Barbara Jordan: Elected to Congress

Jacksonville, Trump’s New Convention Site, Will Now Require Face Masks

MIAMI — Florida billed itself as a coronavirus oasis when it wooed the Republican National Convention: The pandemic seemed under control, and Republican state and city leaders welcomed a major televised event to show off the progress and cement votes for President Trump in the nation’s biggest

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13-Year-Old Paris Brown Recalls Her Coronavirus Awakening

My parents are NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, Stacy Brown, and the awesome Shenay

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ESPN's ‘The Last Dance’ shows Jordan's first retirement and Pippen's growth | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The critically acclaimed documentary “The Last Dance,” the story of legendary basketball player Michael Jordan and the 1997-1998 World Champion Chicago Bulls, debuted episodes 7 and 8 on Sunday night, May 10, on the ESPN

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Black with a Capital “B”: Mainstream Media Join Black Press in Upper-casing Race

Last week, Norman Pearlstine, the editor of the LA Times, sent a memo to staffers announcing that the publication will begin capitalizing “B” in the word Black in its articles when referring to a race of

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The 1898 Wilmington Massacre Is an Essential Lesson in How State Violence Has Targeted Black Americans

One of the most terrifying examples erupted more than a century ago, when white supremacist soldiers and police helped hunt down and kill at least 60 Black men in Wilmington in

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#Election2020 – The South is red. It's also Black | The Atlanta Voice

His rally is a stick in the eye not only of people concerned about coronavirus, but also to Oklahoma’s Black

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Black Women Who Have Run for U.S. President

Black women are among the Democratic Party’s most loyal supporters. As such, they have buoyed everyone from white men to a black man and, now, a white woman to the top of the ticket. Unlike Hillary Clinton, a black woman has yet to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. But that

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This Day in Black History: June 14, 1998

With just 5.2 seconds left on the clock Michael Jordan — who already had more than 40 points — scored the winning jumpshot to lead the Chicago Bulls to an 87-86 win over the Utah Jazz in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on June

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Change in gov’t could leave owner of COVID-19 hospital site, contractors in limbo

With the election recount results showing a loss for the incumbent APNU+AFC, the owner of the Liliendaal property where a billion-dollar infectious diseases hospital has been erected and the contractors involved could face a long wait for payment and searing questions as the winner of the

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Hulu Takes Down ‘The Golden Girls’ Episode Due To Blackface Scene

This announcement comes after a few other shows have also pulled episodes of their characters in black

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Bob Johnson Calls on BLM to Establish Independent Black Political Party to Help Advance Black Interests

Last week, Bob Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), sent an open letter to the “leaders and supporters” of the Black Lives Matter movement calling for them to consider establishing “a formal independent political

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Systemic Racism Makes Covid-19 Much More Deadly For African-Americans

A long and well-documented history of systematic discrimination against Black people regularly leads to worse underlying health conditions for African-Americans that make it more likely they become severely ill during this pandemic and die from the

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Take A Tour Of Michael Jordan’s $14M Chicago Estate That’s Up For Sale

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President Dr. Glenda Glover, president of Tennessee State University, speaks of a “call” resounding in the wake of 46-year-old George Floyd’s killing in Minnesota while in police

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Unemployment Rate Falls to 13.3%, US Adds 2.5 Million Jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 13.3% in May from 14.7%, and 2.5 million jobs were added — a surprisingly positive reading in the midst of a recession that has paralyzed the economy in the wake of the viral

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Michael Jordan’s “The Shot” backboard sells for $18,000 at auction | The Crusader Newspaper Group

The hoop and backboard upon which Michael Jordan made his iconic ‘Shot’ in 1989 sold for a hefty $18,000 during a sports memorabilia auction held by Heritage Auctions last

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Documentary Films on Blackpast.org

Capra, Frank The Negro Soldier 1943

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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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Spike Lee says he feels ‘good’ about current protests

Director Spike Lee did what he does best and created a short film right after the killing of George

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Dem congresswoman pushes back on Trump's claim that he’s done more for black Americans than any president other than Lincoln

California Rep. Karen Bass, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, joins Chris Wallace on 'Fox News

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How The Death Of The Office Building Can Unlevel The Playing Field For Black Professionals - Blavity

If we make 100% remote work environments part of the work environment forever, it is inevitable that we will become a much more racially divided and classist society, which will increase rather than decrease social unrest and economic disparities in the

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Trump in Dallas, snubs 3 top African-American law enforcers

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Dallas on Thursday for a discussion on race and

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MWANYASI: How ethnic, racial diversity drive corporate bottom

How ethnic, racial diversity drive corporate bottom line

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Tory Lanez Helps Make Father’s Day Extra Special for 100 Black Fathers

The rapper recently helped 100 Black former inmates celebrate their first Father’s Day with their families since being

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DeSoto ISD Superintendent Speaks on Social Justice | Dallas Weekly

As an educator, I’ve seen our public education system fail at effectively ensuring that students not only learn core content at equitably rigorous levels, but also fail at helping students learn about the realities of race, class, privilege, and collective

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Dr. Fauci Says We'll Have 100 Million Vaccines by end of this Year | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect

With that said, the world, including pharmaceutical companies and businesses, are scrambling to create

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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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Black Characters Should Be Played By Black People: Jenny Slate And Kristen Bell Step Down From Voicing Black Girls On Their Respective Series

And that’s what actresses Kristen Bell and Jenny Slate have done, stepping down from their voice over work for animated characters of

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

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Michael Jordan's UNC Dorm Room Is Being Re-Created for Guests By a Chapel Hill Hotel

But they’ll have a chance to see how he lived as a student during his years at the University of North Carolina in Chapel

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