John E. Bush

Elders, Joycelyn Minnie (1933- )

Joycelyn Elders, the former U.S. Surgeon General, was born Minnie Lee Jones in Schaal, Arkansas on August 13, 1933 to Curtis and Hailer Jones; she added the name Joycelyn when she was in college. As the eldest of eight children of sharecroppers, Joycelyn Elders experienced extreme poverty in

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Source: Black Past

Sep

8

1993

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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Source: https://news.am

(1893) Ida B. Wells, “Lynch Law In All Its Phases,”

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Source: Black Past

Hate Crime Charge For Pair Who Painted Over BLM Mural

"We must address the root and byproduct of systemic racism."

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

‘Stand Up:’ California AG Shares Resources to Fight Hate Crimes

On June 24, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with leaders of multiple California legislative caucuses, urged California residents to stand up to hate by reporting suspected hate crimes in a powerful

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Covid-19: Ghanaian World War 2 veteran in virus fundraising

A 95-year-old World War Two veteran from Ghana has set up a challenge of walking two miles a day for a week to raise money for coronavirus

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Black Officer Charged In George Floyd’s Death Claims Self-Defense

Keung is currently out on a $750,000 bail.

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

Dr. Anthony Fauci Warns U.S. Could Soon Record 100,000 Coronavirus Cases a Day

That was the stark warning of top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci in testimony to a Senate committee on

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Civil Rights Act of 1957

The Civil Rights Act of 1957, Pub.L. 85–315, 71 Stat. 634, enacted September 9, 1957, primarily a voting rights bill, was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was also Congresss show of

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Dorothy Mae DeLavallade Taylor: First Black Woman to Serve in the Louisiana House of Representatives

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Source: Black Then

Phase II of ‘Reopening Texas’ underway

Governor Greg Abbott has announced the second phase of the State of Texas’ ongoing plan to safely and strategically re-open while minimizing the spread of

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Source: African American News | Black News | Afram News

Robeson principal named top principal in the state - The New York Beacon

A West Philadelphia high school principal has received two prestigious awards. Paul Robeson High School for Human Services principal Richard Gordon IV received the 2020 Distinguished Service to Education Award from the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). As a state

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Remembering Brown: Silence, Loss, Rage, and Hope

In the following article, James A. Banks, the Kerry and Linda Killinger Professor and Director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle, describes his Arkansas communitys reaction to the U.S. Supreme Courts Brown v. Board of Education decision when it was

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Source: Black Past

May

17

1954

Socialization continues in Kitty even after the curfew starts

It is more important now to be as strong and optimistic as possible with the challenges presented by Covid-19 and the contentious national

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

You said you are a listening President, so listen …

Mr President, Sir, we possibly have one of the most transformative and comprehensive Constitutions in the world, but this counts for nothing if its provisions are not

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Police Superintendent Leon Clunis dies weeks after being shot

Clunis was one of four cops who were shot during a police operation in Horizon Park, Spanish Town, St Catherine on June

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Governor General suspends use of insignia depicting black man as Satan

Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has suspended personal use of the controversial insignia of the Order of St Michael and St George. The insignia depicts a white man, cited as a triumphant archangel, with his foot on the neck of a black man...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Absa PMI expanded in June as lockdown was eased

South Africa’s seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) expanded in June as an easing of coronavirus restrictions lifted business activity and

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Source: TechCentral

Boxing set to return with pair of fight cards in Las Vegas next month | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Top Rank rounder promoter Bob Arum announced Thursday that he will stage a five-fight card on June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, according to the Associated

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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group

COVID-19 defeated: Tanzania official declares 'party time' in main city

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Oppression of the National Grade Six Assessment continues

In the dysfunction of Guyana where ‘all parties’ go one day to fight Venezuela, and then another day to fight with each other the oppression of the National Grade Six Assessment

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

400 ship workers tested for COVID-19

The taking of COVID-19 samples by the Ministry of Health and Wellness from Jamaican ship workers who arrived in the island on Tuesday is to go on break on

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Provides Reemployment Assistance Update - May 14

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance: The Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program provides unemployment benefits to those that may not otherwise be eligible under Florida’s state Reemployment Assistance program, including independent contractors and individuals who are

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

California Moves One Step Closer to Granting Parolees Right to Vote

By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black McCarty’s (D-Sacramento) Assembly Constitutional Amendment 6 (ACA 6) passed out of the California State Senate last

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Talking VS. Dating: Whats The Difference?

What does it mean to date to someone versus simply talking to them? Like dating, talking means you're getting to know a person to see if you can see a future with them; however, there are also some stark differences.

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Source: MadameNoire

The dream is just postponed not cancelled

That was the feeling of champion cyclist, Jamual John after he returned to Guyanese soil following a truncated stint in the

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

March on Washington redirects here. For other marches on Washington, D.C., see List of protest marches on

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Florence Price, composer born - Death

Florence Beatrice Smith Price COMPOSER Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas April 9, 1888- June 3, 1953 Florence's mother was a music teacher, so naturally, she learned how to play the piano at an early age.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

Jun

3

1953

Third Cop Charged In George Floyd Killing Is Out Of Jail

His court date is set for September 11, 2020.

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

Dear Black People

BET shares a love letter to the Black community.

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

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