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In United States history, a free negro or free black was the legal status, in the geographic area of the United States, of blacks who were not

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Fugitive slave laws

The fugitive slave laws were laws passed by the United States Congress in 1793 and 1850 to provide for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another state or territory. The idea of the fugitive slave law was derived from the Fugitive Slave Clause which is in the United States

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Richard Allen (bishop)

Richard Allen (February 14, 1760 – March 26, 1831)[1] was a minister, educator, writer, and one of Americas most active and influential black leaders. In 1794 he founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent black denomination in the United States. He opened his first

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Slave narrative

The slave narrative is a type of literary work that is made up of the written accounts of enslaved Africans in Great Britain and its colonies, including the later United States, Canada, and Caribbean nations. Some six thousand former slaves from North America and the Caribbean gave accounts of

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RITTENBERRY: It’s the moment of reckoning for Kenyan businesses

In fact, government has rapidly overtaken business to become the most trusted type of institution – a title it holds for the first time since Edelman started gauging trust two decades

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Michael Jackson - Bad (Shortened Version)

For the first short film for one of five consecutive record-breaking No. 1 hits from Bad, Michael Jackson and director Martin Scorsese created an epic 18-minute tale of urban and racial challenges in the 1980s. Bad was named the second greatest of Michaels short films by Rolling Stone in

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Sep

7

1987

Charles R. Johnson

...liberate its significance to today’s African American struggle began with Ishmael Reed’s exuberant Flight to Canada (1976) and extended into the metafiction of philosophical novelist Charles R. Johnson. In Oxherding Tale (1982), Johnson sends his biracial fugitive slave protagonist on

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)[a] is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as a bi-racial organization to advance justice for African Americans by W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington and Moorfield

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Julia Brown

Julia Brown is Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) of Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest travel and leisure company, with a portfolio of cruise brands in North America, Europe, Australia and

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Tanzanian Appointed to UN Fund Advisory Body

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed retired Tanzanian diplomat Liberata Mulamula as a member of the sixth Advisory Group of the Peacebuilding

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The Suez Crisis: Key in the Decolonization of Africa

In 1922 Britain granted Egypt limited independence, ending its protectorate status and creating a sovereign state with Sultan Ahmad Fuad as king. In actuality, however, Egypt only achieved the same rights as British dominion states like Australia, Canada, and South Africa. Egyptian foreign

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Black History Month

Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month in America, is an annual observance in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and in the Netherlands (as of 2016)[6] where it is known as Black Achievement Month. it began as a way for remembering important people and events in

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27

2016

Nigeria coronavirus: 8,344 cases, chloroquine trials to go ahead - NAFDAC

Total confirmed cases = 8,344 (new cases

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Rosalind G. Brewer

Rosalind G. Brewer is Group President and Chief Operating Officer, for Starbucks Corporation. In this role, Brewer will serve as a member of Starbucks senior leadership team and she will continue to serve on the Starbucks Board of Directors. As Group President and Chief Operating Officer, Brewer

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Sleep apnea and the CPAP machines that treat it

If you are on a well and septic or non-chlorinated water supply, it is important to first boil the water and then let it cool, or use distilled water to clean your CPAP equipment to minimize introducing other germs into the

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Jamaican writer wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Caribbean | New York Carib News

Jamaican writer wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Caribbean

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Charles R. Drew

Charles Richard Drew (June 3, 1904 – April 1, 1950) was an American physician, surgeon, and medical researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World

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Long, winding journey to clip Ruto’s wings

This week’s replacement of Dr Ruto’s allies in the Senate was the culmination of a strategy to cut the publicly known political ties between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his

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At 25, Chaymeriyia Moncrief has launched the first black woman-owned smartphone brand

Chaymeriyia Moncrief, a tech entrepreneur from Alabama and founder and CEO of the prepaid wireless carrier, Tesix Wireless™ Network, has launched the “first black woman-owned smartphone

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Enterprise Rent-a-Car: At a Place Where Everyone Starts at the Bottom, Anyone Can Get to the Top

Enterprise Holdings Vice President and General Manager Kevin Moore stands before nearly 100 colleagues at his company’s St. Louis headquarters. His audience is 90 rising stars from across the company who are there for the company’s Minority Leadership Forum. But the audience also includes

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Johnson Smith bristles against headwinds of COVID-19 nationalism

How Jamaica prepares for potential geopolitical shifts in multilateral relations and trade in response to COVID-19 is a challenge that will have to be met with robust cooperation, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Kamina Johnson Smith has

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Jack Johnson - Heavyweight Champion (1878-1946)

Jack Johnson, the worlds first African-American heavyweight champion, patented a wrench on April 18, 1922. He was born John Arthur Johnson on March 31, 1878 in

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Triumph: Wu-Tang Clan Launches “Protect Ya Hands” Sanitizer For Canadian COVID-19 Relief

The legendary group has launched a variety of products that will help hospitals, food banks, and shelters in

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Harriet Tubman | Underground Railroad Heroine

Harriet Tubman was born a slave, managed to escape to freedom in the North, and devoted herself to helping other slaves escape via the Underground

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Mar

10

1913

Slavery

Slave and Slaves redirect here. For the 1969 film, see Slaves (film). Mamluk

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Harriet Tubman | Abolitionist | Underground Railroad

Born Harriet Ross, c. 1819-1820, Dorchester County, Maryland. Tubman was born into

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Mar

10

1913

Ethiopia: German Ambassador to Ethiopia - 'Excessive Expectations of Abiy'

Ambassador Brita Wagener talks to DW about Ethiopia's reforms, its impending constitutional crisis prompted by its deferred August elections and how COVID-19 is affecting AU-EU

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The UK is on a collision course with China

Boris Johnson

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'How many more?' - Killing of George Floyd in the U.S sparks global anger

From Minneapolis, Minnesota where African-American Floyd was kneed to death by officer Derek M. Chauvin, protest marches have taken a global

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