Aldridge, Ira (1807-1867)

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Powerful Black Lives Matter Murals Are Popping Up on Streets Across the U.S. | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Over a week ago, Washington, D.C.’s mayor commissioned a sprawling mural that spells out “Black Lives Matter;” now, cities across the nation are creating their own tributes to the

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Trump angrily responds to Black Lives Matter mural to be painted in front of Trump Tower

A man dances on a massive “Black Lives Matter” mural covers a city street on June 29, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York

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Rwanda Now Employs the Use Robots in the Fight Against COVID-19

Rwanda has intensified its fight against Coronavirus with the use of five robots that with the ability to screen patients, capture their data and deliver food and medication among other

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US-based Guyanese recounts COVID-19 recovery, ‘miracle’ resuscitation

Mervin, who ended up spending some 14 days in a New York hospital, spoke to Stabroek Weekend in an interview about his experiences with COVID-19, which include his 36-year-old son being declared dead while being treated for the virus before later startling a health official when he woke

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Swae Lee “Reality Check,” A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie ft. Lil Uzi Vert “Reply” & More | Daily Visuals 6.22.20

Source: NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 17: A Boogie wit da Hoodie performs onstage during TIDAL X: Brooklyn at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on October 17, 2017 in New York

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New York State Assembly passes Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act

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(BPRW) Does the current “Black Lives Movement” Solve The Problems of Black America - The Black Chronicle

(Black PR Wire) Long Island, New York - The Village of Hempstead takes a monumental step in co-naming street major street in its downtown area 'Black Lives Matter Way' aligning

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Illegal Fireworks Flooding NYC & People Don’t Know Why, But They Have Some Theories

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Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874-1938)

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, writer, activist, collector, and important figure of the Harlem Renaissance was born in Saturce, Puerto

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(BPRW) Does the current “Black Lives Movement” Solve The Problems of Black America - The Black Chronicle

(Black PR Wire) Long Island, New York - The Village of Hempstead takes a monumental step in co-naming street major street in its downtown area 'Black Lives Matter Way' aligning

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Marcus Garvey - Death

Ann’s Bay, Jamaica—died June 10, 1940, London, England), charismatic black leader who organized the first important American black nationalist movement (1919–26), based in New York City’s Harlem.

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Holloway, Anne Forrester (1941- 2006) - Death

Ann Forrester Holloway died June 23, 2006 in New York, New York at the age of 67.

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Investing In Harm Reduction Must Be Included In The Movement To Defund Police

When police respond to 911 calls about people experiencing homelessness or mental health crises, the results can be

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African Company / African Grove Theatre

The African Company was the first known black theatre troupe. In 1816, William Henry Brown (1815-1884), a retired West Indian steamship steward, acquired a house on Thomas Street in lower Manhattan, New York. He offered a variety of instrumental and vocal entertainments on Sunday afternoons in his

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Keith Lilly, Leader District 68, Harlem

A District Leader is an unpaid volunteer elected official. All formal parties in New York State are required to have at least one District Leader (DL) per Assembly District (AD). These positions are subject to primary elections every two years. This ostensibly guarantees that any party with formal

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Coronavirus: Rapper Desiigner waives off rent for his NY tenants

Brooklyn-born rapper Desiigner is waiving off rent for the “next couple of months” for tenants in his residential properties in New York during the coronavirus pandemic because he doesn’t “want to see anybody on the

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Woman Caught Falsely Accusing Black Man On Video, Outraged Twitter ID’s Her

A Twitter user named Melody Cooper posted a disturbing clip of a white woman (later revealed as Amy Cooper) in New York City calling the cops on a Black man for recording her in Central

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Rapper Desiigner gives his tenants a break on rent during COVID-19

Desiigner joins Xbox Live Sessions with host Rukari Austin to play FAR CRY 5 in New York

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Sza Leads Internet Outrage Against Fast Fashion Brand Dolls Kill

The stores owner, allegedly sided with the cops.

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Mike Bloomberg, King of Stop-and-Frisk, Tries to Make Everyone Forget

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Michael Bloomberg was Mayor in New York from 2002 to 2013. When new Mayor Bill DeBlasio took office in 2014, and after an ACLU lawsuit against New York City, the stop and frisk program was greatly reduced. All the theories that stop-and-frisk reduced crime were disproven by crime

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Jamaicans in the US in for a mango treat this weekend

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Bronx ‘city within a city’ shaken by sickness, fear

Morton’s story is a common one in the Bronx, which has been hit harder by the virus than any other place in the New York City metropolitan

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Is it end of the road for oil scam fugitive Devani?

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Whoopi Goldberg - Birthday

Whoopi Goldberg , original name Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955, New York, New York, U.

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HOT 97, WBLS, and Food Bank for New York City Fundraiser Donates Over 225,000 Meals to Those in Need

As a result, the number of people turning to the Food Bank For New York City’s emergency food network has increased by

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Watch Spike Lee’s New Film Honoring New York City Amid Pandemic

The film is appropriately titled “New York, New York.”

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Jamaican mangoes for New York market | New York Carib News

Jamaican mangoes for New York market

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Black Lives Matter protesters set up camp in New York - African American News Today - EIN News

erupted after the murder of African-American George Floyd by a white to civil rights for the African-American community and indigenous peoples, Trowell

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