Executive Order 11246

Kenya: Catholic Sister Receives the Presidential Order of Service Uzalendo Award

Nairobi — Sr Winnie Mutuku of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul, has received the Presidential Order of service Uzalendo Award for her outstanding contribution to the fight against corona virus in

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Source: allAfrica.com

Pres. Kennedy barred racial discrimination

President Kennedy issued executive order barring racial discrimination in federally financed housing.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

20

1962

Wilson, Lionel (1915-1998)

Lionel Wilson, lawyer, judge, and politician, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 4, 1915 to Jules and Louise Wilson. In 1918 the family moved to Oakland, California, where his parents believed a smaller and less-noticeable black community would afford them greater freedoms and less

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Source: Black Past

Jan

23

1998

United States v. Paradise (1987)

No. 85-999 Argued: November 12, 1986 --- Decided: February 25, 1987

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Source: Black Past

Namibia: N$6 Billion Needed to Meet Land Delivery Target

Land reform minister Calle Schlettwein said government has only been able to acquire 3.3 million hectares of land for resettlement purposes against a target of five million hectares, which was supposed to be achieved by March this

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Source: allAfrica.com

Documentary Films on Blackpast.org

Capra, Frank The Negro Soldier 1943

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Source: Black Past

Henry Winkler & David Bautista Clown Donald Trump’s Water Drinking Struggle

After much scrutiny and slander for continuing to show signs of some sort of mental decline (his racism still seems very much intact though), Henry Winkler decided to take to social media and show the world how an old, yet able man drinks a glass of water with a single

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Source: The Urban Daily

Op-Ed: A Hard ‘No’ to a Soft Opening | Afro

When the governor established a statewide stay-at-home order, this signaled to many that he was making an effort to put people and public health before

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Cornel West

Cornel West , (born June 2, 1953, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.), American philosopher, scholar of African American studies, and political activist. His influential book Race Matters (1993) lamented what he saw as the spiritual impoverishment of the African American underclass and critically examined the

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Source: Brittanica

Jun

2

1953

Mayor Eric Johnson's statements on Governor Abbott's orders, convention center hospital | Dallas Weekly

Mayor Eric Johnson’s statements on Governor Abbott’s orders, convention center hospital

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Source: Dallas Weekly

(1987) Thurgood Marshall, “A Colorblind Society Remains an Aspiration”

On August 15, 1987 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall spoke to a gathering of federal judges. Reflecting on his two decades on the Court and particularly on recent affirmative action rulings by the High Court, Justice Marshall reminded his audience that the United States had not yet

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Source: Black Past

Aug

15

1987

Rice University’s Black Students Association Demands Addition Of Black Safe Space On Campus

The newly-formed Black Students Association (BSA) at Rice University is demanding officials fund a Black House on campus as well as remove a prominent statue of the school’s slave-owning

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

(1957) Dwight Eisenhower, “Address on Little Rock"

The Little Rock Crisis erupted in September 1957 when Arkansas Governor Orval M. Faubus used state National Guard troops to prevent nine African American students from attending the then all-white Central High School. On September 20, Federal Judge Ronald Davis ordered Governor Faubus to remove

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Source: Black Past

Sep

24

1957

Will CA amend its constitution post-protests?

(CALMATTERS) – This week, lawmakers will consider several measures that have taken on newfound significance amid widespread protests over racism and calls for criminal justice

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Source: The Sacramento Observer

Gayton, Carver, Chair of the Board

Carver Gayton retired as the Executive Director of the Northwest African American Museum in July of 2008. In that capacity, beginning in 2005, he had the lead responsibility for raising over $20 million for the renovation of the old Coleman School in Seattle which houses the Museum as well as 36

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Source: Black Past

Executive Order 9346 Establishing a Committee on Fair Employment Practice

May 27, 1943

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Source: Black Past

Gantt, Harvey Bernard (1943- )

Harvey B. Gantt, architect and politician, was born January 14, 1943 in Charleston, South Carolina to Christopher and Wilhelmenia Gantt. In 1961, Gantt attended Iowa State University. After one year of study, he returned to South Carolina and soon afterwards sued to enter racially segregated

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Source: Black Past

Scrubbing California Landmarks of Racist Symbols — and the Word “Negro”

Renaming CA State Park Negro Bar, Formerly “Ni**er

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Scott, Tyree (1940-2003)

Tyree Scott was a Seattle civil rights and labor leader who opened the door to women and minority workers in the construction industry. Scott was born in Hearne (Wharton County), Texas and before moving to Seattle in 1966, he served in the U. S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. His father was

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Source: Black Past

White flight

White flight is a term that originated in the United States, starting in the 1950s and 1960s, and applied to the large-scale migration of people of various European ancestries from racially mixed urban regions to more racially homogeneous suburban or exurban regions. The term has more recently been

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Righteous Anger?

There are mothers, teachers, barbers and beauty stylists, shine kings with stories too vivid for words to adequately describe about open murder/abuse of black

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. (1989)

? APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 87-998. Argued October 5, 1988 Decided January 23, 1989 Appellant city adopted a Minority Business Utilization Plan (Plan) requiring prime contractors awarded city construction contracts to subcontract at least 30%

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Source: Black Past

California’s Black Lawmakers Call for Converting Protest Momentum into Change

Ebone Monet, California Black Media

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Africa: First U.S. Representative to African Development Bank Supports AfDB President Adesina

Letter PDF

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Source: allAfrica.com

California’s Black Lawmakers Call for Converting Protest Momentum into Change

As mass protests continued across the state Tuesday, the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) called for lasting change in race relations — as well as reform in social justice policy — in California and around the

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

PHOTOS: City on fire—anger erupts in the streets of Mpls.

Marching, chants, and signs at protests during the day on Wednesday erupted into fires, looting and death by nightfall as demonstrators took over the streets of South Minneapolis to decry the death of George

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Whitmer extends stay-home order through June 12, state of emergency through June 19

(The Center Square) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extended her stay-home order through June

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Source: Michigan Chronicle - Powered by Real Times Media

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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Source: ThoughtCo

Scrubbing California Landmarks of Racist Symbols — And The Word “Negro” – Voice and Viewpoint

At Negro Bar, the Black miners struck gold in 1850, one to two ounces for each man on the average per day, according to an article published in the now-defunct Sacramento Placer

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

President Trump visits Dallas, Snubs Top Officials | Dallas Weekly

President Donald Trump walks in the rain on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 11, 2020, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to

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Source: Dallas Weekly

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