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

Mayor Eric Johnson wears mask in new temporary official portrait

DALLAS — To encourage people to wear face coverings to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Mayor Eric Johnson temporarily changed his official portrait Monday to a new photo of him in

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

Kayla James & Kayla Seals Receive Teen Graffiti’s Book Scholarships

(DALLAS, TX) – Kayla James of Grand Prairie, TX, and Kayla Seals of Rowlett, TX are the recipients of this year’s Teen Graffiti Education Scholarships for their outstanding commitment to education and community

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

Harlem, Mecca of the New Negro

On this day, Survey Graphic published a special issue titled Harlem, Mecca of the New Negro. By the end of the year, editor Alain Locke had reprinted and expanded upon the writings from this issue, producing a full-length anthology of African-American writing called The New Negro. This

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Mar

1

1925

An Ultimate Guide To Black-Owned Businesses To Support Now And Always

So we’ve aggregated all of our best guides to Black-owned businesses and brands to support right now (and always) into one easy-to-browse

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

NFL will play Black national anthem before Week 1 games - DefenderNetwork.com

Four weeks after commissioner Roger Goodell vowed to listen to and work with players in their fight for racial equality, the NFL is in the process of solidifying plans to honor victims of systemic racism with a number of in-game programs during opening week of the 2020 season. Starting with the

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

The Collective Is Launching A Campign To Register 250,000 Black Voters

The Collective Political Action Committee has announced a campaign to register 250,000 African American voters on

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

How Much LeBron James’ Rookie Jersey Could Go For At Auction

His 2003 Cavaliers jersey is set to make history.

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

Headline-making missteps put focus on newsroom diversity

Nobody anticipated it would lead to a staff revolt and become a national story, part of an extraordinary week where the news media’s sluggishness in building diverse newsrooms became part of the national

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Source: Black News Black Press | Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News

Respecting Roxbury’s history

The Boston Public Library board of trustees is to be commended for naming the newly renovated Dudley Library the “Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Thomas Routt Scholarships

The Thomas H. Routt Scholarship Fund, in upholding the legacy of the late Judge Thomas H. Routt, has awarded $1,000 each in grants to Caleb J. James of North Shore High School and Jacob H. Boyd of Shadow Creek High School for

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Source: Houston Forward Times - Reporting The Truth | Affecting Change | Moving Forward

(1926) George S. Schulyer, “The Negro-Art Hokum”

At the high point of the Harlem Renaissance where many African American artists and a growing number of white art critics were praising the outpouring of racially-influenced novels, poetry, prose, painting, and sculpture, George S. Schuyler published a searing critique rejecting the idea that the

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Source: Black Past

Jun

16

1926

Scripture For The Week: “Trust God In Every Situation”

Source: CeCe McGhee / CeCe McGhee

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Source: Black America Web

African American and Black History Blog

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Source: Black History Resources

T.I. To Teach “Business Of Trap Music” Course At Clark Atlanta University

Clifford has announced he will be curating a “Business Of Trap Music” course at Clark

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Source: Black America Web

Kelly Rowland Recounts Meeting Her Biological Father for the First Time In 30 Years

Kelly Rowland is opening up about meeting her estranged father Christopher Lovett for the first

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

J. C. Lewis Healthcare Partners With Tremont Temple Missionary Baptist Church for COVID 19 Testing

Last Friday, Tremont Temple Missionary Baptist Church teamed up with J. C. Lewis Healthcare to provide COVID-19 testing to church members as well as neighborhood residents. Testing time was from 9am-noon in the church parking lot.

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Source: The Savannah Tribune

400 YEARS OF WHITE FEET ON BLACK NECKS IN AMERICA

Justice Ginsburg words are a rally call for African Americans today, “All I ask is that our brethren take their feet off our

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Source: The Florida Star

‘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

'Talk Ya S--t': Reginae Carter Blows the Internet Away with Her Sultry Lingerie Pics

Carter, 21, posed up a storm in the gorgeous photos, clad in

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

Wishes You and Yours a Happy Father’s Day 2020

Good Black News joins in the honoring and remembrance of the men who gave us life, nurtured and raised us, and also offered us solace, counsel and

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Source: GOOD BLACK NEWS

WNBA Star Natasha Cloud Sits Out Season To Focus On Social Justice Reform

Washington Mystics guard and 2019 WNBA champion, Natasha Cloud, has decided to sit out for the 2020 basketball season in response to the growing Black Lives Matter

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

Lady Gaga Shares Her Instagram To Give A Voice To The Black Transgender Community

Recording superstar Lady Gaga selected The Marsha P. Johnson Institute to take over her Instagram account and called on her 42.5 million followers to advocate for Black transgender women to help end the daily fight they endure against systemic

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Rapper T.I. will teach the "Business of Trap Music" class at Clark Atlanta

Grammy Award winner Clifford Joseph Harris Jr, Tip “T.I.” is teaming up with Dr. Melva K. Williams to teach a course called the “Business of Trap Music” at Clark Atlanta University in

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

LeBron James Receives $100 Million To Build Media Empire

On Thursday, Bloomberg released its latest issue featuring a cover story about James and his longtime friend and business partner, Maverick Carter, and the $100 million investment they received for their growing media

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

MTN partners with UN-backed mobile virus tracker set to reach over 600 million in Africa

The United Nations is partnering with Africa-focused wireless carriers including MTN Group and Orange SA on a mobile-data platform that delivers coronavirus-related information around the

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Spingarn Medal: James Weldon Johnson

Spingarn Medal awarded to James Weldon Johnson, former U.S. consul in Venezuela and Nicaragua and NAACP executive secretary, for his work as an author, diplomat and leader.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Nov

11

1925

'Lift Every Voice and Sing' played as intro to national anthem at NASCAR

Anthem NASCAR Wes Byrd

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Source: theGrio

James Weldon Johnson resigned

James Weldon Johnson resigned as executive secretary of the NAACP, citing health reasons.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Dec

19

1930

Happy Birthday Solange! 10 Times She Was Our Style Muse

10 Times She Was Our Style Muse

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