Death of Charles Hamilton Houston

Writer of Race Politics

During the first quarter of the 20th century George W. Forbes (1864-1927) was an important journalist for national race politics. From 1893 to 1903, he edited the Boston Courant, one of Boston's early Black newspapers. He helped start the Boston Guardian, founded and published by William M. Trotter

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Robert Coles, 90, pioneering African American architect

Aug. 24, 1929 – May 16, 2020

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Source: The Buffalo News

Hundreds demand justice for Arbery at Georgia rally | The Atlanta Voice

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 Atlanta Voice

Kazah Temple hosted Opa-Locka distribution

Opa-Locka, Fla. – Kazah Temple #149, Ark of the City, and Farm Share partnered with the City of Opa-Locka to host a food distribution event April

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Source: South Florida Times

Detroit race riot of 1943

The Detroit race riot of 1943 took place in Detroit, Michigan, of the United States, from the evening of June 20 through the early morning of June 22. The race riot was ultimately suppressed by the use of 6,000 federal troops. It occurred in a period of dramatic population increase and social

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

Jun

20

1943

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Founded

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male

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Source: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Jan

9

1914

Hip-Hop Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Granted Early Release From Prison

Former Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, has been granted early release and will be freed 21 years early next month to home confinement, according to the Detroit Free

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Mosby for City Council President | Afro

The 2020 race for Baltimore City Council President offered some formidable candidates and fresh perspectives on the phalanx of challenges we face as

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. , original name Michael King, Jr. (born January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.—died April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee), Baptist minister and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in

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Harvard Law Review President

With his election in 1990, Barack H. Obama became the first Black president of the Harvard Law Review in its 103-year history. The Review is managed and edited by 78 student editors selected from Harvard's 1,600 law students. In its first 85 years, The Review has had three Black editors: Charles

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

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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Source: Brittanica

Oct

9

1954

Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson , byname of Jack Roosevelt Robinson (born January 31, 1919, Cairo, Georgia, U.S.—died October 24, 1972, Stamford, Connecticut), the first black baseball player to play in the American major leagues during the 20th century. On April 15, 1947, Robinson broke the decades-old colour

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Just how do you vote in the June 2 Primary Election?

Allegheny County executive Rich Fitzgerald wants the overwhelming majority of ballots in the county to be sent in by mail, not via the traditional polling places that many are used to visiting on election

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Chef Kwame Onwuachi's Ultimate Quarantine Food & Drink Pairing

James Beard award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi is spending his time in quarantine cooking up some of his go-to comfort foods and helping us all create a perfect food and cocktail pairing while we’re

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Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Hastie, William Henry (1904-1976)

WilliamHenry Hastie, attorney and diplomat, was born on November 17, 1904 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He spent his childhood in Tennessee until hisfamily moved to Washington, D.C. Hastie graduated from Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. in 1921 and four years laterreceived his A.B. Degree from

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Source: Black Past

Jul

19

1950

Biden: If you can't choose me over Trump, 'you ain't black'

ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden suggested on Friday that African Americans who back President Donald Trump “ain’t black,” comments that stirred controversy over whether he was being condescending to voters who could decide whether he wins the White

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Number of working Black business owners falls 40 percent amid COVID-19

The number of working African American business owners in the United States plummeted more than 40 percent as the coronavirus shut down much of the economy — a far steeper drop than other racial groups experienced, according to an analysis confirming fears the pandemic would deepen inequalities in

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Ida B’s Pulitzer - Both too late and right on time

Exactly one hundred and thirty-six years to the day after Ida B. Wells was thrown off a Chesapeake and Ohio railroad train, she was awarded a Pulitzer Prize special citation for her “outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans in the era of

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Source: http://www.peacemakeronline.com

Woman Asks for Forgiveness After Holding Sign Implying Only Enslaved People and Dogs Should Be Muzzled, Claims ‘Photographer Took the Picture Before I Considered the Racist Implications’

Redheaded Blackbelt, a local blog, snapped a picture of her holding a sign that read, “Muzzles are for dogs and

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Mary Eliza Church Terrell

Mary Eliza Church Terrell , née Mary Eliza Church (born Sept. 23, 1863, Memphis, Tenn., U.S.—died July 24, 1954, Annapolis, Md.), American social activist who was cofounder and first president of the National Association of Colored Women. She was an early civil rights advocate, an educator, an

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Source: Brittanica

Jul

24

1954

Block party that drew thousands puts community, law enforcement at odds –

A series of block parties last weekend in DeLand, a city in Volusia County, drew large crowds resulted in clashes between law enforcement and

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Source: Florida Courier

Hilton Hotels Responds To Claims of Attempt To Rip Off 5th Graders

Featuring: Kodak Black Where: Coral Gables, Florida, United States When: 10 Aug 2017 Credit: JLN

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Source: The Urban Daily

Taban lo Liyong

Taban lo Liyong , (born 1938, Kajo Kaji, Sudan [now in South Sudan]), South Sudanese and Ugandan author whose experimental works and provocative opinions stimulated literary controversy in East

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Source: Brittanica

Timeline of the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)

May 3 – In Hernandez v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that Mexican Americans and all other racial groups in the United States are entitled to equal protection under the 14th Amendment to the

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Source: Black Past

More Latinas Are Choosing to Identify as Afro-Latina

When Aisha Cort walks into a convenience store with her rich brown skin and tiny dark locs, she knows she has the power to cause confusion by speaking

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Source: Oprah Magazine - Life and Career Advice, Beauty Tips, Wellness Trends

W. E. B. Du Bois

William Edward Burghardt W. E. B. Du Bois (/d uː ˈ b ɔɪ z/ doo-BOYZ; February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and

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Joseph P. Bradley

Joseph P. Bradley , (born March 14, 1813, Berne, N.Y., U.S.—died Jan. 22, 1892, Washington, D.C.), associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1870. Bradley was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Electoral Commission of 1877, and his vote elected Rutherford B. Hayes president of the United

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Source: Brittanica

Mar

14

1813

Judge clears the way for Florida’s former felons to vote –

In a historic civil rights case, a federal judge late Sunday ruled against Florida’s Republican governor and Legislature and dramatically expanded the number of eligible voters in the state to include former felons unable to pay their court fines and

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Source: Daytona Times

Civil rights supporters caravan from Atlanta to Brunswick for Ahmaud Arbery

Justice Caravan from Atlanta to Brunswick in response to the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery Saturday, May

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Source: Atlanta Daily World - Powered by Real Times Media

Five Acts to Follow: Legislation to Cut Rents and Other Bills You Should Know About

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