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Supreme Court Hears Offender’s Court Costs Issue

A Montgomery County man was sentenced to prison until at least his mid-80s is challenging a trial judge’s decision not to waive his mandatory court costs, after concluding the man has to “take responsibility for his

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Source: African Americans News Monitoring Service & Press Release Distribution - EIN News

Mississippi to Drop Charge of White Ex-Cop in Man’s Death | Afro

By The Associated Press

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Afro-Caribbean

Afro-Caribbeans are Caribbean people who trace at least some of their ancestry to West Africa in the period since Christopher Columbuss arrival in the region in 1492. Other names for this ethnicity include African-Caribbean (especially preferred among the United Kingdom branch of the

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(1951) Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Addresses the NAACP National Convention

In 1951 Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, then President of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, was, was already one of the most prominent African American educators in the United States. He influenced hundreds of young African Americans who came under his tutelage including undergraduate students at

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Source: Black Past

Bernice Johnson Reagon

Bernice Johnson Reagon , née Bernice Johnson (born Oct. 4, 1942, Albany, Ga., U.S.), African American musician and historian whose work ranged from African spirituals to militant civil rights

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Washington Archbishop Condemns Trump's Visit To Catholic Shrine

Washington’s Roman Catholic archbishop has roundly criticized President Donald Trump’s visit to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine on

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Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Atlanta, Ga., led by Mayor Maynard H. Jackson, is selected as the site of the XX

Atlanta, Ga., led by Mayor Maynard H. Jackson, is selected as the site of the XXV Olympiad Summer Games

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Sep

18

1990

Man who filmed Arbery shooting video charged in his slaying

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia man whose cellphone video of Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting helped reignite the case was charged with murder Thursday, making him the third person arrested more than two months after the

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Carson McCullers

Carson McCullers , née Lula Carson Smith (born February 19, 1917, Columbus, Georgia, U.S.—died September 29, 1967, Nyack, New York), American writer of novels and stories that depict the inner lives of lonely

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Source: Brittanica

Sep

29

1967

Muhammad, Elijah

Muhammad, Elijah, 1897–1975, American black-nationalist and religious leader, b. near Sandersville, Ga. Originally named Elijah Poole, he left home at 16 and worked at various jobs. In 1923 he settled in Detroit and became an automobile assembly-line worker. In 1931 he became a follower of Wali

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

George Floyd Protests: Resources To Help Protesters

Given the current nature of the country following the death of George Floyd, many Americans across the country took the streets in protest, to demand justice for Floyd as well as many other lives who have been victimized by police

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Source: Black America Web

The doctors who cried wolf and other commentary

Science desk: The Docs Who Cried Wolf

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Source: New York Post

Black Congresswoman Gets Pepper Sprayed During George Floyd Protest

Nationwide — Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, a congresswoman from Ohio, was reportedly pepper-sprayed while trying to mediate between police officers and protesters in

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Source: http://www.blacknews.com

We Of Black America Are Not Afraid To Use Our Voice

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Source: Cassius | born unapologetic | News, Style, Culture

Hundreds Demand Justice for Ahmaud Arbery at Georgia Rally

— Justice for Ahmaud Arbery, a black man killed during a pursuit by a white man and his son in Georgia, isn’t just prison time for his killers — it’s changes in a local justice system that never charged them with a crime, rallygoers said

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Source: The Florida Star

Companies Are Switching to Remote Work- Permanently

With the Covid-19 pandemic’s ravaging effects, working from home is becoming a norm, and our homes might turn into offices in the coming

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Source: Your Black World

Bullard, Eugene James ["Jacques"] (1895-1961)

Eugene James (Jacques) Bullard, the first African American combat aviator, was known as the “black swallow of death” for his courage during missions. He led a colorful life, much of it in

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Source: Black Past

Oct

9

1895

Man Who Filmed Arbery Shooting Video Charged In His Slaying

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia man whose cellphone video of Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting helped reignite the case was charged with murder Thursday, making him the third person arrested more than two months after the

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Source: Black America Web

Minneapolis Protests Spread to Other Cities Across The US

Developments across the United States in connection with the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police

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Colin Kaepernick: Protestors 'have the right to fight back' after death of George Floyd

Colin Kaepernick has broken his silence regarding the death of George Floyd, who was killed while in police

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Source: theGrio

US Legislatures Slow To Pass Laws Limiting Use Of Force

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A wave of police killings of young black men in 2014 prompted 24 states to quickly pass some type of law enforcement reform, but many declined to address the most glaring issue: police use of

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Source: Black America Web

African American History and Women Timeline

What have African American women contributed to American history? How have they been affected by historical events? Find out in the timeline, which includes

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Source: ThoughtCo

More than 45 Georgia counties participate in Georgia 4-H virtual cloverleaf project achievement contest | The True Citizen

ATHENS, Ga. (May 12, 2020) – More than 425 fourth, fifth and sixth graders participated in Georgia 4-H’s recent Virtual Cloverleaf Project Achievement

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Baker, Josephine

Baker, Josephine, 1906–75, African-American dancer and singer, b. St. Louis, Mo., as Freda Josephine McDonald. In 1923 and 1924 she appeared in Broadway chorus lines. She became a sensation in Paris in La Revue Nègre (1925), renowned for her jazz singing, dancing, and exotically skimpy

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Former pastor gives Atlanta’s homeless a place to wash their hands

So when a homeless man told Lester how difficult it was for people living on the streets to wash their hands to avoid catching or spreading the coronavirus, it was only natural for Lester to spring into

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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

Attorney Ben Crump responds to newly discovered text message in Ahmaud Arbery case

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump issued the following statement today in response to a newly released text message in the Ahmaud Arbery

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Journalist Ralph Waldo Tyler born

Birthday of Ralph Waldo Tyler, journalist, Auditor-General of the Navy and World War I foreign correspondent. Te oldest of 12 children, Tyler is believed to have been born in Ohio. He attended elementary and high schools in Columbus, Ohio, studied a year in Baldwin,Missouri, and began teaching

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Mar

18

1860

Betty Shabazz: Profile and Biography

Today Betty Shabazz is best known for being the widow of Malcolm X. But Shabazz overcame challenges before meeting her husband and after his death. Shabazz excelled in higher education despite being born to a teenage single mother and eventually pursued graduate studies that led her to become

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Man Who Filmed Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder Is Arrested & Charged

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White, Walter Francis

White, Walter Francis, 1893–1955, American civil-rights leader, b. Atlanta, Ga., grad. Atlanta Univ., 1916. From 1931 until his death he was secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and tirelessly fought against racial discrimination and violence in the United

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

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