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James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson became the first Black executive secretary of the NAACP.

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Rihanna’s Nonprofit Donates $11 Million To Racial Justice Initiatives

One of the Clara Lionel Foundation’s latest efforts is centered on fighting police brutality and supporting organizations focused on criminal justice

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Beauty Founder Sharon Chuter Established The #PullUpOrShutUp Movement To Rebuild The Black Middle-Class With High Paying Jobs

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

As MLK asked in 1967, Where Do We Go from Here: Community or Chaos? | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Over the years, this column has reported on racial disparities in homeownership, family wealth, the lack of access to affordable credit, and the pattern of alternative financial services preying upon communities of color by charging triple-digit interest rates on small-dollar

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

Reverse Freedom Rides: When segregationists tricked blacks from the South into moving north

A segregationist publicity stunt spearheaded by George Singelmann of the White Citizens Council in New Orleans, the Reverse Freedom Rides program was to trick hundreds of African Americans from the South into moving

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New PBS NewsHour Weekend Special | Dallas Weekly

America in Black and Blue 2020, a new PBS NewsHour Weekend special, offers context for and insight into the widespread protests currently engulfing the nation after the latest display of police brutality against Black

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Source: Dallas Weekly

Congressman John Lewis’ Legacy Celebrated With ‘Good Trouble’ Campaign To Inspire Social Change

LOS ANGELES (June 19, 2020)- Participant, the leading media company dedicated to entertainment that inspires audiences to engage in positive social change, today announced the “Good Trouble” impact campaign to coincide with the release of the new documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble and in

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

OP-ED: Racial divide of coronavirus is real, so are innovations that can help

While coronavirus does not know boundaries of race, income, or ethnicity, its disproportionate impact on minority communities is unmistakable and points to a deeper crisis of racial disparities in health care that have persisted long before the onset of this

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cosby Appeal

National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., will serve as a moderator for an important national forum on racial equality in

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NO JUSTICE! NO PEACE! Atlanta Police killing of Rayshard Brooks sparks more outrage

As protestors continue to cry out for justice around the nation, the fire and outrage have been reignited in Atlanta following the police shooting of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy’s fast-food

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Source: Chicago Defender

ACLUM hosts Panel on POST and Police Accountability

A strong POST system provides the ability to de-certify police and increase transparency and

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Source: Blackstonian

Here's Your Juneteeth Playlist To Celebrate Black Joy

With her first release since the arrival of KIKI this spring, “Dear Mr. President” reinterprets P!nk’s version as an emotionally-charged protest message that calls out first lady Melania Trump for her silence as police brutality and systemic racism plague Black people across the

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

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Mrs. Evers Prays Husband’s Death ‘Was Not In Vain

Jackson, Miss. — Mississippi is a bitter state meeting pleas for equality with bigotry and

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Michael B. Jordan creates summer drive-in movie series

The actor, through his Outlier Society production company, is partnering with Amazon Studios to create a socially distanced movie experience via a summer screening series at drive-in movie

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Source: theGrio

The North Face Says “We’re In.We’re Out.” Becomes The First Major Brand To Pull Ads From Facebook

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Trump Tweets Video with 'White Power' Chant, then Deletes It

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power,” a racist slogan associated with white

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Digital App 'Shop' Launches New Feature To Easily Discover Black Owned Brands

This created a larger conversation about the duty some of our favorite brands have in regards to show support for their Black customers along with publicly combating

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

NO JUSTICE! NO PEACE! Atlanta Police killing of Rayshard Brooks sparks more outrage

As protestors continue to cry out for justice around the nation, the fire and outrage have been reignited in Atlanta following the police shooting of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks at a Wendy’s fast-food

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Source: Atlanta Tribune

Everyone Should Have These Books By Black Authors On Their Reading List

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NAACP condemns relocation of Confederate statue to African-American museum

The president of the Houston branch of the NAACP is speaking out against Mayor Sylvester Turner’s decision to move a Confederate statue to a local

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

Bill Cosby Supports Protestors, Opposes Use of Tactical Gear by Police Officers

While coronavirus does not know boundaries of race, income, or ethnicity, its disproportionate impact on minority communities is unmistakable and points to a deeper crisis of racial disparities in health care that have persisted long before the onset of this

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

(1923) James Weldon Johnson, “Our Democracy and the Ballot”

Poet, novelist and U.S. diplomat, James Weldon Johnson is probably best known to millions as the author of the lyrics to “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the black national anthem. Johnson was also a civil rights activist and was Executive Secretary of the National Association of Colored

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Augusta Savage , original name Augusta Christine Fells (born February 29, 1892, Green Cove Springs, Florida, U.S.—died March 26, 1962, New York, New York), American sculptor and educator who battled racism to secure a place for African American women in the art

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Congress Stalls on Policing Overhaul, Despite Public Outcry

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is hitting an impasse on policing legislation, as Senate Democrats on Tuesday opposed a Republican proposal as inadequate, leaving the parties to decide whether to take on the hard job of negotiating a compromise or walk away despite public outcry over the killings of

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Atlanta Hawks Coach To Join NAACP’s Rayshard Brooks Protest After Police Killing

Following yet another Black man, Rayshard Brooks, killed at the hands of police on Friday June 12 in Atlanta, crowds of protestors, including Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce, are expected to march with the NAACP on Monday (June

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SOS holds Juneteenth march across the bridge in Selma

Some of the speakers at the rally in Voting Rights Memorial Park after march across the bridge

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

(BPRW) AHEAD OF HOUSE VOTE, PARENTS OF ERIC GARNER, TAMIR RICE & JOHN CRAWFORD ENDORSE THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT | Press releases

(BPRW) AHEAD OF HOUSE VOTE, PARENTS OF ERIC GARNER, TAMIR RICE JOHN CRAWFORD ENDORSE THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT

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Source: The Black Chronicle

VIDEO: MSR Town Hall: Police & Protest

The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (MSR) hosted a spirited virtual town hall featuring voices from the community and government to discuss the state of Black Minnesota in the midst of civil unrest and demands for systemic overhaul following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Rustin, Bayard (1910-1987)

Bayard Rustin was one of the most important, and yet least known, Civil Rights advocates in the twentieth century. He was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania and raised by his maternal grandparents. His grandmother, Julia, was both a Quaker and an active member of the National Association for the

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“‘We Must Do Better” Detroit’s Top Law Firms Stand Against Racial Injustice

Detroit’s leading law firms spoke out against racial injustice as the appalling deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, among many others, have sparked protests

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