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Blayton, Jesse B., Sr. (1879-1977)

Jesse B. Blayton, Sr., was a pioneer African American radio station entrepreneur. Blayton founded WERD-AM in Atlanta, Georgia on October 3, 1949 making him the first African American to own and operate a radio station in the United

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Fango, Gobo (1855-1886)

Gobo Fango was born in the Eastern Cape Colony in what is now South Africa around 1855, just before the beginning of the eighth of the nine Xhosa Wars (Cape Frontier Wars) against British and Boer settlers. Fango was a member of the Gcaleka tribe, a sub-group of the Xhosa peoples. These frontier

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The ‘Mis-education of the Negro’ remains in full effect today | Afram News

destroyed Blacks for generations. Enough is enough! And for anyone who is in favor of placing the Confederate statue in HMAAC, I feel you need to read the "Mis-Education of the Negro," by Carter G. Woodson. If you did, you would see just how many of us are still trapped in a slave mentality.

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Elmina - Medieval Trading Center on West African Coast

In the 15th century AD, Elmina (also known as Mina, Amina, Aminra, or Aminer) was one of several port communities on the Ghana coast (a.k.a. Gold Coast) of western Africa, associated with the West African ethnic group called Akan (Asante or Atweafo). Between the late 16th and early 19th

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OP-ED: We Can't Let This Moment Pass | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The last few months have made the truths of being Black in America clear to all. We have watched as a pandemic killed Black people at the rate of almost two and half times that of other Americans. Not from a mutation of the virus but from an underfunded system that too often

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Op Ed Submission: “Why We Must Resist Our Hatred of Candace Owens: An open letter to Dave Chappelle…and every anti-racist” | Afro

I was one of maybe five Black students in my Stilwell, Kansas high

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Rona Rumble: Black Man Cracks White Man Over The Head With A Bottle During Bar Brawl

One white man learned the hard way not to invade the space of a Black man and his

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Source: The Urban Daily

Asked about police killing Black Americans, Trump bristles at question and says, ‘so are white people’ - African American News Today - EIN News

… . But studies have shown that Black Americans are much more likely to …

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Johnson, Anthony (? – 1670)

Anthony Johnson was the first prominent black landholder in the English colonies. Johnson arrived in Virginia in 1621 aboard the James. It is uncertain if Johnson arrived as an indentured servant or as a slave, early records list him as “Antonio, a Negro.” Regardless of his

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Believe Black Patients: The Fight For Equal And Fair Healthcare Treatment - Blavity

Medical practices and physicians have a historically violent relationship with Black bodies. When we speak of reform, we need to include healthcare as well.

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Native Americans In California Are Toppling Statues Of This Catholic Saint

Native American groups have long argued that Junipero Serra — an 18th-century California missionary — was a white supremacist and a colonizer.

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Emagine Entertainment To Host Juneteenth Film Festival To Benefit UNCF

Emagine Entertainment, Inc., an innovator in luxury theatres, proudly announces the Juneteenth Film Festival to benefit the UNCF (United Negro College

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Black Woman Schools Uninformed English Man About the Harsh Aftermath of Slavery (VIDEO)

Black Woman Schools Uninformed English Man About the Harsh Aftermath of Slavery (VIDEO) An African woman quickly corrects an English man about the reality of slavery. Video by the BBC’s ‘The Big Question.’

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The True Plight of African-Americans.

Some of the most dangerous big cities are: St. Louis, Detroit, Baltimore, Oakland, Chicago, Memphis, Atlanta, Birmingham, Newark, Buffalo and

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An Open Letter On Racial Justice

– Journeys of Conscience, Curtis L. Ivery

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'Vanity Fair' cover shot by Black photographer for 1st time - Black News Channel

The Associated Press The new issue of Vanity Fair featuring a powerful image of Oscar-winning actor Viola Davis marks the first time the publication has featured the work of a Black photographer on its cover. The historic image of Davis, shot by photographer Dario Calmese, shows the 54-year-old in

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What A 1968 Report Tells Us About The Persistence Of Racial Inequality : Planet Money : NPR

Despite political and social progress, African Americans still lag far behind economically.

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Black therapists on how to cope with racial trauma amid COVID-19 pandemic - DefenderNetwork.com

The first half of 2020 has been horrific for Black Americans. It began with the loss of the legendary Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. Then in March, the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacts Black Americans more adversely, changed our lives forever, killing over 130,000 Americans so far. Then, racism and its

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PART TWO: 400 YEARS OF WHITE FEET ON BLACK NECKS IN AMERICA

George Floyd’s death turned a tinder box of historical frustrations with Police Brutality, institutional and systemic racism, into a bon fire of protest raging across America and the

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A Reporter Asked Why Black Americans Are Being Killed By Police, Trump Responds 'So Are White People'

Donald Trump apparently doesn't have an understanding of statistics— on Tuesday he claimed that 'more White people' die because of police than Black people. It all started at a White

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Source: Black Women's Lifestyle Guide, Black Love & Beauty Trends - Essence

Slavery in the United States

For slavery among Native Americans, see Slavery among Native Americans in the United States. For slavery in the colonial period, see Slavery in the colonial United States. For modern-day slavery, see Human trafficking in the United

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Source: AA Studies Research Guide

Boston Common 'Out of Bounds'

In 1742, when whites feared uprisings against oppression from the heavy concentration of slaves in Boston, the Boston Common was 'out of bounds' for Blacks and American Indians. The Black community of the city fought this restriction, but it was not until July 4, 1836 that they were allowed to use

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Camille Cosby Speaks Out After Pennsylvania Court Grants Appeal For Bill Cosby (Video) | The Oklahoma Eagle

Mrs. Cosby slammed the Me Too movement, and defended her

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Jennifer Lawrence Joins Twitter, Immediately Demands Justice For Breonna Taylor

So what better way to make her debut than to encourage all her new followers to stand up against racial injustice and demand that the officers who killed Breonna Taylor be fired and

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‘What to the African American is the Fourth of July?’ Reflections on race and racism in America. - African American News Today - EIN News

similar question: What to the African American is the Fourth of July home. So what to the African American is the Fourth of July Minneapolis to stop? Stop killing black Americans. Radley Balko: There’s overwhelming

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Bill Cosby’s wife slams #MeToo movement, says they should ‘clean up their act’ - Face2Face Africa

The wife of Bill Cosby, Camille Cosby, still has some animosity towards the #MeToo movement two years after her husband was convicted for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. Speaking to ABC News on Tuesday in what was her first major interview in six years, Cosby slammed the

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Tired, Angry, Hurt, Disgusted: Protesters take to the street to fight police brutality - Carolina Peacemaker

Protests By Day On a hot and muggy Saturday afternoon a few people began to make their way to the corner of February 1 and South Elm Streets. A few more would round the corner. A crowd would cross the street. Soon it a was clear that a sizeable group of people were in attendance

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(1906) W.E.B. DuBois, “Men of Niagara”

In 1906, one year after the Niagara Movement was founded, it held its second annual meeting at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. W.E.B. Du Bois, a founding member and its titular leader, gave the address below to the assembled civil rights

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Booker T. Washington's Visit to Spokane (1913)

In 1913 the famous African American activist and educator Booker T. Washington left Tuskegee, Alabama, to begin a speaking tour around the United States. The ultimate goal of this tour was to raise funds for the Tuskegee Institute in order to educate more young African Americans. Washington began

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Tech And Policing Amidst Pandemic And Protests - Blavity

Now, many Americans are experiencing, for the first time, a reality that Black people in this country have been living with since 1619: white supremacist terrorism supported by

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