African American History (slavery)

‘Now is the time’ - BET founder Robert Johnson wants U.S. to pay $14 trillion in slavery reparations

And though attitudes towards reparations for slavery tend to polarize the U.S., BET founder Robert Johnson believes that “now is the time to go big” on reparations to help prevent the country from splitting into separate and unequal

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Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Williams, Vanessa (1963- )

Vanessa Lynn Williams was born in Tarrytown, New York on March 18, 1963. She is the daughter of Helen and the late Milton Williams who were music teachers. She has a younger brother, Christopher, who is also an actor. Williams was the first African American woman to win the Miss America title on

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Source: Black Past

African Military Slaves in the Muslim Middle East

In the following article Professor Emeritus Jere L. Bacharach, a specialist in Medieval Middle Eastern history, describes the little known saga of one of the largest groups of persons of African descent in the region, military slaves. These enslaved men, utilized for centuries in the Muslim

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Source: Black Past

Africa: Preserving the Independence of the African Development Bank for an Economic Transformation Across the Continent with and by its Young People

We, the youth of the African continent, as integral participants of the civil society and the economic world, working in our respective countries or from the diaspora, hereby assert our deep attachment to the independence of the African Development Bank, a major player in the growth of the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: From Kenya to Canada, Support Grows Worldwide for Homosexuality

While sharp divisions remain by region, countries the world over are seeing rising acceptance of being gay

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Source: allAfrica.com

Charles A. Tribbett

Charles A.Tribbett lll is a Partner at Russell Reynolds Associates. In this role, Tribbett specializes in board services assignments and has conducted CEO assignments, board searches, succession planning and executive assessment projects for leading international corporations. Tribbett co-leads the

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Source: Savoy Network

US Covid-19 deaths pass 100,000

With the European Union unveiling a massive recovery plan to step up its emergence from the crisis, the US figure was a sobering reminder of the devastation being wreaked around the globe by a virus that only emerged late last

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Source: The East African

A history of policing in America

It is a confluence of the watch groups in the northern colonies and the slave patrols in the southern

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Source: http://theweeklychallenger.com

First vaccinations begin in Africa for COVID-19 trial

A vaccine volunteer gets an injection at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg Wednesday, June

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Source: theGrio

Tackling racial, economic inequalities [Interview]

The death of a black man in the United States late May has ignited fury the world

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'She Is About to Pop': Ciara's TikTok with Her BFF La La Anthony Derails When Fans Ask the Singer to Reveal Her Due Date

Ciara and her best friend La La Anthony are showing off their Spanish language skills in their latest TikTok

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Police Superintendent Leon Clunis dies weeks after being shot

Clunis was one of four cops who were shot during a police operation in Horizon Park, Spanish Town, St Catherine on June

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Abolitionism

Anti-slavery redirects here. For the British NGO working for the eradication of slavery, see Anti-Slavery

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A Brief History of Angola

In 1482, when the Portuguese first landed in what is now northern Angola, they encountered the Kingdom of the Kongo, which stretched from modern Gabon in the north to the Kwanza River in the south. Mbanza Kongo, the capital, had a population of 50,000 people. South of this kingdom were various

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Source: ThoughtCo

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In Haiti, coronavirus spreads in slums, showing challenge for Latin America

Clermont’s plight is shared by many in Haiti and, more broadly, across the Caribbean and Latin

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The Defacement of Racist Statues Is a Renegotiation of Power

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Igbo Americans

Igbo Americans, or Americans of Igbo ancestry, (Igbo: Ṇ́dị́ Ígbò nEmerịkà) are residents of the United States who identify as having Igbo ancestry from modern day Nigeria. There are primarily two classes of people with Igbo ancestry in the United States, those whose ancestors were taken from

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Source: ThoughtCo

WHO Reports Largest Single-Day Increase In Coronavirus Cases | Afro

By JOSEPH WILSON and JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Several States Call For Removal Of Spanish Conquistador Statues

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Louie Dean Valencia-Garcia, assistant professor of digital history at Texas State, about the Latino community's push to remove statues of Spanish

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Source: Stories About Black History

History of the African Slave Trade

Although slavery has been practiced for almost the whole of recorded history, the vast numbers involved in the African slave trade has left a legacy which can not be

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Source: ThoughtCo

Haiti nears 5,000-mark in COVID-19 cases

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Haiti continued to record more cases of novel coronavirus infections yesterday, with the authorities saying that the total had reached just shy of 5,000 cases since the first case was detected on March 19 this

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‘Cancel Columbus Day’ Has Twitter Mocking The Colonizer As Statues Come Tumbling Down

According to CBS Boston, in Boston’s North end, a Christopher Columbus statue was beheaded, leading to the statue’s removal on Wednesday and a statement from Mayor Marty Walsh, saying there will be conversation surrounding the “historical meaning” of the incident and whether it will ever go back

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Source: Black America Web

A Biography of Marcus Garvey and His Views Defined

No Marcus Garvey biography would be complete without defining the radical views that made him a threat to the status quo. The life story of the Jamaican-born activist starts well before he came to the United States following World War I, when Harlem was an exciting place for African-American

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Source: ThoughtCo

Bakersfield Native and Stanford Graduate Erica McCall Discusses Making a Difference in Her Community

This article highlights the impact basketball has had on Erica McCall

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Black Fact of the Day: June 19, 2020- Brought to you by Black365

Juneteenth is observed, commemorating the day Africans in Texas heard of the end of legal enslavement in the U.S., June 19, 1865. Brought to you by the Black365 Calendar. Find out more at Black365.com

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Michelle Obama reflects on Juneteenth and family's slavery history

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Source: theGrio

Will Evariste rescue Burundi from economic ruin?

President Evariste Ndayishimiye faces a daunting diplomatic task ahead as he works to mend relations with neighbouring countries and the international community if he is to rescue Burundi’s struggling

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Source: The East African

An American Family's Multigenerational Rise from Slavery to Harvard University

In the account below, attorney and historian James H. Johnston describessix generations of descendants of Yarrow Mamout, a Muslim slave made famous by Charles Willson Peales 1819 painting of him in Georgetown in the District of Columbia. Johnstons discussion of the evolution of hisbook, From Slave

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Source: Black Past

Cowboys of Color in South America

In the following account North Carolina State University historian Richard Slatta explores the little known history and heritage of South American cowboys of African and mixed race

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Source: Black Past

Zuma wades into race debate, attacks ‘blacks thinking like whites’

Former president Jacob Zuma, whose views on the country’s race question have become stronger in recent years, on Monday said he was pained to see educated blacks thinking like

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Source: https://www.news24.com

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