Black, James

Johnson, Anthony (? – 1670)

Anthony Johnson was the first prominent black landholder in the English colonies. Johnson arrived in Virginia in 1621 aboard the James. It is uncertain if Johnson arrived as an indentured servant or as a slave, early records list him as “Antonio, a Negro.” Regardless of his

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Source: Black Past

Attorney General James' amicus brief says ICE makes our courts less safe | New York Carib News

Attorney General James said, “ICE’s continued efforts to arrest immigrants at or near state courthouses endanger us all and threaten every New

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Source: The New York Carib News

Etta James

Name at birth: Jamesetta Hawkins

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Ship worker loses baby - Uncertainty over whether distressed pregnant woman from Adventure needed help earlier

As there was celebration that 1,044 Jamaican nationals were being landed at the historic Falmouth Port in Trelawny after being stranded for two months at sea, tragedy was unfolding as a 10-week pregnant woman who was a worker on the Adventure of the Seas cruise ship lost her

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Racial discrimination

Racial discrimination refers to discrimination against individuals on the basis of their race. Policies of racial segregation may formalize it, but it is also often exerted without being

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Follow the Drinkin' Gourd

Follow the Drinking Gourd is an American folk song first published in 1928. The Drinking Gourd is another name for the Big Dipper asterism. Folklore has it that fugitive slaves in the United States used it as a point of reference so they would not get lost.[1] [2] According to legend, the song was

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Police officers wash feet of black pastors in N. Carolina

Cary, N.C. (AP) – Police in North Carolina have washed the feet of black religious leaders during a prayer walk that was aimed at ending

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Source: South Florida Times

Taxi rape alarm! - Manhunt on for another cabbie out west

A ROBOT taxi operator, who allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl in Hopewell, Hanover, on Thursday, leaving her badly traumatised and in a state of anguish, is now being sought by the

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Brees’ Anthem Comments Draw Backlash, Apologizes

UPDATE: NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees apologized Thursday for comments that were “insensitive and completely missed the mark” when he reiterated his opposition to Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling during the national anthem in 2016, drawing sharp criticism from fellow high-profile athletes and others in

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Source: Black America Web

Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers’ Quest For Racial Equality Still Resonates

UPDATED: 3:25 p.m. ET, June 12, 2020

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Source: NewsOne

'His Daddy's Twin': Kimbella Vanderhee Fans Claim 11-Month-Old Son Is the Spitting Image of Juelz Santana

Kimbella Vanderhee, Santana’s wife, took to Instagram on Wednesday, June 3, and shared an adorable photo of baby Santana playing with his water

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African Methodist Episcopal Church

For individual church buildings/congregations of this name, see African Methodist Episcopal Church

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Statues of limitations

Black Lives Matter protestors tore down a bronze statue of the slave trader Edward Colston (one of Bristol’s “most virtuous and wise sons” according to its inscription), then dumped it into the harbour after dragging it through the

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

‹ The template Infobox U.S. legislation is being considered for

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Despite Siding With Kyrie Irving, Lakers Believe Dwight Howard Will Play In Orlando

Source: Katelyn Mulcahy / Getty

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Charles Barkley Says Kobe Bryant, Not LeBron James, Was Player Closest to Being Like Michael Jordan

There’s a constant debate about whether Michael Jordan or LeBron James is the NBA’s greatest player of all tine, with younger basketball fans typically choosing James and older ones going with

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Louisiana Bill Would Mandate 3-Year Minimum Sentence For Trespassing On Fossil Fuel Sites

Now a new bill hastily making its way through the Louisiana State Legislature would dramatically increase those penalties for trespassing on fossil fuel sites during a state of emergency, setting a mandatory minimum of three years in prison “at hard labor” and a maximum of 15 years, and up to

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Johnson, James Weldon (1871-1938)

James Weldon Johnson, composer, diplomat, social critic, and civil rights activist, was born of Bahamian immigrant parents in Jacksonville, Florida on June 17, 1871. Instilled with the value of education by his father, James, a waiter, and teacher-mother, Helen, Johnson excelled at the Stanton

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Source: Black Past

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Global African History Bibliography Authors & Editors

Adedeji, Adebayo and L. Rowland Management Problems of Rapid Urbanisation in Nigeria Yes

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Former Wake Forest Wide Receiver Matt James Cast As ABC’s First Black Bachelor

Source: ABC/Craig Sjodin / ABC/Craig Sjodin

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

Cleaner seas in Kingston, MoBay

The polluted Kingston Harbour has appeared much clearer in recent weeks, with some marine scientists suggesting that the economic malaise brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is possibly a contributing

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Padmore, George (1901-1959)

A journalist, radical activist, and theoretician, George Padmore did more than perhaps any other single individual to shape the theory and discourse of Pan-African anti-imperialism in the first half of the twentieth

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LeBron James and other athletes start organization to help African Americans vote | The Atlanta Voice

NBA superstar LeBron James has partnered with other black athletes and entertainers to start a group aimed at protecting the voting rights of African Americans, The New York Times

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Trotter, William Monroe (1872-1934)

WilliamMonroe Trotter was a major early twentieth century civil rights activist knownprimarily for launching the first major challenge to the political dominance ofTuskegee Institute founder Booker T. Washington and as an inspiration for the formation of theNational Association for the Advancement

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I AM Eugene H. McLin

Eugene H. McLin was city recreational director, football coach, baseball official, sports writer for the St. Petersburg Times, teacher and amateur actor and

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‘The Bachelor’ Casts First Black Lead Matt James After Years of Backlash

ABC announced today (June 12) that for the first time the popular reality series, "The Bachelor," has cast the show’s first Black

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Stuck in Jamaica, teacher launches online campaign to help others

I taught online until April 17 but when China closed its doors to foreigners there was no longer a need for online teaching once schools

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Woman, 87, is country's 10th COVID-19 death

JAMAICA yesterday recorded its 10th COVID-19 death — an 87-year-old woman from St

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Good Times

Good Times is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. It was created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series primary executive producer. Good Times was a spin-off of Maude, which was itself a spin-off of All in the

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Enough is Enough!

When the Black Lives Matter movement grew in strength, voice and prominence several years ago, I remember seeing signs posted in yards that said, “blue lives matter” (meaning police officers) and I thought: “you totally do not get

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