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Carter Center’s: ‘Even if ….

‘Even if pre-election and election day processes go well, a flawed vote count or vote tabulation can fatally undermine the integrity and credibility of the electoral process and decrease public confidence and public acceptance of the results’ (Carter Center Disappointed Not to Be Able to Return to

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C. Vann Woodward

C. Vann Woodward , in full Comer Vann Woodward (born Nov. 13, 1908, Vanndale, Ark., U.S.—died Dec. 17, 1999, Hamden, Conn.), American historian and educator who became the leading interpreter of the post-Civil War history of the American

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Rosa Parks

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an activist in the Civil Rights Movement, whom the United States Congress called the first lady of civil rights and the mother of the freedom

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Steve Biko - rare TV interview

The Feminist Womens Liberation Witchcraft destroyed the 1960s Black Liberation

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5 Key Events in Affirmative Action History

Affirmative action, also know as equal opportunity, is a federal agenda designed to counteract historic discrimination faced by ethnic minorities, women and other underrepresented groups. To foster diversity and compensate for the ways such groups have historically been excluded, institutions with

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Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer , in full Octavia Lenora Spencer (born May 25, 1970, Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.), American actress who was known for her numerous small, generally comic roles before she shot to stardom as one of the lead characters in the film The Help (2011). Spencer won an Academy Award, a Golden

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May

25

1970

Famous Examples of Early Interracial Marriage

The U.S. Supreme Court did not lift the nationwide ban on interracial marriage until June 12, 1967. But years before the high court’s pivotal decision, dozens of celebrities in and out of Hollywood partnered with couples of different racial backgrounds. This list includes 12

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Doris A. Davis of Compton, California becom

Doris A. Davis of Compton, California becomes the first African American woman to govern a metropolitan city.

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Jun

5

1973

Ed Bullins

Ed Bullins , (born July 2, 1935, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.), American playwright, novelist, poet, and journalist who emerged as one of the leading and most prolific dramatists of black theatre in the

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Jul

2

1935

Civil Rights Legislation, Court Cases & Activities

During the 1950s and 1960s, a number of important civil rights activities occurred that helped position the Civil Rights movement for greater recognition. They also led either directly or indirectly the passage of key legislation. Following is an overview of the major legislation, Supreme Court

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Aug

28

1963

Coronavirus cases are spiking across the country and experts say Florida has the makings of the next epicenter | The Atlanta Voice

Ten states saw a record number of new Covid-19 cases this week, and one of them could be the next epicenter of the

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Status of His Dream Today

On August 28, 1963, a quarter of a million people, mostly African Americans, gathered at the National Mall for The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. They came to express their discontent with the persistent racism of the nation, particularly that of the southern states where Jim Crow laws

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Aug

28

1963

How Area College Students Adjusted to Distance Learning

When colleges and universities across the country shifted from in-person teaching to remote learning, Skylar Summers, an English major with a double minor in film and Chinese at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, learned how tricky distance learning

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First Black student, Vivian Malone, graduated from

First Black student, Vivian Malone, graduated from the University of Alabama.

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May

30

1965

Robert H. Jackson

Robert H. Jackson , in full Robert Houghwout Jackson (born February 13, 1892, Spring Creek, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died October 9, 1954, Washington, D.C.), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court

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Oct

9

1954

Harper Lee

Harper Lee , in full Nelle Harper Lee (born April 28, 1926, Monroeville, Alabama, U.S.—died February 19, 2016, Monroeville), American writer nationally acclaimed for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird

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Feb

19

2016

Jamaican teacher's claims of racial discrimination in China said to be unfounded

Jamaican teacher’s claims of racial discrimination in China said to be unfounded

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Apple secures new Scorsese film starring DiCaprio, De Niro

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Latrell Sprewell

Latrell Fontaine Sprewell is a former NBA star who played for the Golden State Warriors, the New York Knicks, and the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was born on September 8, 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Washington High School in Milwaukee where he played basketball. Between 1988 to

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Sep

8

1970

African Americans in Georgia (U.S. state)

African-American Georgians are residents of the U.S. state of Georgia who are of African American ancestry. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, African Americans were 31.2% of the states population.[1] This page was last edited on 1 December 2016, at 15:48.

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Charles R. Johnson

...liberate its significance to today’s African American struggle began with Ishmael Reed’s exuberant Flight to Canada (1976) and extended into the metafiction of philosophical novelist Charles R. Johnson. In Oxherding Tale (1982), Johnson sends his biracial fugitive slave protagonist on

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1st Black Student At Annapolis Naval Academy

John Henry Conyers of South Carolina became the first Black student at Annapolis Naval Academy. He later resigned.

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Sep

21

1872

Grace Ogot

Grace Ogot , née Grace Emily Akinyi (born May 15, 1930, Butere, near Kisumu, central Nyanza Region, Kenya—died March 18, 2015, Nairobi), Kenyan author of widely anthologized short stories and novels who also held a ministerial position in

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Mar

18

2015

Byron R. White

Byron R. White , in full Byron Raymond White (born June 8, 1917, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.—died April 15, 2002, Denver), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court

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Apr

15

2002

Stanley Crouch

Stanley Crouch , (born December 14, 1945, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), American journalist and critic noted for his range of interests and for his outspoken essays on African American arts, politics, and

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Dec

14

1945

‘We have a mini call center in our living room . . . across from each other’

A year later, Tameka became James’s supervisor and overheard him singing in their team cubicle

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Shooting of Oscar Grant

Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old African-American man who was fatally shot in the early morning hours of New Years Day 2009 by BART Police officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California, United States. Responding to reports of a fight on a crowded Bay Area Rapid Transit train returning from San

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10 Classic Songs About Racism and Civil Rights

Racism in oldies music has been a recurring theme ever since the blues was born. Found as a means for expression for their anguish and strife, musicians took to their craft to pen powerful ballads about the real devastation experienced because of racism in 20th century

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Black nationalism

Anthem

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Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee , byname of Ruby Ann Wallace (born October 27, 1922, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.—died June 11, 2014, New Rochelle, New York), American actress and social activist who was known for her pioneering work in African American theatre and film and for her outspoken civil rights

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Jun

11

2014

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