Fifty-third Congress (1893-95) convened

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Detroit Man Demands Police Department Abandon Face Recognition Technology

A Black man who says he was unjustly arrested because facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a suspected shoplifter is calling for a public apology from Detroit

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

Police brutality protests move across the city

The #BlackoutNC protest was organized by Greensboro Rising, a collective of local organizers helping to mobilize the community around issues of killing, brutalization, harassment and degradation of Black people by the

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Source: http://www.peacemakeronline.com

Welfare As We Knew It: The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act

On August 22, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act which ushered in the most sweeping changes in the welfare system since its adoption as part of the Social Security Act of 1935. In the following account, former White House staffer and now

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Source: Black Past

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Bakersfield Native and Stanford Graduate Erica McCall Discusses Making a Difference in Her Community

This article highlights the impact basketball has had on Erica McCall

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Robinson, Jack (Jackie) Roosevelt (1919–1972)

When Jackie Robinson took the field on April 15, 1947 wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, he became the first African American in over fifty years to play on a major league baseball team. In the process, he broke through baseball’s color line that had relegated African American players to the

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Source: Black Past

Georgia Legislature Passes Hate Crimes Bill in The Wake of Arbery’s Killing

The legislature of Georgia passed a hate crimes bill on Tuesday, and the proposed law will be moved to Governor Brian Kemp for

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Source: Your Black World

Million Man March Leaves Mark In South Carolina

Columbia (BNC) — Since the murder of George Floyd, over 300 protest across the nation has sparked, however, independent movement “Million Man March” in Columbia, South Carolina has put a new spin on how protest are seen in the United

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

5 Moments From The Virtual HBCU Commencement Ceremony That Will Have You Relishing In Being Young, Black And Gifted - Blavity

While former President Barack Obama’s White House occupancy has ended, his role as a source of national leadership and inspiration has

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Source: Blavity News

This Day in History — June 26

1998: US President Bill Clinton opens a State visit to China in Tiananmen Square, where a protest movement for democracy was brutally suppressed nine years

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COVID-19 Infection rates among young people in the South and West drastically increases | The Atlanta Voice

The major thrust of new coronavirus cases in the United States is in the South and West, where officials say more young people are ignoring social distancing measures and testing

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Pelosi orders removal of Confederate portraits from Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she is ordering the removal from the Capitol of portraits honoring four previous House speakers who served in the

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Source: theGrio

U.S. coronavirus death toll exceeds 120,000 Americans

Medical workers in personal protective equipment (PPE) test for COViD-19 at Abyssinian Baptist Church, one of 11 churches across the city as well as Nassau County and Westchester that has begun testing for the virus on May 13, 2020 in New York

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My family was robbed!

The Trump Administration has been pointing to a segment of the industry — facilities with low federal ratings for infection control — and to some Democratic governors who required nursing homes to take recovering coronavirus

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This Day in History — June 25

1910: US President William Howard Taft signs the White-Slave Traffic Act, more popularly known as the Mann Act, which made it illegal to transport women across state lines for

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

'Coming back and biting us'

The US recorded a one-day total of 34,700 new COVID-19 cases, just short of the nation's late-April peak of 36,400, according to the count kept by Johns Hopkins

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Mother Emanuel’s Legacy of Hope Five Years Later

What started with a Bible study in the basement of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church on Calhoun Street in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, became the scene of mass murder at the hands of

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

@SenatorTimScott Finally Says Something After #Trump “white power” Tweet

Read entire at #NNPA / In yet another social media moment invoking race in America, President Donald Trump retweeted a video of a supporter heard yelling, “White

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Source: Crew of 42

Confederate flag losing prominence 155 years after Civil War

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Long a symbol of pride to some and hatred to others, the Confederate battle flag is losing its place of official prominence 155 years after rebellious Southern states lost a war to perpetuate

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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com

Coronavirus Update: Black Mom to Sue City After Violent Arrest Over Face Covering

After the violent arrest of Kaleemah Rozier was caught on video by a bystander in New York City, the 22-year-old mom says she plans to file a $10 million lawsuit against police for excessive force after the arrest for improperly wearing a face

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Source: Black America Web

Deon Tedder Trained For Service In House Dist. 109

Though he was born in Durham, North Carolina, Tedder says he became a man and a professional in South

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Forrest W. Littlejohn: Renowned Attorney & Member of Indiana Black Legislative Caucus

Forrest W. Littlejohn was a well-known attorney throughout Indiana and a member of the Indiana Black Legislative

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Source: Black Then

Heres What You Need to Know about Taking the Birmingham Pledge

Sharron Mendel Swain bhamnow.com Birmingham holds a unique place in the struggle for US and global human rights. Anybody who lives in the South has to wrestle with issues of race and Attorney Jim Rotch is no exception. His grappling with the legacy of the past and desire to help create a different

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Source: The Birmingham Times

House Democrats Push Toward Policing Vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a policing overhaul collapsed in the Senate, House Democrats returned to Washington for a day heavy with emotion and symbolism to vote on their sweeping proposal to address the global outcry over the death of George Floyd and other Black

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Johniqua Charles Of Viral ‘Lose Ya Job’ Hit Wants The Video To Be A Teachable Moment For Cops - Blavity

Johnniqua Charles is sharing her story after becoming an internet superstar overnight for a video showing her rapping a song while being

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Source: Blavity News

Etched in clay: the 'poem vessels' of enslaved potter David Drake

Crafted in 1858 by the enslaved African American potter and poet David Drake during a time when it was illegal for slaves to read or write, the handsome jar, glazed in brown alkaline, is signed and dated by Drake, known as “Dave the

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Source: The Bay State Banner

Melody C. Barnes

Melody C. Barnes is Co-Founder & Principal of MBSquared Solutions LLC. In this role, Barnes leads a domestic strategy firm and serves as Vice Provost for Global Student Leadership Initiatives at New York

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Mother of girl burned in social media ‘fire challenge’ has message for other parents

Young people get a flammable substance — isopropyl alcohol or acetone in the past, hand sanitizer more recently — and set fire to

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Source: The Charleston Chronicle

Aunt Jemima brand retired by Quaker due to racial stereotype | The Atlanta Voice

Quaker Oats announced Wednesday that it will retire the Aunt Jemima brand, saying the company recognizes the character’s origins are “based on a racial

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

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