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Timeline of the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)

May 3 – In Hernandez v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that Mexican Americans and all other racial groups in the United States are entitled to equal protection under the 14th Amendment to the

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The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Releases New Report on the Reconstruction Era / Video

The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), founded by Bryan Stevenson, released a new groundbreaking Report on the Era of Reconstruction and the violence that defined that period of time – an era from which our nation has yet to

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

DACA Advocate On Next Steps After Supreme Court Ruling

DACA recipients and advocates are celebrating the Supreme Court ruling to halt President Trump's bid to end the DACA

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Source: Stories About Black History

Civil rights movements

Civil rights movements are a worldwide series of political movements for equality before the law, that peaked in the 1960s.[citation needed] In many situations they have been characterized by nonviolent protests, or have taken the form of campaigns of civil resistance aimed at achieving change

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Supreme Court permits 16 listed companies to hold virtual AGM

THE Supreme Court has given the green light for 16 companies listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) to hold their annual general meetings (AGMs) virtually, either in full or part.

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Clarence Thomas is nominated to the Supreme Court

Clarence Thomas is nominated to the Supreme Court by President George Bush.

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Jul

1

1991

Clayton Powell almost dismissed from Government

U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the suspension of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. from the House of Representatives was unconstitutional.

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Jun

16

1969

The cruel and unusual story of Willie Francis, the teen who was executed twice

Thus, while the state prepared to try to kill Francis again, Frederick managed to hire the services of Bertrand DeBlanc, a lawyer who had also been a good friend of Thomas before his

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Howell, Lembhard Goldstone (1936- )

Lembhard G. Howell is a prominent Seattle attorney practicing in Seattle since 1966. Howell’s career has been dedicated to seeking justice for individuals who have been injured and unfairly treated. Howell was the first African American to serve on the board of governors of the Association of Trial

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May

2

1936

(1860) Abraham Lincoln, “Cooper Union Address”

On February 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln, a presidential candidate who had yet to win the Republican nomination, accepted an invitation to speak to the Young Mens Republican Union at Cooper Union Hall before a capacity crowd of 1,500. Lincoln used the occasion to outline his views on slavery in the

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Feb

27

1860

Ruling fuels call for state LGBTQ protections – Florida Courier

BY DARA KAM NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE – LGBTQ advocates are hailing Monday’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that gay, lesbian and transgender workers are covered by federal anti discrimination laws, but they say Florida needs to do more. The court’s 6-3 opinion, authored by Justice

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Source: Florida Courier

As COVID cases rise, White House seeks to scrap ‘Obamacare’

The administration’s high court filing at 10:30 p.m. Thursday came the same day the government reported that close to half a million people who lost their health insurance amid the economic shutdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 have gotten coverage through

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Source: theGrio

Kendrick: 'One year after Georgia's abortion ban, the Supreme Court tackles crisis of access' | The Atlanta Voice

As the Supreme Court prepares to rule on June Medical Services v. Russo, a case with major implications for abortion care nationwide, I’m reminded of what was happening in my state at this time a year in the state legislature had just passed a near-total abortion ban that would prohibit care

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

This Day in History — June 25

1910: US President William Howard Taft signs the White-Slave Traffic Act, more popularly known as the Mann Act, which made it illegal to transport women across state lines for

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Supreme Court says Trump can weaken Obamacare contraceptive mandate - L.A. Focus Newspaper

The 7-2 ruling reverses a lower court decision that had blocked Trump's move nationwide. The ruling is a win for President Donald Trump, who has vowed to act aggressively to protect what he and other conservatives frame as religious liberty, as well as for the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Roman

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

How Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed Eric Garner's killing, was prosecuted by the FBI

In 2014, Eric Garner was killed on Staten Island, New York when an officer Daniel Pantaleo, put Garner in a chokehold while a group of cops tried arresting him on accusations that included

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Post–Civil Rights era in African-American history

The Post–Civil Rights era in African-American history is defined as the time period in the United States since Congressional passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and the 1968 Fair Housing Act, major federal legislation that ended legal segregation, gained federal

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Coronavirus Update: Black Mistrust of Medical Institutions Run Deep, Causing Concern Among Covid-19 Researchers

Without Black participants in trials, a Covid-19 vaccine will not work in African

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Source: Black America Web

School Choice Victory at Supreme Court Will Advance Black Lives | The Orlando Advocate

Discriminatory Blaine Amendments Denied Educational Opportunities to Families in Need Washington, D.C. Todays U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Montanas discriminatory Blaine Amendment was cheered by members of theProject 21black leadership network, who called it a major win for poor and

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

No more nightmares for Jamaican DREAMers - 3,000 with roots to island no longer in limbo

Approximately 3,000 Jamaicans who are beneficiaries of the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Donald Trump administration cannot end the programme that was instituted by executive order by then

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

The Dred Scott decision.

On March 6, 1857, the Dred Scott decision of the Supreme Court denied Blacks U.S. citizenship and denied the power of Congress to restrict slavery in any federal territory.

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Mar

6

1857

Outstanding Criminal Lawyer

William H. Lewis (1869-1949), long recognized as one of Boston's outstanding criminal lawyers, was the first African-American to hold the position of Assistant United States Attorney General, appointed by President Taft in 1911.

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Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Henrietta Lacks and the Debate Over the Ethics of Bio-Medical Research

In the article below Clarence Spigner, DrPH., Professor of Health Services in the School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, briefly describes the saga of Henrietta Lacks whose cells have been used without her family’s permission for over sixty years of bio-medical

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Source: Black Past

Oct

4

1951

Brown v. Board of Education

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of

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Source: BlackHistory.com

African-American History Timeline: 1850 to 1859

The 1850s were a turbulent time in American history. For African-Americans—freed and enslaved— the decade was marked by great achievements as well as setbacks. For instance, several states established personal liberty laws to counter the negative impact of the Fugitive Slave Law of

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This Day in Black History: June 13, 1967

Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the United States Supreme Court by President Lyndon Johnson, becoming the first Black U.S. Supreme Court

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I’m Relieved the Court Protected Dreamers… but That’s Only Step One

The DACA decision needs to be firmed up with a pathway to citizenshipContinue reading on ZORA »

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This Day in History — June 16

1977: Soviet Communist Party General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev is named president, becoming the first person to hold both posts

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Motley, Constance Baker (1921-2005)

Constance Baker Motley was born on September 14, 1921 in New Haven, Connecticut. She was the ninth child in a family of 12 children. Her parents were emigrants from the island of Nevis in the West Indies. Motley grew up attending New Haven’s integrated public schools and soon became an avid

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Source: Black Past

Sep

28

2005

Law Matters: Celebrating African-Americans' contributions to Missouri's justice system

Walter Farmer was the first African-American to serve in a judicial capacity in Missouri when he was appointed special judge in the St. Louis municipal court at the beginning of the 20th

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