Cynthia Bailey Blows Fans Out of the Water with Her Breathtaking Selfie

Bailey’s fans went wild over her photo and remarked about how gorgeous she

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African-Americans and the Progressive Era

The Progressive Era spanned the years from 1890 to 1920 when the United States was experiencing rapid growth. Immigrants from eastern and southern Europe arrived in droves. Cities were overcrowded, and those living in poverty suffered greatly. Politicians in the major cities controlled their power

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Mental Health and Me: A Discussion About Blackness and Mental Health

Dr. Ragsdale (BG): We look at mental health as black people based on our

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Source: Chicago Defender

Arthur E. Johnson

Arthur E. Johnson was Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategic Development for Lockheed Martin Corporation. Johnson contributed over 20 years of senior leadership experience in the information technology and defense industry. Prior to Lockheed Martin, Johnson served as President and Chief

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Cold War Radiation Experiment on Black Cancer Patients (1960-1971)

From 1960 to 1971, Dr. Eugene Saenger, a radiologist at the University of Cincinnati, led an experiment exposing 88 patients with cancer, poor, and black to whole body

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Nike Makes Juneteenth An Annual Paid Holiday

In an internal memo, Nike has revealed that it will be recognizing Juneteenth as an annual paid

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Source: The Urban Daily

William Monroe Wells: One of the First Black Doctors in Orlando, Florida

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Temperance Society

In the early 1830s Jane Putnam and Susan Paul formed a temperance society. In 1833 the group was responsible for 114 African-Americans taking the 'cold water pledge' denouncing liquor. Two years later in 1835 the New England Temperance Society of People of Color was formed.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Mad MAGA NASCAR Driver Ray Ciccarelli Quitting Sports Because Black Lives Are Mattering Too Much

A white driver who expressed discomfort over NASCAR’s ban of the Confederate Flag and allowing peaceful protesting has motivated him to quit the

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Source: The Urban Daily

MWANYASI: How ethnic, racial diversity drive corporate bottom

How ethnic, racial diversity drive corporate bottom line

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Source: Business Daily

Biography of W.E.B. Du Bois

Throughout his career as a sociologist, historian, educator, and sociopolitical activist, William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Du Bois argued for immediate racial equality for African-Americans. His emergence as an African-American leader paralleled the rise of Jim Crow laws of the South and the

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Feb

23

1868

Black History Observed Through Genetic Makeup, According To Research

The first one was the human trade that led thousands of African slaves to the southern United States, and the second was the Great Migration period, which started around 1910, when millions of African-Americans entered New York, Chicago, and various other parts of

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Source: Black Then

Racism, Sexism and Those Who Serve | The Crusader Newspaper Group

For women and people of color in the military and the VA, there are large bodies of data, studies, surveys, and anecdotes about what is espoused and what is

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

John Matisonn | Americans set to turn on Trump as SA turned on Zuma

American civil society has turned on Donald Trump just as South Africans turned on Jacob

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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. The amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the

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Freeman A. Hrabowski

Freeman A. Hrabowski is President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Hrabowski’s research and publications focus on science and math education, with special emphasis on minority participation and

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Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Reflects On Moving Forward | L.A. Focus Newspaper

“At the beginning of today’s Board meeting we did take a moment of silence in recognition of the tragic death of George Floyd and the persistent racialized violence against

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Red Flag Warning: COVID-19 Accelerates in the Inland Region

Several employees at Riverside County Administration Center test positive for COVID-19 and Newly Available Forecast Modeling by the State of California Paints Deadly Picture for Riverside and San Bernardino Counties

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Tulsa police major under review after controversial comments on 'shooting African-Americans'

Tulsa Police Department Maj. Travis Yates made the controversial remarks during an appearance earlier this week on “The Pat Campbell Show,” a local

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African-American culture

African-American culture, also known as Black-American culture, refers to the cultural contributions of African Americans to the culture of the United States, either as part of or distinct from mainstream American culture. The distinct identity of African-American culture is rooted in the

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Some Do’s and Don’ts for White People Who Want to Discuss Racism at Work

DO: Ask Black colleagues if they would like to make space to discuss first before making

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Patient Zero: Thomas Eric Duncan and the Ebola Crisis in West Africa and the United States

In the following article Dr. Clarence Spigner, Professor of Public Health at the University of Washington, Seattle, describes the life of the first patient to die of Ebola on U.S. soil and the larger crisis of Ebola in West Africa. He views it as a consequence of a long history of

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Source: Black Past

HBCU Timeline: 1900 to 1975

As the Jim Crow Era raged on, African-Americans in the South listened to the words of Booker T. Washington, who encouraged them to learn trades that would allow them to be self-sufficient in

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