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Meharry Medical College Receives $34M Endowment – Free Press of Jacksonville

Meharry Medical College has been dedicated to addressing healthcare issues that plague underserved communities and the HBCU will be able to further its efforts thanks to a major gift. According to Forbes, the Nashville-based institution received [...]

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Source: Free Press of Jacksonville – Florida’s First Coast Quality Black Weekly

California Congresswoman, South Central Residents Bewildered by Ice Cube/Trump Relationship | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

To Sean Broadus and his brother Evan, Ice Cube was more than an icon. He presented as someone to admire – a hope for making it out of the hood. The Broadus brothers live near the Gilbert Lindsay Community Center in South Central, Los Angeles, less than 20 minutes from where their idol grew up. Both

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Source: The Florida Star

HBCU Students for Biden and Black Students for Biden: ‘Four More Years of Trump Means Death for Many African Americans’

“We can’t continue to live in fear with the police’s militarization and where Black lives don’t matter. If we don’t change the face of what democracy looks like in this country, there will be no more democracy.

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Muhammad, Khalid Abdul (1948-2001)

Khalid Abdul Muhammad was an African-American activist, a one-time member of the Nation of Islam and national chairman of the New Black Panther Party. Muhammad was born Harold Moore Jr. on January 12, 1948, to Harold Moore Sr and Lottie B. Moore in Houston, Texas. Moore’s Aunt, Carrie Moore

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Immigration News: TPS Ends Protection For Essential Immigrant Workers, Too | The Urban Daily

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to end immigrants' Temporary Protection Status (TPS), disproportionately impacting people working in industries deemed essential during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Source: The Urban Daily

“We the People……” – Dallas Post Tribune

By Rev. Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper The Constitution of the United States starts with the words, “We the People,” not “Me The People.” Donald Trump and those who follow him would change those words and, in effect, replace Democracy with Racism. The

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Source: Dallas Post Tribune – Serving the Black community without fear or favor since 1947.

Hope turned out black voters for Barack Obama - African American News Today - EIN Presswire

… she won 88% of African-Americans, YouGov polling suggests 83% … suggest his support among African- Americans is wider than it … and thereby drawn a predictable African-American response. Asked what would … , I’m voting.” African-American voters are facing even …

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Source: The Economist

Trump Refuses To Commit To Peaceful Transfer Of Power

Donald Trump is not looking to make any promises about a peaceful transfer of power should he lose the November election. In fact, as the New York Times reports, when […] The post Trump Refuses To Commit To Peaceful Transfer Of Power appeared first on Essence.

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

No! - Milwaukee Community Journal

Dear Nobel Peace Pride selection committee: Please don’t give the Nobel Peace Prize to a bigot/white nationalist and racism supporter such as Donald Trump. Trump is not worthy of getting this important award since his lies, and misinformation don’t reach the quality and character of previous

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

MAGA Youth 101: Trump Announces ‘Patriotic Education’ Commission To Combat Education On Racial Equality

On Thursday (Sept 17), Trump announced that he would be creating a commission to promote "patriotic education" and adding that a grant program was developed to introduce a "pro-American curriculum." The move is largely political — and a reaction to a growing push by some academics for schools to

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Source: The Urban Daily

'Promoting Nonsense': Chance The Rapper Slammed for Telling People to Vote Like Their Mothers

Chance The Rapper recently gave his Twitter followers some advice about voting in November's general election and was heavily criticized. Many also accused him of […]

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Tales of Freedom: Voting Is Not Enough? (Part 2)

Tales of Freedom: Voting Is Not Enough? (Part 2) By Quardricos Driskell The Democratic and Republican National Conventions have concluded. The theme of the Democratic Convention was tha…

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Source: The Christian Recorder

Chris Rock Points Out The Absurdity Of Trump’s Presidency On SNL Premiere

He also questions how American government works.

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

Scholarships for African Americans - Black Scholarships

Education is the ultimate right of every child regardless of which race, religion or nation he or she belongs to. To promote this ideal and get as many children to get educated, various incentives are given to people who can’t afford it. The early education is free for most people but it is the

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Source: Black History Resources

Ice Cube explains going to the dark side with President Trump | New Pittsburgh Courier

California congresswoman, South Central residents bewildered by Ice Cube/Trump relationship by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent To Sean Broadus and his brother Evan, Ice Cube was more than an icon. He presented as someone to admire – a hope for making it out of the

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Source: New Pittsburgh Courier - Powered by Real Times Media

Benedict College []South Carolina] (1870- )

Located within walking distance of downtown Columbia, South Carolina,Benedict Collegeis a private four-year, co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated withthe American Baptist Churches, USA. BenedictCollege was founded in 1870 by Rhode Island native Mrs.Bathsheba Benedict and the Baptist

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Hooper, Sr., Cliff (1917-2001)

Cliff Hooper, Sr. was an artist, an activist, and a community leader. Though born in Evansville, Indiana, he became an important part of the black community in Seattle. Hooper graduated from the Cornish School of Allied Arts in Seattle in 1953 and soon earned recognition as a building

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Source: Black Past

#HBCUMonth: Students Urge Their Peers to Get Involved, Vote | Afro

By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com While college campuses might look a bit different this year, September marks the celebration of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) month and Sept. 20- Sept. 24 is National HBCU Week. This conference was planned under the White House

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Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority-0

Exclusive Preview: Watch Ice Cube On ‘Red Table Talk’ Explain The Inspiration Behind His ‘Contract With Black America’

The Facebook Watch show will also feature Van Jones.

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

(1957) Dwight Eisenhower, “Address on Little Rock"

The Little Rock Crisis erupted in September 1957 when Arkansas Governor Orval M. Faubus used state National Guard troops to prevent nine African American students from attending the then all-white Central High School. On September 20, Federal Judge Ronald Davis ordered Governor Faubus to remove

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#Election2020: Biden says, "I trust vaccines. I trust scientists. I don't trust Trump." | The Atlanta Voice

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Wednesday that politics should never interfere with the development, approval and distribution of a potential Covid-19 vaccine. 'Scientific breakthroughs don't care about calendars any more than the virus does. They certainly don't adhere to election

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Trump is biggest threat to our democracy since Civil War – Daytona Times

The shocking revelations from the last few days that Trump disparaged the military and intentionally downplayed the threat of the coronavirus have confirmed what I have believed since this president assumed office. Donald Trump is a deplorable, morally repugnant, morally bankrupt, con man devoid of

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Source: Daytona Times

Congresswoman, South Central residents bewildered by Ice Cube/Trump relationship -

'We can’t say we understand why he would roll like that knowing the damage 45 has done to Black people, to Hispanics, to our women and children.' Source

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Harris Effect on Biden Campaign Evident as Debates Loom

The selection of Sen. Kamala Harris certainly drove excitement for base Democrats.

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Source: The Washington Informer

Remembrance in the Cemetery: In Search of “The Accidental Slaveowner”

In the account below Central Washington University anthropologist Mark Auslander describes why he wrote The Accidental Slaveholder, which describes the curious ways in which the legacy of slavery extend into the contemporary

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Source: Black Past

Savannah State University (1890- )

Savannah State University, a historically black university in Savannah, Georgia, is the oldest state supported black institution of higher education in the state of Georgia. It was the first black public land grant college established in the state after the Morrill Act of 1890. Originally named

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Anita Hill

Anita Hill is a lawyer, activist and educationist who laid allegations of sexual harassment against a U.S. Supreme Court Justice named Clarence Thomas. She was born on July 30, 1956 in Oklahoma and was the youngest of 13 children born to Albert and Erma Hill. Her family were farmers from Arkansas

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Simmons, William J. (1849-1890)

Born into slavery in Charleston, South Carolina on June 29, 1849, William J. Simmons served as the second president of what would later become Simmons College of Kentucky between 1880 and 1890. He was also a prominent historian and biographer of African American men. Simmons’s parents were Edward

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Alabama A&M University [Normal] (1875-- )

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical (Alabama A & M) University is a historically black university located in the city of Normal, Alabama. The school began in 1875 when Alabama officials used the Morrill Act of 1862 allowing state governments to establish colleges for African American

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