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Mississippi Black Lawmaker On Taking Down The Flag: A Symbol Of 'Hate And Not Love'

State lawmakers voted to retire the current flag, and Mississippi GOP Gov. Tate Reeves is expected to sign the

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Chap. CLIII - An Act to provide for the more efficient Government of the Rebel States [Passed over President Johnsons veto March

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Source: Black Past

A GOLDEN SURPRISE!

A move to make the Golden Age Home in St Andrew an arm of the Local Government Ministry, based on an International Monetary Fund (IMF) recommendation five years ago, has hit a major

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

(2017) New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's Address on the Removal of Confederate Monuments in New Orleans

On May 19, 2017, New Orleans, Louisiana Mayor Mitch Landrieu addressed an audience in his city as a backdrop and explanation of the city’s recent decision to remove statutes of General Robert E. Lee and other Confederate military and political leaders from public squares in New Orleans. His speech

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Source: Black Past

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NBA Coaches Association Condemns Racial Injustice, Forms Committee

The NBA Coaches Association – of which Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle is the president – recently released a statement condemning the murder of unarmed black man George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, and also announced the formation of a committee on racial injustice and

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Source: Serving Northeast Texas

Guinn v. United States (1915): The Grandfather Clause

OPINION IN GUINN v. UNITED STATES

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Source: Black Past

MADNESS! - Mentally ill man languishing without trial 16 years for smashing windscreen

An elderly man who is mentally ill and who was deemed unfit to plead has been locked away between jails and prison for 16 years for smashing

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

(1918) Rev. Francis J. Grimke, “Victory for the Allies and the United States a Ground of Rejoicing, of Thanksgiving”

Francis J. Grimke was born a slave in Charleston, South Carolina on November 4, 1850. After the war he and his older brother, Archibald, went north to Lincoln University. Francis graduated from Lincoln in 1870. After working briefly at Lincoln, Grimke attended Princeton Theological Seminary from

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Source: Black Past

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Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba , in full Patrice Hemery Lumumba (born July 2, 1925, Onalua, Belgian Congo [now the Democratic Republic of the Congo]—died January 1961, Katanga province), African nationalist leader, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (June–September 1960). Forced

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Source: Brittanica

Police headquarters closed after employee tests positive for Covid-19

The national police headquarters in Pretoria has closed temporarily after an employee tested positive for

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Georgia Legislature Passes Hate Crimes Bill in The Wake of Arbery’s Killing

The legislature of Georgia passed a hate crimes bill on Tuesday, and the proposed law will be moved to Governor Brian Kemp for

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Source: Your Black World

Johnathan Austin, former Councilor, On How City Finally Removed Confederate Statue

The outrage over the death of George Floyd —a black man killed by police in Minneapolis—has already led to change in Birmingham, said former City Council President Johnathan

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Browder v. Gayle (1956)

June 5, 1956

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Tributes to late MPs take Lower House sitting into late night

THE House of Representatives yesterday spent hours paying tribute to former Minister of Labour and Social Security Shahine Robinson, and former Education Minister Dr Neville Gallimore — both members of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) — who died late last

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Hamilton, John Henry “Doc” (1891-1942)

Doc Hamilton, born John Henry Hamilton in 1891, was a famous Seattle prohibition-era club owner. Originally from West Point, Mississippi, he moved to Seattle at the age of 23. Hamilton served in World War I in the famous 92nd infantry division (also known as the “buffalo” division) in

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Source: Black Past

US strikes at a Huawei prize: chip juggernaut HiSilicon

Photo: Dado Ruvic, Reuters

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Source: TechCentral

McKenzie pledges support for road in honour of late Milton Brown

If Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has his way, then a road in the Mineral Heights division will be named after late former May Pen Mayor and councillor for the Mineral Heights division, Milton

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

City council moves forward with plan to dismantle police force;...

With a unanimous 12-0 vote, today the city council moved forward with efforts to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of the fatal police arrest of George

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Governor to retire Mississippi's Confederate-themed flag

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves will sign a bill Tuesday evening to retire the last state flag in the U.S. that includes the Confederate battle

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Former Florida Police Officer Arrested After Video Reveals Him Placing Knee on Pregnant Black Woman’s Neck and Using Taser

A former Florida police officer has been charged with battery and misconduct after a video surfaced showing him putting his knee on a Black

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Former Florida Police Officer Arrested After Video Reveals Him Placing Knee on Pregnant Black Woman’s Neck and Using Taser

A former Florida police officer has been charged with battery and misconduct after a video surfaced showing him putting his knee on a Black

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Eric Adams, a former cop running for NYC mayor, calls for NYPD budget cuts | New York Carib News

Eric Adams, a former cop running for NYC mayor, calls for NYPD budget cuts

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Source: The New York Carib News

Apple Music to launch its 1st radio show in Africa

(Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Bvlgari

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Source: theGrio

Unity among Latino and African American communities grows as the nation demands change

In the vein of Cesar and Martin, Latino and African American leaders are united across the county to denounce hate and profiling that we see happening even in my congressional district – in Harlem, Bronx and Washington

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Source: The Hill

Prologue: Selected Articles | National Archives

Prologue: Selected Articles

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Sudan: Mass Grave of 'Conscripts Killed During Al Bashir Era' Found Near Sudan Capital

Khartoum — Sudan's Public Prosecution Service has confirmed the discovery of a mass grave in El Elafon district in Khartoum

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: Volleyball Body Commits to Completing League Season

Rwanda volleyball federation (FRVB) has confirmed that the 2019/2020 top tier league season - both in men and women's categories - will be completed when the lockdown on competitive action is lifted in

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: Squabbles to Weaken Opposition Movement

The latest split of the opposition into two distinct factions, namely the MDC-T fronted by Thokozani Khupe and MDC-Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa, was catalysed by a recent Supreme Court ruling which declared Khupe the legitimate leader of the

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Source: allAfrica.com

Donald Trump a Voice of Reason on Police Reform.

Before he signed an executive order on police reform in the Rose Garden, Trump had reached out to the families of black men killed by police or vigilantes and met with them

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Source: ThyBlackMan

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