Juneteenth: A day of joy and pain - and now national action
In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nation with a cookout, a parade, a community festival, a soulful rendition of “Lift
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Rayshard Brooks family call for murder charges after police killing | Florida Sentinel Bulletin
Tomika Miller, the wife of Rayshard Brooks, holds their daughter Memory during the family press conference on Monday in
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Black artists locked out of NU studio space - The Bay State Banner
Artists from the African American Master Artists in Residence Program (AAMARP) gathered in front of a Northeastern University studio space chanting “give us the keys” on Saturday. The post Black artists locked out of NU studio space appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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Stacey Abrams Will Appear In Voting Rights Documentary For Amazon
A new documentary about voting rights and voter suppression, prominently featuring Stacey Abrams, is set to hit Amazon later this
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Africa: UN Security Council Elections Reveal Divisions in Africa
You can't have Africa Free Trade and not have a politically stable continent, which is why it was important for South Africa to ensure it got support for Kenya at the Security
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Big Time: Father's Day Gifts for Your Big & Tall Guy | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
Whether you’re shopping for your father, brother or husband we’ve got the perfect Father’s Day gift guide and some shopping tips
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Kenya Urban Roads Authority Confirms Silas Kinoti as Director-General
Nairobi — The government of Kenya has confirmed Silas Murira Kinoti as the Director General Kenya Urban Roads
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Explains the Legacy of Juneteenth
On that night, enslaved and free African Americans gathered in churches and private homes all across the country awaiting news that the Emancipation Proclamation had taken
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Collecting African American Art: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Obama Era
On October 16, 1943 Henry Ossawa Tanner’s painting Flight into Egypt (see illustration) was hanging in the entrance hall of a home located at 127 Randolph Place in Washington, D.C. The occasion was the opening of the Barnett-Aden Gallery which was founded by James Herring, an artist and art
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EX-NFL Player Bacarri Rambo Arrested On Rape Charge
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BLACK BUSINESS BUS TOUR SUPPORTS DAMAGED BUSINESSES | Florida Sentinel Bulletin
BLACK BUSINESS BUS TOUR SUPPORTS DAMAGED BUSINESSES                     During its most recent Black Business Bus Tour, the event culminated at 7th and Grove in Ybor
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Moratorium on residential evictions extended due to COVID-19 | Atlanta Daily World
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Extends Moratorium on Residential Evictions and Filings Due to COVID-19  ATLANTA– Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms reissued an Executive Order calling on the Atlanta Housing Authority, Atlanta Beltline Inc., Fulton County / City of Atlanta Land Bank Authority, Invest
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photojournalist’s new documentary focuses on injustice and racism –
“Fighting for Justice,” a new documentary by Daytona Times photojournalist Duane C. Fernandez Sr., will make its debut on Saturday, July 18, at Cinematique Theater in Daytona
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Officer involved in Rayshard Brooks shooting facing 11 charges
Murder charges were handed down Wednesday against, Garrett Rolfe, the white Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back, stating that Brooks posed no threat and that the officer violated his oath kicking him and not offering medical treatment for over
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SWAC Set to Host Virtual Football Media Days July 22-24
2020 SWAC Football Media Day was initially slated to take place Thursday, July 16, in
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Officer Charged With Felony Murder In The Death Of Rayshard Brooks
Garrett Rolfe, the former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks on June 12 outside of a Wendy’s, has been charged with 11 counts including felony murder, aggravated assault, criminal damage to property and violations of his oath of
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Virtual performance series highlights Latinx voices
Four Latinx organizations in Boston — Amplify Latinx, Hyde Square Task Force, Cojuelos’ Productions and Ágora Cultural Architects — have come together to celebrate art and community through their online performance series “Cadencia Latina,” running through July
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Africa: Continent Set to Get Debt Relief From China
Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to cancel interest-free debt owed by "relevant" African countries as part of Beijing's move to help the continent during the Covid-19
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Decline in new US virus deaths may be temporary reprieve
The number of deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. has fallen in recent weeks to the lowest level since late March, even as states increasingly reopen for
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BRIGHT STAR: MAGA‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌African‌ ‌American‌ ‌mindset‌ ‌
Let‌ ‌me‌ ‌interpret‌ ‌what‌ ‌African‌ ‌Americans‌ ‌hear‌ ‌when‌ ‌the‌ ‌president‌ ‌and‌ ‌his‌ ‌supporters‌ ‌bellow‌ ‌out‌ ,‌"Make‌ ‌America‌ ‌Great‌ ‌Again." Let‌ ‌us‌ ‌go‌ ‌back‌ ‌to‌ ‌violence,‌ ‌bombing,‌ ‌unequal‌ ‌wages,‌ ‌poor‌ ‌housing,‌ ‌stripped‌ ‌voting‌ ‌rights,‌ ‌segregation,‌ ‌poor‌
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Virtual gospel concert held to benefit scholarship fund at ‘The BLVD’
“Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church’s Annual College Scholarship fundraising efforts are always an exciting time for both the scholarship recipients and our congregation as a whole,” said Dr. J. Lawrence Turner, MBCC senior
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A half century of service at Harvard
On its face, the employment proposition a Harvard admissions officer put to David Evans seemed far-fetched: leave a prestigious job working at NASA and take a pay cut to come to Cambridge and work at Harvard
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Africa: COVID-19 - AU Hails 'African Jewel' As Continental Medical Supplies Platform Is Launched
African leaders have lauded the launch of the continent's first medical supplies platform as the "jewel in the crown of Pan-African
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Emancipation Park Conservancy Hosts Virtual Juneteenth Celebration
This week, the Emancipation Park Conservancy has hosted virtual programming and interactive activities throughout the week, with everything culminating on June 19, 2020, the Juneteenth
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MFA acquires work by 24 diverse contemporary artists
The Museum of Fine Arts has launched an aggressive campaign to acquire works by contemporary
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EBONY Hosts a Two-Day Juneteenth Summit To Ensure Future Black Generations Live In A Different America | Afro
EBONY hosts a Two-Day Juneteenth summit to ensure future Black generations live in a different
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Kenyatta Pledges to Respect Term Limit in 2022
New York — President Uhuru Kenyatta pledged Thursday that he will respect the Constitution's limit of two terms in the nation's top
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Nigeria: Why Nigeria's African Swine Fever Outbreak Will Hit Farmers Hard
Nigeria is in the throes of a fresh outbreak of African swine fever which has affected 145,000 pigs in Oke Aro, West Africa's largest pig farm
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University of California appoints 1st African American president in history - African American News Today - EIN News
California has appointed the 1st African American president in history, ABC10 reported
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Trey Clegg and First Congregational Church Presents Weekly Mini Organ Recitals - The Atlanta Inquirer
First Congregational Church, UCC, located at 105 Courtland Street NE in Atlanta, Georgia proudly presents “A Mini Organ Recital” featuring Trey Clegg at 12 noon on Wednesdays, starting June 10, 2020. For more information go to the social media link below to see this inspirational organ recital. You
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