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Jackson, Rev. Mance (1931-2007)

Open housing was one of the most prominent goals of the Seattle, Washington civil rights movement in the 1960s. Up to the early 1960s African Americans in Seattle were almost completely restricted to housing in the Central District of the city. Housing restrictions were not based on laws but were

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Oct

20

1963

George Floyd's 6-Year-Old Daughter In Viral Video: 'Daddy Changed The World'

George Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter, Gianna, has a message for everyone: “Daddy changed the

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Poor People's Campaign stages massive online demonstration

(Religion News Service) — With COVID-19 restrictions preventing an intended in-person rally in Washington D.C., at least a million supporters of the Poor People’s Campaign reportedly tuned in Saturday (June 20) to watch a mix of live speeches and pre-recorded clips of liberal religious leaders

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Jackson, Maynard, Jr. (1938-2003)

Thegreat-grandson of slaves, Maynard Jackson, Jr. was born in Dallas, Texas, onMarch 23, 1938. His father, MaynardJackson, Sr., was a leading figure in the 1930s campaign for black votingrights in Dallas and a founder of Democratic Progressive Voter’s League in 1936. His mother, Irene Dobbs

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NASA Names Headquarters After 'Hidden Figure' Mary W. Jackson

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Wednesday the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at

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Emory O. Jackson, the Birmingham World, and the Fight for Civil Rights in Alabama

In the article below, Kimberley Mangun, an associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Utah, describes her ongoing research on the Birmingham (Alabama) World and its longtime editor, Emory O. Jackson. Mangun is writing a cultural biography of Jackson and the

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African American Freemen In Louisiana: African Americans in Louisiana had alread

African American Freemen In Louisiana: African Americans in Louisiana had already organized their own battalion in September 1812. The state legislature of Louisiana had organized a Corp of free African Americans as part of the state militia. After General Andrew Jacksons call to arms, the

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Sep

12

2002

The Other Hermitage: The Enslaved at the Andrew Jackson Plantation

Most visitors who tour the Hermitage outside Nashville, Tennessee come to the historic site because it is the home of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. Hermitage Archaeology Director Kevin Bartoy reminds us, however, that the plantation was also home to over 200 enslaved

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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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Randy Jackson

In 2003 Jackson published the how-to guide What’s Up Dawg?: How to Become a Superstar in the Music Business.

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Jackson Honored as ‘Best Mentor’

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Black PR Wire) – The Daily Business Review has recognized Government Law & Lobbying Shareholder Yolanda Cash Jackson as a “Best Mentor” in its 2020 Professional Excellence

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Black male student group raises more than 50K for Black Lives Matter

(Credit: Christian

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BE Exclusive: Stephen Jackson on Justice for George Floyd, Getting Blackballed From the NBA, and More (Video)

In 2014, former NBA star Stephen Jackson released the song “America Da Beautiful,” featuring legendary rapper Scarface, where he rapped about systemic racism, compared the NBA to a planation, and blasted former NBA team owner Donald

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Samuel L. Jackson

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Angela Davis: Philosopher, Radical Activist, Teacher

Angela Davis is known as a radical activist, philosopher, writer, speaker, and educator. She was well known for a time through her association with the Black Panthers in the 1960s and 1970s. She was fired from one teaching job for being a Communist, and she appeared on the Federal Bureau of

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Aug

7

1970

Olivet Baptist Church (OBC) [Chicago] (1850- )

The Olivet Baptist Church (OBC), founded on April 6, 1850, was at one time the largest Protestant church in the world, reaching 20,000 members under the leadership of Pastor Lacey Kirk Williams. It is the second oldest black church in Chicago, Illinois and the oldest African American Baptist church

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Apr

6

1850

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Shoeless Joe Jackson , byname of Joseph Jefferson Jackson (born July 16, 1888, Greenville, S.C., U.S.—died Dec. 5, 1951, Greenville), American professional baseball player, by many accounts one of the greatest, who was ultimately banned from the game because of his involvement in the 1919 Black

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Jul

16

1888

Harriet Tubman Facts: Underground Railroad and More

Harriet Tubman was a fugitive slave, underground railroad conductor, abolitionist, spy, soldier, Civil War, African American, nurse, known for her work with Underground Railroad, Civil War service, and later, her advocacy of civil rights and woman

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Mar

10

1913

Voices of the Civil War Episode 11: "Prelude to the Emancipation Proclamation"

Voices of the Civil War Episode 11: Prelude to the Emancipation Proclamation - YouTube

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Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton Urge Immediate Jailing, Charges for Police in Floyd’s Death – Free Press of Jacksonville

By Rochelle Olson and Chao Xiong Star Tribune – Two national civil rights leaders visited south Minneapolis on Thursday for separate events but identical demands for the speedy charging and arrest of four Minneapolis police officers involved in death of George

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***EVENT CANCELED*** Rev. Jackson, son, Yusef, to take COVID-19 test today at Kennedy King College | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Leading by example, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. and his son, Attorney Yusef Jackson, who is Secretary of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Board, will lead by example 12 noon, Tuesday, May 26th, by taking a COVID-19 test at Kennedy King College, 6301 S. Halsted

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BE Exclusive: Stephen Jackson on Justice for George Floyd, Getting Blackballed From the NBA, and More (Video)

In 2014, former NBA star Stephen Jackson released the song “America Da Beautiful,” featuring legendary rapper Scarface, where he rapped about systemic racism, compared the NBA to a planation, and blasted former NBA team owner Donald

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Jackson, Mahalia

Jackson, Mahalia məhăl´yə [key], 1911–72, American gospel singer, b. New Orleans. She sang in church choirs during her childhood. Moving (1927) to Chicago, she worked at various menial jobs and sang in churches and at revival meetings, attracting attention for her vigorous, joyful gospel style. As

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Skai Jackson: 'I'm Trying To Expose As Many Racists As I Can Today'

Skai Jackson / credit: Donato one thing that Skai Jackson has plenty of today: time to pull back the curtain on racists who have shared their views on social

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Black conductors

According to a 2004 article in the Guardian, black conductors are rare in the classical music world and even in symphony orchestras it is unusual to see more than one or two black musicians. Canadian-born black conductor Kwamé Ryan, who studied music at Cambridge University and in Germany, made his

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Nigeria: $1.6 Billion Foreign Airlines' Fund Trapped in Nigeria, Others - IATA

[Leadership] The International Air Transport Association (IATA), on Monday, said $1.68 billion belonging to foreign airlines are currently trapped in Africa.

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Best to watch ‘Last Dance’ as fan, not journalist

Author and longtime sports journalist Robert Scoop Jackson and this columnist, during a recent hour-plus phone conversation cooped up in the house, shared our post-film views on “The Last

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Lena Horne

A pioneer among African-American performers, Lena Horne had the talent and beauty to crack the race barrier in Hollywood in the 1940s. A smooth singer of bluesy ballads, Lena Horne appeared onstage in Harlem when she was only 14 years old, and by age 16 she was singing in the famous Cotton

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NASA Names Headquarters After First Black Female Engineer At NASA | Afro

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Wednesday the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first Black female engineer at

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